Free as a bird. Actor James Franco, 33, has just announced that he’s single. In an interview in the August issue of "Playboy", he declared that he is no longer dating Ahna O’Reilly.
* Together since 2006, both lived in Los Angeles – until Franco moved to New York for a course at Yale University. "It’s over. We tried to lead a normal life when I moved to New York, but I think she got tired," said Franco.
* "I’ve always had short-term relationships and little luck with women, even in the past. I was weak and immature, and maybe that’s why I never had many girlfriends," added James, who plays a scientist in the film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," slated to debut in September in theaters.
* In time, according to the talk in New York, however, James is dating someone else …