Morgan Freeman
The passenger in Morgan Freeman's car crash last year sued the actor Wednesday for negligence and disputed media portrayals of her as the "other woman" in the breakup of his marriage.
Former executive assistant Demaris Meyer's lawsuit claims that Freeman failed to properly operate the car, and she is seeking damages to cover medical expenses and permanent disability, among other things, according to Reuters.
Meyer said she met the Oscar winner for the first time on the night of the crash, Aug. 3, by dining with him, a mutual friend and the friend's wife. She said the Dark Knight and Driving Miss Daisy star offered to let her stay at his Charleston, Miss., estate because she had to go to work in the morning and it would make her commute more convenient.
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Morgan Freeman by Jason Kempin/WireImage.com
Morgan Freeman has left a Memphis hospital following a Sunday-night car crash.The office of Freeman’s publicist, Ken Sunshine, confirmed to TVGuide.com that the actor was released around noon Thursday.Freeman had surgery late Monday. He suffered a broken arm and elbow, as well as minor shoulder damage. Freeman, 71, and his passenger, Demaris Meyer, were traveling eastbound on Highway 32, in Mississippi’s Tallahatchie County, when the actor's Nissan Maxima veered off the road. As Freeman overcorrected, the vehicle flipped several times before coming to a rest. Police say that is no indication that either alcohol or drugs were involved.The actor’s attorney disclosed this week that Freeman and Myrna Colley-Lee, his wife of 24 years, were divorcing. Freeman won the Oscar for best supporting actor in 2005 (for his role in Million Dollar Baby), and has been nominated three other times. — Tim Molloy
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Morgan Freeman and Myrna Colley-Lee by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com
Morgan Freeman and his wife of the past 24 years, costumer Myrna Colley-Lee, "are involved in a divorce action," the actor's attorney, Bill Luckett, tells Access Hollywood. This news of course comes just days after Freeman and female friend Demaris Meyer were involved in a late-night car accident on Mississippi Highway 32.Freeman's attorney goes on to note that "for legal and practical purposes, [Freeman and his wife] have been separated since December of 2007." When contacted by TVGuide.com, Freeman's publicist, Donna Lee, said she was unable to confirm or deny the report. A call into Luckett's office has yet to be returned.Freeman, 71, and Meyer, 48, were reportedly en route to the actor's home in Charleston, Miss., when the car Freeman was driving veered off the road, went airborne and ultimately flipped. The driver and passenger were airlifted to Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., where Freeman — whose injuries included a broken arm and elbow — underwent surger...
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Morgan Freeman is recovering from the injuries suffered in a car accident Sunday and looks forward to going home from the hospital soon, his publicist said Tuesday.The Academy Award-winning actor was still listed in serious condition Tuesday, said Kathy Stringer, a spokeswoman for the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. Publicist Donna Lee said Freeman had successfully completed surgery on his shoulder, arm, hand and elbow. "He's good. He's in good spirits. He's trying to get out of there," Lee told TVGuide.com. She also said in a statement that Freeman spent time with his family Tuesday morning and was up, walking around, and looking forward to leaving the hospital in the next few days.Freeman, 71, and his passenger, Demaris Meyer, were traveling eastbound on Highway 32, in Tallahatchie County, when the actor's Nissan Maxima veered off the road. Freeman overcorrected and the vehicle flipped several times before coming to a rest. Police say there is no indication that drugs or...
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The Dark Knight courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
The Dark Knight is a bleak and jittery bad dream of a summer blockbuster but the movie has nothing on real life Morgan Freemans car accident which left the Oscar-winning actor with serious injuries was only the latest stroke of bad luck to make audiences wonder if there was a curse of The Dark Knight similar to the tragic aura surrounding the films Poltergeist and Rosemarys Baby Talk of a curse started with the deaths of Heath Ledger and Conway Wickliffe a special effects technician who was killed while performing a stunt on set in London The film is dedicated to both The arrest of Christian Bale a few days after the films opening and Freemans accident on a Mississippi highway only added to the conjectureFreeman was reported to be in good spirits Monday A business partner told Entertainment Tonight he needed surgery for a fractured left elbow Bale who was arrested in relation to accusations of assault from his mother and siste
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Morgan Freeman by John Shearer/ WireImage.com
Morgan Freeman was listed in serious condition, a spokesperson for the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., tells TVGuide.com, following his involvement in a Sunday-night car accident.Freeman's passenger has been identified as Demaris Meyer, whom Freeman's business partner Bill Luckett described as a friend. Luckett said that Meyer was "in better condition than Morgan," according to the (Memphis) Commercial Appeal.Freeman had surgery late Monday; he suffered a broken arm and elbow, as well as minor shoulder damage. The actor "is in good spirits," his publicist, Donna Lee, told the AP.A Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesperson told WMC-TV (Memphis) that Freeman, 71, and his passenger were traveling eastbound on Highway 32, in Tallahatchie County, when the actor's Nissan Maxima veered off the road. As Freeman overcorrected, the vehicle flipped several times before coming to a rest. Police say that is no indication that either alcohol or drugs were involved."They had to use the j...
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Warning If the first sneak peek of the Dark Knight had you all sorts of giddy for the movie to be released then this latest trailer will get you so fired up you may not be able to focus on work for the rest of the day We knew that it was going be awesome but after seeing all the car explosions batcycle chases and face-burning acid were pretty much wetting our pants with excitement Gina DiNunno
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Gone Baby Gone courtesy Miramax
A community has been left in shock after a young girl was taken from her home. Two young private detectives (Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan) are hired by the girls Aunt to look into the case, and they soon find themselves risking their lives in the search to bring Amanda home safely.There's been a lot of buzz about Gone Baby Gone, Ben Affleck's directorial debut, due to the Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Amy Ryan, I became interested in seeing the movie after catching a trailer for it on another Disney Blu-ray release. Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, and Michelle Monaghan were wonderful to watch, and they're joined by a number of recognizable supporting cast members.We often see one or two exclusive features for the Blu-ray release, but this disc has the same material as the DVD, with an obvious upgrade to the audio and video. Listen to writer/director Ben Affleck and writer Aaron Stockard as they provide commentary on the movie, and optional commentar...
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The Jack Ryan Collection courtesy Paramount Home Entertainment
Last summer, fans of the movies based on Tom Clancy's popular books were thrilled to hear that Paramount Home Entertainment was announcing new cinema-quality high definition releases of all four films in The Jack Ryan Collection. These Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD sets would include Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin in The Hunt for Red October, Harrison Ford in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, and Ben Affleck with Morgan Freeman in The Sum of All Fears. The releases were all to be the "Special Collector's Edition" versions, incorporating all the bonus material found on the similarly titled DVDs... but with 1080p quality video!People, myself included, were excited, and this was certainly high on most want lists. The release date for versions in both formats was going to be Sept. 25th. But then, in August, Paramount announced that they would no longer support the Blu-ray format, and that effective immediately all future hi-def releases would be HD DVD only. A "BD" version of The Jac...
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Ask FlickChick An earlier Mr Mrs Smith Plus A family trapped by green goo in their house Rendezvous with Rama and more movie questions answeredQuestion I just saw the Angelina JolieBrad Pitt movie Mr Mrs Smith and I could have sworn Ive seen the same story before Am I misremembering I know Im not thinking of the Alfred Hitchcock movie of the same title that has a totally different plot FrankFlickChick Ill bet youre thinking of a short-lived 1996 television series called wait for it Mr Mrs Smith starring Maria Bello and Scott Bakula as spies recruited by a mysterious intelligence agency and required to pose as a married couple to carry out their assignments Neither trusts the other in part because theyve both worked for other covert agencies in the past and know that they may well have been on opposite sides then but theres a sexual tension that would presumably have led to them becoming Mr and Mrs Smith for re
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