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Joe Clark, who’s been immortalized as the baseball bat-wielding principal in the classic movie Lean on Me, died on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. He was 82. Clark succumbed after a long battle with an undisclosed illness at his home surrounded by family in Gainesville, Florida, according to NJ.com. Clark became an instant national sensation and…

Morgan Freeman hates being typecast as the “nice guy.” He wants folks to know that he has not always played the fatherly or stately roles in films that helped him land his Academy Award and to be called America’s greatest actor, as New York magazine once hailed him. Freeman, 83, loves to step out of…

21 Savage and Metro Boomin’ top the Billboard charts this week with the critically-acclaimed Savage Mode II. While 21 Savage provides hard-core lyrics and Metro Boomin’s production is superb, Morgan Freeman steals the show with his omnipresent narration throughout the entire album. According to Metro Boomin, the award-winning actor was given a script written by…

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was the subject of a courtroom outburst during the sentencing of the man convicted of killing his granddaughter. The victim, E’Dena Hines, 33, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Lamar Davenport, 33, on Aug. 16, 2015, in New York City, and was convicted of her murder in May 2018. Hines…

Morgan Freeman continues to fire heavy artillery in response to an explosive and inflammatory CNN investigative piece that accuses the iconic actor of a pattern of sexual harassment. When CNN initially aired its damning report on Freeman, the Oscar-winning actor almost immediately apologized, saying that he regretted that some of his words and occasional behavior…

Morgan Freeman is fighting back after a initial report claimed that he sexually harassed several women. The report was initially issued by Chloe Melas, a CNN reporter. Melas shared that she was also sexually harassed by Morgan Freeman. Melas, along with An Phung, released a CNN report that caused a backlash against Freeman. VISA suspended his…

The national sexual harassment scandal has reached high up and touched another iconic giant in Hollywood. Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman, who won his Oscar for his supporting role in Million Dollar Baby, is being accused by eight women of a pattern of sexual harassment throughout his illustrious career, CNN reports. Sixteen people spoke about…

Super Bowl LII is over and the Philadelphia Eagles have championship rings for the first time in the franchise’s history. During the exciting game, some truly entertaining commercials were shown but the best by far was the Fire and Ice battle between “Game of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage and iconic actor Morgan Freeman. This was…

Oprah Winfrey will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at next year’s Golden Globes after making “an incredible impact on the world of entertainment.” The 63-year-old actress and TV presenter – who has her own cable TV network, magazine and production company – will be handed the accolade after making “an incredible impact on the…

Actor Morgan Freeman has perhaps one of the most well-known voices and exudes a calm trusting demeanor. So it comes as a surprise that he is using his talents in a political ad that calls for the investigation of Russia and a dark plot of the villainy of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Freeman appeared in…

Morgan Freeman receives a once in a lifetime honor. In case you missed it, the 80-year-old has been named the 54th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award, recognizing his career achievements in addition to his humanitarian efforts. According to multiple outlets, the award, given annually, celebrates an actor who fosters the “finest ideals of…

Oscar winners Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules, Hannah and Her Sisters) and Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a corporate…

Morgan Freeman discusses his favorite film, the 2009 Clint Eastwood directed Invictus, in which he nabbed an Oscar nomination for his role as Nelson Mandela. “It’s one of my diamond encrusted moments in life,” Freeman said, alongside his longtime producing partner Lori McCreary at the Producers Guild of America’s eighth annual Produced by Conference held…

Rolling out was on the red carpet for the world premiere of the action-packed film London Has Fallen starring Morgan Freeman Angela Bassett and many more. We caught up with the cast just before they entered the ArcLight theater to view their film. Check out the interviews.

In an exclusive interview with rollingout.com, Morgan Freeman offered his opinion that black people are not actually upset about their lack of inclusion in regard to the Academy Awards. The Academy Award-winning actor went on to say that “we can’t turn the Academy Awards into affirmative action.”

London Has Fallen

The sequel to the worldwide smash, Olympus Has Fallen, finds the world’s most powerful leaders under attack as they attend the British Prime Minister’s funeral. Intrigue and suspense follow as the other only three people capable of ending attack find themselves at odds. London Has Fallen opens nationwide on March 4.

Actor Morgan Freeman’s 33-year-old step-granddaughter, E’Dena Hines, died from stab wounds Sunday morning, according to People magazine. Hines was found by responding officers at about 3 a.m. lying in the street in front of her New York home on W. 162nd St. with several stab wounds to her torso. She was taken to Harlem Hospital…

Howard University’s 147th Commencement Convocation was held on Saturday, May 9, 2015, with Ursula M. Burns, chairman and chief executive officer of Xerox Corporation, delivering the 2015 Commencement address on the upper quadrangle of the University’s main campus. The University also awarded honorary degrees to award-winning actor and director, Morgan Freeman; president of Spelman College,…

Can you still be sexy in your 70s? Gladys Knight says yes. There are plenty of celebrities in their 70s that are still going strong in their careers and are in the limelight. Having so many years in the entertainment industry, it’s great to see stars like Morgan Freeman and Paul McCartney still at the…