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Morgan Freeman accused of harassment and inappropriate behaviour

Eight women have accused the Oscar-winner of harassment and inappropriate behaviour

Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour.

The 80-year-old is the latest Hollywood star to be accused of sexual misconduct, following the rise of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.

In a CNN investigation, the news outlet spoke to 16 people, eight of whom said they were victims of harassment or inappropriate behaviour by Morgan, and eight said that they had witnessed the alleged misconduct.

The 16 people described a pattern of inappropriate behaviour by the Hollywood star on set, while promoting his movies, and at his production company Revelations Entertainment.

One of Morgan’s alleged victims was a young production assistant on set of Going In Style back in 2015, which he starred in alongside Michael Caine and Alan Arkin.

She told CNN that Morgan subjected her to unwanted touching on a near-daily basis, and would rest his hand on her lower back or rub her lower back.

She said the actor “kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear.”

But eventually, she said, “Alan [Arkin] made a comment telling him to stop. Morgan got freaked out and didn’t know what to say.”

A senior production member on the set of Now You See Me back in 2012 told CNN that Morgan sexually harassed her and her female assistant on numerous occasions.

“He 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,” she said.

Of the 16 people CNN spoke to, seven people described inappropriate behaviour by Morgan that took place within his production company Revelations Entertainment.

CNN also reported that during their investigation, reporters would contact people who had worked with Morgan to ask them if they had seen or been subjected to inappropriate behaviour by an actor they had worked with, but wouldn’t initially name the actor they were asking about.

Despite not mentioning the actor’s name, the outlet has claimed that several people knew exactly who the reporter was asking about – Morgan Freeman.

Read the full investigation HERE.

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