Recently, celebrities accused of sexual misconduct have started to issue a new kind of defense: at least they didn’t commit sexual assault.
Morgan Freeman adopted that reasoning for his second apology this weekend, after eight women accused him of se…
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Eight women accuse Morgan Freeman of inappropriate behavior
UPDATE: Freeman has responded to the allegations. Read his statement below.
Actor Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexually inappropriate behavior by eight women, CNN reports.
CNN noted they interviewed 16 people about allegations against Freeman, …
Morgan Freeman will now be the voice of the Vancouver transit system
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If you’ve always wanted the voice of God to spice up your daily commute, you’re in luck.
Morgan Freeman might not actually be God, but he’s the closest mouthpiece we’ve got. Freeman has a new gig as a the voice of Vancouver, Canada’s TransLink.
According to the Vancouver Sun, this summer residents using the SkyTrain will hear Freeman’s voice at certain stations, encouraging riders to engage with the system’s “tap-to-pay policy.” Messages like “Good news, Vancouver. Starting today, you can now tap your Visa to go anywhere TransLink takes you,” will greet passengers, as well as other etiquette related messages around smoking and keeping your feet off the seats. Read more…
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View More Morgan Freeman will now be the voice of the Vancouver transit systemMorgan Freeman had 1 very blunt comment about his SAG Award statue
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Just because you won an award doesn’t mean you can’t criticise it.
On Sunday, Morgan Freeman picked up a Lifetime Achievement Award at the SAGs.
He had some no-nonsense feedback about the statue, though:
Here’s a close-up of said statue. It does look pretty masculine, doesn’t it?
Morgan Freeman calls out #SAGAwards statue for being “gender-specific” from the frontpic.twitter.com/gVAKWylRnK
— Jillian Sederholm (@JillianSed) January 22, 2018
Freeman’s comments were well-received on Twitter.
When Morgan Freeman is out here dropping knowledge bombs that even award show statues are sexist #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/Cqxpv5RU7R
— 🙅🏾♂️avier Harding (@iamxavier) January 22, 2018 Read more…
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