Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexual misconduct by eight women
Sixteen people spoke to CNN about the actor's alleged inappropriate behavior, describing multiple troubling incidents throughout his career. In all, 16 people spoke to CNN about Freeman as part of this investigation, eight witnesses and eight who claim to be victims
A young production assistant said that in the summer of 2015, while she was working on Freeman's bank heist comedy Going In Style, she was subjected to several months of harassment. She alleged that Freeman repeatedly touched her without permission, resting his hand on her lower back or rubbing her lower back, and frequently made comments about her figure and clothing.
In one incident, she said Freeman "kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear," adding that he never successfully lifted her skirt. "Alan [Arkin] made a comment telling him to stop. Morgan got freaked out and didn't know what to say."
A senior member of the production staff of the movie Now You See Me in 2012 told CNN that Freeman "did comment on our bodies... We knew that if he was coming by ... not to wear any top that would show our breasts, not to wear anything that would show our bottoms, meaning not wearing clothes that [were] fitted."
At a spokesperson's request, CNN emailed "a detailed list" of the accusations against Freeman but received no response. The Hollywood Reporter has also reached out to Freeman.
CNN's investigation into Freeman's behavior came after the news company's own entertainment reporter Chloe Melas — who co-authored the article — claimed to have experienced harassment from the Oscar winner during a press junket interview for Going In Style.
According to Melas, she was six months pregnant at the time of the interview and Freeman. She alleged that, in a room full of people, including his co-stars Arkin and Michael Caine, Freeman shook her hand and repeated a variation of, "I wish I was there." She also claimed that he said to her, "You are ripe."
-----------This sanctimonious piece of trash had the audacity to speak up for the women's movement to boot
It could not happen to a more deserving bum
Send this crumb to Shawshank
To hell with Hollywood and all they represent