CULVER CITY, Calif. – Standing on the soundstage where Fred Astaire once danced and Dorothy skipped down the yellow brick road, Morgan Freeman accepted the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.
CULVER CITY, Calif. – Standing on the soundstage where Fred Astaire once danced and Dorothy skipped down the yellow brick road, Morgan Freeman accepted the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.
NEW YORK – Morgan Freeman calls his mind-expanding series "Through the Wormhole," but he doesn't recommend you take the title literally.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The American Film Institute will honor Morgan Freeman with its 39th Life Achievement Award, the organization announced Monday.
The award will be presented to Freeman at a gala tribute on June 9, 2011 in Los Angeles.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Morgan Freeman has reached an out-of-court settlement with the woman traveling with him at the time of his near-fatal car accident last year in Mississippi, court records revealed Thursday. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Morgan Freeman is being sued by the female passenger with him at the time of a near-fatal car accident last August in Mississippi, The Associated Press reports.
Passenger Demaris Meyer has retained famed attorney Gloria Allred for the case, in which she is suing the actor for negligence, AP says.
The pair held a news conference Wednesday in Los Angeles, where details about the crash and the nature of Meyer's relationship with the then-married Freeman were revealed. Freeman was driving Meyer's car with her as a passenger when the vehicle went off the road and rolled over several times before coming to a stop. Emergency crews used the jaws of life to remove Freeman and Meyer, who were both airlifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. Meyer's injuries included a broken left wrist, right scapula and a torn labrum.
"The accident and its aftermath has literally changed my life in every respect," said Meyer. "I sustained numerous injuries. I was unconscious following the accident ... I could not take care of myself for several months. I have not been able to go back to work and still am suffering both physically and emotionally as a result of the accident."
Freeman suffered his own injuries in the crash, including a broken arm, broken elbow and minor shoulder damage.
"I wound up with a lot of nerve damage in my arm, so the hand is still paralyzed," he told Access Hollywood in January. "So until the nerves get down there..."
There has been much media speculation about the Oscar winner's relationship with Meyer. Just days after the accident, Freeman announced that he was divorcing his wife, costumer Myrna Colley-Lee, after 24 years of marriage. At the time the split was announced, Freeman's attorney and business partner, Bill Luckett, told Access that the couple had been apart for some time.
"For legal and practical purposes, [Freeman and Colley-Lee] have been separated since December of 2007," he said.
At Wednesday's press conference, Meyer said she wanted to set the record straight on her relationship with Freeman. She explained that she had been invited to a dinner party at the Bayou Bend Golf and Country Club by Luckett, which in turn led to her meeting Freeman. Meyer called Freeman a "perfect gentleman" and said they were traveling together the night of the crash because he had invited her to stay at a house on his property to save her from a long drive in the morning.
"I have been labeled as the other woman and have been accused of having caused the breakup of Mr. Freeman's marriage," said Meyer. "Nothing could be further from the truth. I had hoped and prayed that Mr. Freeman or his representatives would have set the record straight and cleared my name, but they have not done so and that is why I have chosen to come forward to tell the truth about our relationship."
Freeman, who lives in Mississippi, won an Academy Award for the 2004 film "Million Dollar Baby," in which he starred alongside Hilary Swank and Clint Eastwood. Other notable film credits include "The Shawshank Redemption," "Driving Miss Daisy" and the recent box-office smash "The Dark Knight."
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Morgan Freeman and his wife, costumer Myrna Colley-Lee, are divorcing after 24 years of marriage.
Freeman's attorney and business partner, Bill Luckett, tells Access Hollywood the couple has been split for some time.
JACKSON, Miss — Morgan Freeman is keeping his head up after being seriously injured in a car accident late Sunday night in Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss — Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was seriously injured in a car accident late Sunday night in Mississippi, the Associated Press reports.
The 71-year-old star is in serious condition, a hospital spokesperson tells AP.
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