Editing Morgan Freeman (section)

=== 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>