Morgan Freeman Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Several Women: Report

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Morgan Freeman is the latest in a litany of Hollywood celebrities accused of sexual misconduct (AFP)Los Angeles: 
Multiple women are accusing Morgan Freeman of sexual misconduct, CNN reported Thursday.Sixteen people -- eight of whom say they were
victims -- described a variety of troubling behavior on production sets or on promotional tours over Morgan's career.The cable network
quoted a young production assistant who says Morgan harassed her over a period of months in the summer of 2015, while she was working on his
bank heist comedy "Going in Style."She accuses Freeman of touching her repeatedly, resting his hand on her lower back or rubbing her lower
back without permission, and frequently making comments about her appearance.The woman said Freeman, who turns 80 next week, continually
tried to lift her skirt and kept asking if she was wearing underwear.Actor Alan Arkin "made a comment telling him to stop
Morgan got freaked out and didn't know what to say," the woman said.A senior member of the "Now You See Me" (2013) production staff told CNN
team members knew "not to wear any top that would show our breasts, not to wear anything that would show our bottoms," or any fitted
clothes, if Freeman was coming by them.Freeman is the latest in a litany of Hollywood celebrities and other high-profile public figures
accused of sexual misconduct since revelations about alleged serial abuser Harvey Weinstein sparked the #MeToo movement last year.He is also
accused of staring at women's breasts, asking a woman how she felt about sexual harassment and asking women to twirl for him.CNN emailed a
"detailed list" of the accusations against Freeman but his spokespeople have not commented
AFP reached out separately but there was no immediate response.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by
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