Morgan Freeman: I Did NOT Assault Any Women, I Often Joke & Compliment Them

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman: I Did NOT Assault Any Women, I Often Joke & Compliment Them

Morgan Freeman is releasing a new statement, further addressing allegations of inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment. Through his publicist Stan Rosenfield, he states,

I am devastated that 80 years of my life is at risk of being undermined, in the blink of an eye, by Thursday’s media reports. All victims of assault and harassment deserve to be heard. And we need to listen to them. But it is not right to equate horrific incidents of sexual assault with misplaced compliments or humor. I admit that I am someone who feels a need to try to make women—and men—feel appreciated and at ease around me. As a part of that, I would often try to joke with and compliment women, in what I thought was a light-hearted and humorous way.

He continued,

Clearly I was not always coming across the way I intended. And that is why I apologized Thursday and will continue to apologize to anyone I might have upset, however unintentionally. But I also want to be clear: I did not create unsafe work environments. I did not assault women. I did not offer employment or advancement in exchange for sex. Any suggestion that I did so is completely false.

As previously reported, eight women say the actor created an uncomfortable work environment with frequent sexual comments and unwanted touching. [Click here to read Freeman’s initial apology.]

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