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Morgan Freeman's Injuries Not Life-Threatening.

Source:  WMC-TV, Clarion-Ledger
Morgan Freeman was seriously injured in a car accident on early Sunday morning in Mississippi and was transported to a Memphis, Tenn. hospital. The actor is in serious condition after the accident on late Sunday night where his car went off the road in rural Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.

Freeman and a female passenger had to be removed from the car with the jaws of life device from his 1997 Nissan Maxima. A local news editor from the Sun Sentinel who was on the scene shortly after the accident said that it appeared Freeman's car went airborne from the highway, landing in a ditch.

Freeman's remained in serious condition on Monday morning. They have not released the condition of Freeman's female passenger as of yet.

UPDATE: (2:30 PM PST) The Clarion Ledger has posted some positive news in light of Freeman's injuries sustained from the Sunday evening car accident. Here are some excerpts from the article below.

Actor Morgan Freeman suffered some broken bones in a car accident Sunday, but will recover, friends said this afternoon.

Freeman, 71, and a passenger, Demaris Meyer, age unknown, were airlifted to a Memphis hospital following a single-car accident around 11:30 pm. Meyer's condition was not immediately available.

Freeman's business partner, Bill Luckett of Clarksdale, visited with the actor at the hospital today and said Freeman will be fine.

"He's resting quietly and has some fractures. Nothing life-threatening. Nothing permanent," Luckett said. "He's in good spirits, but he's in some pain."

The Mississippi Highway Patrol has ruled out alcohol as the cause of the accident.

Freeman is listed in serious condition at the hospital. Filmmaker Paul Saltzman said Freeman suffered a broken shoulder and a broken arm and expected recovery time will be six to eight weeks.



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August 7th, 2008 7:27am
damn thatnk god that it isnt nothing serious i was pretty worried there... now that we know hes okay theres a question i need to ask - why was such a rich man drivin around in a 1997 Nissan Maxima??? suspicious anyone???
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August 7th, 2008 4:25am
a 1997 Nissan Maxima? really? Well I bet the first thing he does when he gets out is spend some of his millions of dollars and invest in a Hummer.
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August 7th, 2008 4:05am
I refuse to believe freeman was having an affair...I REFUSE!!!!!!
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August 6th, 2008 12:45pm
YEAH!!!!!
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August 6th, 2008 9:21am
why was he driving such a shit car?
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August 5th, 2008 7:55pm
also to add to the curse thing,

Maggie Gyllenhal and her hubby r on the rocks now and could be splitting up.

GET WELL SOON MORGAN!!
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August 5th, 2008 7:15pm
Get well soon!
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August 5th, 2008 5:50pm
His 71 wow he doesn't look it. Glad to hear his going to be alright.
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August 5th, 2008 4:26pm
Glad Freeman's injuries weren't too serious. Hollywood has lost some important people this year. Another passing, especially such a high-profile one, would have been sickening. He's 71, but this guy's just got better with age.
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August 5th, 2008 2:02pm
I'm hearing rumors today that the 48 year old woman in the car with him is his mistress. And that before they had the accident they were bar-hopping.
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August 5th, 2008 1:43pm
In response to the curse suggestion:

"With great money...comes great hardships..." Wow, that was kinda gay...yet, so, SO, true
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August 5th, 2008 1:25pm
oh man with him in the hospital we cant make good movies imean he was in tennese i mean he can get annoying at some times lik in bruce almighty and in evan almighty and weird at some times like in Along came a spider and Wanted He was evil in wanted i mean GOD!!! hes a nice guy i mean some people die from car wrecks so he should be luckey car wrecks is are like a life or death situation so like i said he s weird and anooying he should a been in drill bit taylor he would have EVEN BETTER he shoulda been in More movies GOOD LUCK MORGAN FREEMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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August 4th, 2008 11:13pm
glad to see he's alright - he is in almost everything these days so i wouldn't want hollywood to stop creating movies!

that's not to say that i don't care for his position - sorry if i sounded like an asshole
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August 4th, 2008 8:05pm
I'm REALLY glad he's gonna be ok though. And I hope the young lady that was with him in the accident is ok too.
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August 4th, 2008 8:03pm
I brought up the curse thing... of course, I was just making an observation... I didn't really mean it. I just realized that...

1 a stuntman got killed while filming
2 Heath Ledger passes away during post-production
3 Christian Bale got arrested a few days after the movie opened
4 Morgan Freeman was in serious condition in a hospital due to a car accident.

Made me (and others) start thinking. hmmmm
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August 4th, 2008 4:50pm
yep tdk is cursed and will continue till heath get s the oscae.
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August 4th, 2008 4:46pm
That's great news. He is a great actor, and I'm glad he'll be OK! Someone else pointed out the curse of The Dark Knight, that's a rather interesting observation.
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August 4th, 2008 4:32pm
Thank God:)
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August 4th, 2008 3:42pm
at least he doesnt have no life threatning injuries, hope to see him in another movie soon.Get Well Morgan
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August 4th, 2008 3:37pm
thanks for the update. i hope he is ok. he is an amazing actor.
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August 4th, 2008 3:27pm
Glad to hear he will be ok.
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August 4th, 2008 3:03pm
At least it's not life-threatening...but things like that can change. Pull though, big guy
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August 4th, 2008 2:28pm
No way that sux Best of luck to him.
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August 4th, 2008 1:57pm
Get well soon Morgan......
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August 4th, 2008 1:41pm
oh thats funny Everybody has to have a sense of humor in order to get around in a world like this
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August 4th, 2008 1:35pm
Yeah, I really hope he gets better too!
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August 4th, 2008 1:31pm
OH MY GOD!!!

I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY CUT UP A 1997 NISSAN MAXIMA!!! WHAT A GREAT CAR!!!

but seriously, i hope he will be ok
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August 4th, 2008 1:08pm
the man's a legend!!..

Get well soon Morgan,

your old buddy,

Rad-83
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August 4th, 2008 1:04pm
Hope for the best :(
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August 4th, 2008 1:03pm
Deoxy.....if anyone understands the meaning of heartless, it's me, but, uh, that was just mean. Also, probably the dumbest thing I've ever seen anyone say on here, except for the person who told me to eat garlic and put a steak through my heart, get a tan, and not vamp out on him.....oh and some idiot that called me Vampy on a Harry Potter thread..... It's been a weird week.

It's too bad about Mr. Freeman. He's been in millions of movies, and it seems that everyone of them is a really good movie. I hope he gets out fine.
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