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Yes, Morgan Freeman is still alive. The online drama started when a username @altadenic on X, formerly Twitter, claimed that the 86-year-old actor had been "dead for two days," and...
Dec 17, 2010 · NEW YORK (CBS) Morgan Freeman is "very much alive," his publicist confirmed after a rumor circulated Thursday on Twitter claiming the actor had died. The fraudulent tweet, purportedly posted by...
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Freeman was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the son of Mamie Edna (née Revere; 1912–2000), a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman (July 6, 1915 – April 27, 1961), a barber, who died of cirrhosis in 1961. He has three older siblings.
Oct 10, 2017 · The death of Morgan Freeman would have been major entertainment news, and no credible sources have reported his alleged passing. Previously, the same site advanced a death hoax about Bob Barker.
- Morgan Freeman Reportedly Died in 2012
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In 2012, Freeman was keeping pace with his long-running career. He had a movie in theaters, The Magic of Belle Isle, and he was recording a new movie. But then a report appeared that he had unexpectedly died. According to Reuters, a Facebook page posted the “news,” saying, “At about 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, our beloved actor Morgan Freeman passed awa...
Fans who fell for the hoax had good reason to be slightly more cautious about the news. Only two years earlier, the claim that Freeman had died at home swept social media before being debunked. This time, Freeman himself took to Facebook to dispel the rumors. He posted a picture of himself and wrote, “Like Mark Twain, I keep reading that I have die...
According to E! News, several celebrities have been reported dead before their time. This list includes James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, and Celine Dion. Justin Timberlake and Britney Spearswere even once rumored to have died together in a car crash when they were dating. No matter how many people fall for a fake death story, the truth a...
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Sep 11, 2012 · "At about 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, our beloved actor Morgan Freeman passed away due to a [sic] artery rupture," the page reads. "Morgan was born on June 1, 1937. He will be missed but not...
Mar 29, 2023 · When Morgan was 71, he suffered a life-altering accident. In 2008, The Shawshank Redemption star’s car flipped and rolled while driving, prompting emergency medical technicians to pry him out of the vehicle using the jaws of life.
