Actor Morgan Freeman is officially a part of the #MeToo movement for all the wrong reasons.
The man who played “God” in “Bruce Almighty” and “Red” in “The Shawshank Redemption” is accused by at least eight women of harassment and inappropriate conduct. The charges are part of a months-long investigation conducted by CNN involving 16 sources.
“[Mr. Freeman] kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear,” one accuser said.
CNN entertainment reporter Chloe Melas claims that Mr. Freeman, 80, looked her up and down — during her pregnancy — while saying things like, “I wish I was there” and “you are ripe.”
Footage aired by CNN includes at least one instance of the “I wish I was there” remarks, which prompted actor Michael Caine to give him a side-glance.
Tyra Martin, an entertainment producer at Chicago’s WGN-TV, also claims that he told her not to pull down her skirt while exiting an interview.
The alleged harassment includes incidents on movie sets and at his production company Revelations Entertainment.
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“A spokesperson for Warner Bros. confirmed that what Melas was told was accurate, but declined to comment further,” CNN reported.
Representatives for Freeman and Revelations Entertainment did not respond to requests for comment when contacted by Reuters.
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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