Famed actor Morgan Freeman has been accused of inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment by eight women, according to a new report.
The accusers allege that Freeman subjected them to various inappropriate acts, such as unwanted touching and public—and at times sexual—comments about their bodies, CNN reports. Eight other people told the outlet they witnessed Freeman’s alleged behavior, bringing the total of people describing his alleged conduct up to 16. They said the alleged acts happened over the span of several years on movie sets, interviews, and at his production company, Revelations Entertainment.
One woman, who was working as production assistant on the Freeman-starring film Going In Style in 2015, told CNN that he “kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear.” She said after repeated attempts which she rebuffed, Freeman’s co-star Alan Arkin “made a comment telling him to stop. Morgan got freaked out and didn’t know what to say.”
Another woman working as a senior production team member on the movie Now You See Me in 2012 said Freeman made multiple inappropriate comments about her and her female assistant.
