Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexual misconduct by eight women, including allegations of “unwanted touching” and harassment.
CNN spoke to these eight women, as well as eight other people who say they witnessed Freeman’s alleged inappropriate behavior on set, while promoting his movies and also at his production company Revelations Entertainment.
A young production assistant on “Going in Style” said Freeman would make comments about her figure and clothing on a daily basis, as well as touching her back. Another woman who worked on the 2012 movie “Now You See Me” said Freeman sexually harassed her and made comments about her body.
“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.
Each of the women said they...
CNN spoke to these eight women, as well as eight other people who say they witnessed Freeman’s alleged inappropriate behavior on set, while promoting his movies and also at his production company Revelations Entertainment.
A young production assistant on “Going in Style” said Freeman would make comments about her figure and clothing on a daily basis, as well as touching her back. Another woman who worked on the 2012 movie “Now You See Me” said Freeman sexually harassed her and made comments about her body.
“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.
Each of the women said they...
- 5/24/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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