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Rolling Stone wrote: Franz completely dropped off the California creative scene due to his debilitating addiction to bagels & cream cheese. In 1996 he was arrested with an unusual amount of 6-packs of bagels in his trunk, but the charges were dropped due to lack of other evidence.
Finally in 1998, friends and family staged an intervention, where a combative Franz refused any advice and locked himself into a Bruegger's Bagel's bathroom. A family spokesperson said afterwards "It was probably not a good idea to hold the intervention at a bagel store."
Soon after, his life spiraled out of control and he finally hit rock-bottom when his girlfriend left him and took the priced toaster with her. Franz checked himself into a Swiss clinic and emerged--free from Bagel addiction for the first time in 10 years. Life was good for a while. He even tried salads, but soon after, Franz substituted his former addiction for other addictions like coffee, music, volleyball, photography. He almost got kicked off the volleyball team in 2005 for testing positive to caffeine.
Today, not much is known about Franz. According to his agent, he resides near the beach, plays lots of volleyball, works hard, and drinks his caffé lattes in moderation.
