She was then in her early 20s and Freeman was 78. One woman, who worked as a production assistant on the set of the comedy Going In Style in the summer of 2015, said she experienced months of harassment. Another eight people said they witnessed his inappropriate treatment of others.įor a Tinseltown elder statesman, whose name has become almost a byword for principled respectability - he has been cast as Nelson Mandela and even as God - the allegations are devastating. Yet Freeman’s questionable behaviour appears little in doubt on this occasion, for he offered an apology when the accusations were barely out of the newsreader’s mouth.Įight women have told the broadcaster CNN that Freeman sexually harassed them or behaved inappropriately on film sets, at his production company and even at press events. The actor, who next week turns 81, is probably best known for his stirring performance as an ageing jailbird in The Shawshank Redemption, one of the most moving films about the injustice done to men wrongly kept behind bars. The new accusations come on top of long-standing claims that he entered into a very questionable relationship with his step-granddaughter E’Dena Hines, with allegations that they became lovers when he was 62 and she was just 17. He has one of the most recognisable and treasured voices in showbusiness, his authoritative but soothing tones chosen to provide the voiceover on everything from announcements on the Vancouver public transport system to the robot butler in the home of Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg.īut there’s not quite so much reverence accorded to Morgan Freeman now he has become the latest Hollywood star to be named as a sexual predator. My forties were exciting because my career was moving ahead with really terrific things going on, so it would see that you are just headed into the best part of life.Morgan Freeman, pictured in January this year, has become the latest Hollywood star to be named as a sexual predator Life was going along a smooth sea with a brisk wind at my back. He enthused to ShortList magazine: "I thought when I was in my fifties that I was in my prime.
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The Hollywood icon has enjoyed a fruitful movie career - including numerous Academy Award nominations - and says his life has only got better with age. You go into a bar and walk up to a woman and say, 'Haven't we met before?' or some s**t and she looks at you like.
If you've got to work to make them aware of you, it's probably a mistake. They'll come to you and when they're coming to you, you're going to say, 'OK, cute.' Don't try to get noticed. Morgan explained: "I really think the secret is don't chase them. The Lucy star also believes it's important to play hard to get with the opposite sex and allow women to "come to you". It's all about your attitude towards you, isn't it? So if you've got enough of the opposite sex telling you you're sexy, and proving it to you, you're never old." He continued: "If you can get enough of it, it keeps you young. Quizzed how he's remains so youthful, Morgan answered: "Pussy." The 77-year-old actor - who has been divorced twice - feels a healthy libido is the key to feeling youthful as he often has women younger than him complimenting him on how sexy he is. Los Angeles - Morgan Freeman says sex keeps him young.
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