May 21, 2013

Morgan Freeman Alive Despite Facebook Rumors

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*Here we go again. Morgan Freeman is the latest celebrity victim of Internet death rumors after a Facebook page announcing the 75-year-old actor’s demise amassed more than 842,000 “likes.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “At about 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, our beloved actor Morgan Freeman passed away due to an artery rupture,” reads the [...]




Morgan Freeman Latches Onto Animated ‘Lego’ Movie

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*Morgan Freeman will lend his voice to a character in forthcoming movie “Lego: The Piece Of Resistance.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Deadline.com reports that he’ll play Vitruvius, who in historical terms was a Roman warrior. Elizabeth Banks has also signed up to appear in the film, which features Chris Pratt voicing a regular Lego [...]




Morgan Freeman Wants Legalization of Marijuana

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*Make marijuana legal, is Morgan Freeman’s cry. The 75-year-old actor chatted about his views regarding weed during an interview with Newsweek recently. “Marijuana! Heavens, oh yeah. It’s just the stupidest law possible, given history,” he lamented. “You don’t stop people from doing what they want to do, so forget about making it unlawful. You’re just [...]




Morgan Freeman Doles $1 Million to Obama Super Pac

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*(Via LA Times) – Looks like Morgan Freeman has a new million-dollar baby. The Oscar-winning actor contributed $1 million last month to Priorities USA Action, the “super PAC” backing President Obama, helping lift the group to its best fundraising month yet. In all, Priorities USA Action pulled in $6 million in June. Its biggest donation [...]




Morgan Freeman’s Hand Still Mangled; Talks ‘Dark Knight Rises’ (Audio)

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*Morgan Freeman, who appears in the upcoming Batman sequel “The Dark Knight Rises,” says he still hasn’t regained full use of his left hand following a near-fatal car wreck that left it with severe nerve damage. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] In fact, he was still sporting a hand cast during his visit to “Live [...]




Morgan Freeman: Obama is ‘Mixed Race,’ Not African American

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*Morgan Freeman, one of President Obama’s strongest supporters, shocked an NPR interviewer this week when he said that America has yet to see its “first black president.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to The Hollywood Reporter, Freeman was trying to make a point that some people oppose Obama because of his race, when in [...]




Virginia Madsen’s Mad Desire to Kiss Morgan Freeman

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*It very well might be the kiss of the year in movies. Oscar nominated actress Virginia Madsen tells Chris Yandek of CYInterview.com her desire  to kiss Oscar winner and Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman. In “The Magic of Bell Isle” out this coming weekend in movie theaters, Ms. Madsen shares how her kiss with Morgan Freeman [...]




Morgan Freeman: ‘I think I’m God’

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*Whoa, this is bound to raise a few eyebrows to say the least. If you didn’t know, the Science Channel cast Morgan Freeman as the host of its new series, “Through the Wormhole.” Having played God onscreen in several films, it’s a role that Freeman seems comfortable with. In fact, he really believes he IS [...]




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Actor Morgan Freeman is 75 today

*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “The world did not make any promises”- African [...]




Morgan Freeman in Negotiations for ‘Last Vegas’

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*Morgan Freeman is in talks to join Michael Douglas and Robert De Niro in the cast of “Last Vegas.” The film is about four friends of retirement age who reunite in Sin City for one last blowout at the bachelor party of the only one of the pals who has stayed single. Jon Turtletaub will [...]




Warner Bros. Shareholder Takes Issue with Morgan Freeman

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*A Warner Bros. shareholder has accused the studio of allowing Morgan Freeman to co-opt a press tour for the studio’s “Dolphin Tale” in order to push his political agenda rather than the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The subject came up Tuesday during Time Warner’s annual shareholder’s meeting at the Steven J. Ross Theater [...]




Morgan Freeman Called Out by Black Tea Party Element

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*How dare Morgan Freeman express his constitutional right to speak his mind! After all, he could put the interests of Time Warner in jeopardy. The actor made some anti-conservative, anti-tea party political remarks recently, and they could have a negative effect on the company’s movie profits. Last year, he appeared on “Piers Morgan Tonight” to [...]




Did Freeman’s Past Anti-Conservative Statements May Have Hurt Previous Warner Brothers Movie Gross?

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*(Via Press Release) – Woonsocket, RI / Washington, D.C. -  At today’s Time Warner, Inc. shareholder meeting in Burbank, California, the National Center for Public Policy Research plans to ask company executives about anti-conservative, anti-tea party political comments made by actor Morgan Freeman and their possible negative effects on Warner Brothers Studios movie profits. In his prepared [...]




Morgan Freeman Finally Responds to Rumors of Him Marrying Step-Granddaughter

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*Actor Morgan Freeman is finally responding to all the rumors and stories about him being romantically involved with his 27-year-old step-granddaughter E’Dena Hines. He says the reports are “defamatory fabrications.” Freeman, 74, released a statement responding to recent reports that he and Hines have been dating for roughly 10 years and were planning to get [...]




Herbie Hancock Gigs Launch International Jazz Day

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*Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock’s first major initiative since being named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador last July is to establish International Jazz Day to be held annually on April 30, which coincides with the last day of what has been celebrated as Jazz Appreciation Month in the U.S. This year’s inaugural event — organized by the [...]