Editing Morgan Freeman (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:Freeman & Colley-Lee crop.jpg|thumb|Freeman with daughter Morgana at the [[62nd Academy Awards]] in 1990]]
=== Marriage and family === 
Freeman was married to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from October 22, 1967, until November 18, 1979;<ref name="cnn">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/30/us/morgan-freeman-fast-facts|title=Morgan Freeman Fast Facts|work=[[CNN]]|location=Atlanta, Georgia|date=May 30, 2013|access-date=August 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201133836/https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/30/us/morgan-freeman-fast-facts|archive-date=December 1, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> he married Myrna Colley-Lee on June 16, 1984.<ref name="cnn" /> The couple separated in December 2007<ref name="mississippi" /> and divorced on September 15, 2010.<ref name="mississippi">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/morgan-freeman-wife-myrna-colley-lee-finalize-divorce-26-years-marriage-article-1.443936|title=Morgan Freeman and wife Myrna Colley-Lee finalize divorce after 26 years of marriage|work=[[New York Daily News]]|agency=Associated Press|date=September 17, 2010|access-date=March 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104608/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/morgan-freeman-wife-myrna-colley-lee-finalize-divorce-26-years-marriage-article-1.443936|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Freeman has four children: Alfonso, Deena, Morgana, and Saifoulaye.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bowles|first=Scott|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-12-18-morgan-freeman_N.htm|title=Morgan Freeman remains at the helm in movies, personal life|work=[[USA Today]]|date=December 19, 2007|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315163802/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-12-18-morgan-freeman_N.htm|archive-date=March 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Freeman and Colley-Lee also raised Freeman's step-granddaughter from his first marriage, E'dena Hines. On August 16, 2015, 33-year-old Hines was murdered in New York City.<ref name="CBS">{{cite news|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/16/washington-heights-fatal-stabbing|title=Morgan Freeman's Step-Granddaughter Found Stabbed To Death In Washington Heights 'Exorcism'|website=[[CBS New York]]|date=August 16, 2015|access-date=August 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817065808/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/16/washington-heights-fatal-stabbing/|archive-date=August 17, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Interests ===
Freeman resides in [[Charleston, Mississippi]], and maintains a home in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paper Napkin Interview: Dishing with Morgan Freeman|url=https://www.southernliving.com/community/interview-with-morgan-freeman|first=Caroline|last=McKenzie|date=June 19, 2012|access-date=August 1, 2020|website=Southern Living|language=EN|archive-date=March 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320142855/https://www.southernliving.com/community/interview-with-morgan-freeman|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 4, 2008|title=Pictured: The horrific car crash which nearly killed Morgan Freeman|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/pictured-the-horrific-car-crash-which-nearly-killed-morgan-freeman-6833345.html|access-date=August 1, 2020|website=Evening Standard|language=en|archive-date=March 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320142830/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/pictured-the-horrific-car-crash-which-nearly-killed-morgan-freeman-6833345.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He earned a [[private pilot's license]] at the age of 65<ref>{{cite news|first=Amy|last=Harrington|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/celebrity-pilots-flying-the-friendly-skies/|title=Celebrity Pilots Flying the Friendly Skies|work=[[Fox News]]|location=New York City|date=November 20, 2009|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201915/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/11/20/celebrities-fly-friendly-skies.html|archive-date=May 27, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and owns—or has owned—at least three private aircraft, including both a [[Cessna Citation|Cessna Citation 501]] and [[Cessna 414]] as well as an [[Emivest SJ30]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Namrata|last=Dixit|title=Morgan Freeman purchases the SJ30 private jet for $7 million|url=http://www.luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/morgan_freeman_purchases_the_sj30_private_jet_for_7million.php|website=Luxury Launches|date=December 23, 2009|access-date=January 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218155505/http://luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/morgan_freeman_purchases_the_sj30_private_jet_for_7million.php|archive-date=February 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview|url=http://www.ameinfo.com/219604.html |title=Morgan Freeman buys Emivest SJ30 jet from Dubai manufacturer |interviewer=Blizzard, Phil |first=Morgan |last=Freeman |website=Ameinfo |date=December 24, 2009 |access-date=January 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112185245/http://www.ameinfo.com/219604.html |archive-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 23, 2009|title=EMIVEST Aerospace|url=http://www.sj30jet.com/news9-details.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927150516/http://www.sj30jet.com/news9-details.php|archive-date=September 27, 2011|access-date=August 1, 2020|website=Emivest Aerospace}}</ref>

In December 2010, Freeman joined former President [[Bill Clinton]], president of the [[United States Soccer Federation]] [[Sunil Gulati]], and soccer player [[Landon Donovan]] in Zurich for a presentation to bid for the U.S. hosting rights for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gousabid|url=http://www.gousabid.com/blog/entry/morgan-freeman-joins-bid-committee-in-zurich/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203011448/http://www.gousabid.com/blog/entry/morgan-freeman-joins-bid-committee-in-zurich/|archive-date=December 3, 2010|access-date=January 27, 2012|website=Gousabid}}{{verify source|date=January 2018}}</ref> Freeman's favorite film that he did not work on is ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Head |first1=Steve |title=10 Questions: Morgan Freeman |date=May 11, 2005 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/11/10-questions-morgan-freeman |website=IGN |access-date=10 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416003529/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/11/10-questions-morgan-freeman |archive-date=2013-04-16}}</ref> He later reaffirmed this during his tribute speech at [[Nicole Kidman]]'s [[AFI Life Achievement Award]] ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/nicole-kidman-afi-morgan-freeman-naomi-watts-reese-witherspoon-1235984620/|title=Nicole Kidman's AFI Life Achievement Award Ceremony Highlighted by Keith Urban's Story of Recovery and Meryl Streep's Witty Adoration|first=Clayton|last=Davis|date=April 27, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=May 10, 2024|archive-date=April 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427193927/https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/nicole-kidman-afi-morgan-freeman-naomi-watts-reese-witherspoon-1235984620/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Faith and beliefs === 
When asked if he believed in God, Freeman said: "It's a hard question because as I said at the start, I think we invented God. So if I believe in God, and I do, it's because I think I'm God."<ref>{{cite web|last=Molloy|first=Tim|url=https://www.thewrap.com/morgan-freeman-inventing-god-aliens-eating-us-and-his-odds-surviving-dark-knight-rises-42886/|title=Morgan Freeman on Inventing God, Aliens Eating Us and His Survival Odds in 'Dark Knight Rises'|website=[[TheWrap]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=June 6, 2012|access-date=January 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122072256/http://www.thewrap.com/morgan-freeman-inventing-god-aliens-eating-us-and-his-odds-surviving-dark-knight-rises-42886/|archive-date=January 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> He later said that his experience working on ''The Story of God with Morgan Freeman'' did not change his views on religion.<ref>{{cite web|first=Stoyan|last=Zaimov|title=Morgan Freeman Says 'Story of God' Journey Didn't Change His Views on Religion|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/morgan-freeman-story-of-god-journey-didnt-change-his-views-on-religion-163592/|work=[[The Christian Post]]|publisher=Christian Media Corp|location=Washington DC|date=May 9, 2016|access-date=April 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073624/http://www.christianpost.com/news/morgan-freeman-story-of-god-journey-didnt-change-his-views-on-religion-163592/|archive-date=April 5, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>  In 2019, it was reported that Freeman found religion in [[Zoroastrianism]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Vartan|first=Kristin|title=Morgan Freeman Talks Religious Journeys for 'The Story of God'|date=June 10, 2019|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/morgan-freeman-talks-religious-travel-story-god-1217179/|access-date=September 13, 2023|quote=Along the way, Freeman, who has long identified himself as agnostic, discovered his religion: Zoroastrianism.}}</ref>

=== Health and accident === 
On the evening of August 3, 2008, Freeman was injured in an automobile crash when his 1997 [[Nissan Maxima]] was involved in a [[Vehicle rollover|rollover]] near [[Ruleville, Mississippi]]. He and his passenger, Demaris Meyer, had to be cut free from the vehicle with [[Hydraulic rescue tools|hydraulic tools]]. Freeman was conscious after the crash and joked with a photographer at the scene.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7541667.stm|title=Morgan Freeman hurt in car crash|date=August 4, 2008|work=BBC News|access-date=August 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510014619/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7541667.stm|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He was taken via helicopter to The Regional Medical Center (The Med) hospital in Memphis.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matt |last=Webb Mitovich |title=Morgan Freeman in Car Accident, Listed in Serious Condition |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Morgan-Freeman-Car/800044492 |work=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|location=New York City|date=August 4, 2008 |access-date=August 4, 2008| url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805225859/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Morgan-Freeman-Car/800044492 |archive-date=August 5, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7541667.stm|title=Freeman injured in car accident|date=August 4, 2008|work=BBC News|access-date=August 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014192042/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7541667.stm|archive-date=October 14, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> His left shoulder, arm, and elbow had been broken in the accident, and he received surgery on August 5. Doctors operated on him for four hours to repair nerve damage in his shoulder and arm.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7542208.stm|title=Freeman recovering after surgery|work=BBC News|date=August 5, 2008|access-date=January 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323072147/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7542208.stm|archive-date=March 23, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> His publicist announced he was expected to make a full recovery.<ref>{{cite news|first=James|last=Horn|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-et-freeman5-2008aug05,0,5752402.story|title=Morgan Freeman 'in good spirits' after accident|date=August 5, 2008|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807225459/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-et-freeman5-2008aug05,0,5752402.story|archive-date=August 7, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Although alcohol was not considered a factor in the crash,<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor Morgan Freeman badly injured in crash|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0804/breaking54.htm|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|location=Dublin, Ireland|date=August 4, 2008|access-date=August 4, 2008|archive-date=March 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320142828/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/actor-morgan-freeman-badly-injured-in-crash-1.826872|url-status=live}}</ref> Meyer sued Freeman for negligence, claiming that he had been consuming alcohol, but the suit was eventually settled for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-11-05-freeman_N.htm|title=Records: Freeman settles suit on car wreck|date=November 5, 2009|work=[[USA Today]]|location=McLean, Virginia|access-date=August 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109223315/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-11-05-freeman_N.htm|archive-date=November 9, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the incident, Freeman suffers from [[fibromyalgia]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/interviews/a14768/morgan-freeman-interview-0812/ |title=Morgan Freeman interview - Esquire.com |date=July 10, 2012 |access-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125033932/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/interviews/a14768/morgan-freeman-interview-0812/ |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> for which he wears a [[Compression garment#compression glove|compression glove]] that supports blood circulation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/happened-morgan-freeman-hand-details-120300097.html|title=What Happened to Morgan Freeman's Hand? Details on His Devastating Accident That Led to Injury|date=March 13, 2023|access-date=April 3, 2023}}</ref>

=== Allegation of misconduct === 
On May 24, 2018, [[CNN]] published an investigation in which eight women accused Freeman of "what some called harassment and others called inappropriate behavior".<ref>{{cite news|first1=An|last1=Phung|first2=Chloe|last2=Melas|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/24/entertainment/morgan-freeman-accusations/index.html|title=Women accuse Morgan Freeman of inappropriate behavior, harassment|work=[[CNN]]|date=May 24, 2018|access-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524150608/https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/24/entertainment/morgan-freeman-accusations/index.html|archive-date=May 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, Freeman made the statement, "Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected—that was never my intent."<ref>{{cite news |first=Anita |last=Busch |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/morgan-freeman-response-harassment-inappropriate-behavior-accusations-1202397374/ |title=Morgan Freeman On Accusations: 'I Apologize to Anyone Who Felt Uncomfortable or Disrespected' |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=May 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524211047/http://deadline.com/2018/05/morgan-freeman-response-harassment-inappropriate-behavior-accusations-1202397374/ |archive-date=May 24, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first1=Mike|last1=Miller|url=https://people.com/movies/morgan-freeman-devastated-reports-sexual-harassment-i-did-not-assault-women/|title=Morgan Freeman 'Devastated' by Reports of Sexual Harassment: 'I Did Not Assault Women'|work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=May 26, 2018|access-date=May 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526080905/https://people.com/movies/morgan-freeman-devastated-reports-sexual-harassment-i-did-not-assault-women/ |archive-date=May 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> One of the women named as an accuser, Tyra Martin, spoke out against her portrayal in CNN's report, saying, "I'm not, never was [a victim]. CNN totally misrepresented the video and took my remarks out of context." According to ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'', Martin "saw many of his [Freeman] comments, though inappropriate, to be said in jest."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/alleged-victim-morgan-freeman-misrepresented-comments/| title= An Alleged Victim of Morgan Freeman Says CNN Misrepresented Her Comments|website=[[Essence Magazine|Essence]]|first=Paula|last=Rogo|access-date= May 13, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190601131115/https://www.essence.com/celebrity/alleged-victim-morgan-freeman-misrepresented-comments/|archive-date= June 1, 2019|url-status= live}}</ref> Freeman's lawyer demanded CNN retract the story.<ref>{{cite web |last=Strause |first=Jackie |date=May 29, 2018 |title=Morgan Freeman's Lawyer Demands CNN Retract Sexual Harassment Story |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/morgan-freemans-lawyer-demands-cnn-retract-sexual-harassment-story-1115316 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128124235/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/morgan-freemans-lawyer-demands-cnn-retract-sexual-harassment-story-1115316 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |access-date=July 13, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> After a period of deliberation, the [[Screen Actors Guild]] (SAG) decided not to take any action against Freeman.<ref>{{cite news|last=Deb|first=Sopan |author-link=Sopan Deb |title=Screen Actors Guild Lets Morgan Freeman Keep Achievement Award|date=September 6, 2018|work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/arts/morgan-freeman-sag-aftra.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=September 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916235735/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/arts/morgan-freeman-sag-aftra.html|archive-date=September 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>