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*Old interview footage of Morgan Freeman making what many are calling “pervy” comments to two female reporters has been republished after he was accused of sexual harassment.
Eight women have come forward to accuse Freeman of inappropriate behavior, including sexual harassment. The award-winning actor has apologized following a CNN report on the alleged misconduct.
To help colorize the complaints against him, Entertainment Tonight published clips which show Freeman asking one correspondent whether she would “fool around with older guys,” while a second shows him commenting on his interviewer’s legs.
The first clip features a 2016 interview with reporter Ashley Crossan and Freeman to promote his film “London Has Fallen.”
Scroll up to watch the ET report via the clip above.
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Here’s Freeman’s exchange with Ashley Crossan of Entertainment Tonight:
Freeman: My goodness, are you married?
Crossan: No.
Freeman: Fool around with older guys?
[Crossan laughs nervously]
Freeman: I’m just askin’.
As noted by Business Insider, as the interview comes to an end they shake hands and Crossan tells him it was a pleasure, to which he says: “Mine. Look at yourself,” and watches her from behind as she walks off.
The second clip is a 2015 interview with author and transgender activist Janet Mock about his film “5 Flights Up.”
During the exchange, Morgan points to her dress and comments about how it looks on her legs.
Freeman: I don’t know how you all manage to do that all the time.
Mock, gesturing to her make-up: All of this?
Freeman: No. You got a dress that’s halfway between your knee and your… hips, and you sit down right across from me and you cross your legs…
[Mock laughs the comment off]
Mock gave a statement to ET about the encounter before they republished the video.
It said: “I was deeply disappointed that someone who was seen as America’s grandfather was susceptible to such disturbing behavior and felt comfortable enough to do that as cameras were rolling, and that he could take claim of my body and look at it before even looking into my eyes.”
Following the CNN report about the new accusations again him, Freeman issued this 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.”
You can read CNN’s full report here.
In related news, Larry King calls BS on Freeman’s sexual misconduct allegations. Here’s what he had to say when TMZ caught up with him in the clip below.
Watch:
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