Morgan Freeman Released & Feeling “Real Good”

Morgan Freeman has been released from hospital after last Sunday’s shocking car accident, and says he’s feeling good and is now on the road to recovery.

“I left the hospital today just after 12 noon, Memphis time,” the Oscar-winning actor said in a statement released by his rep earlier today. “I’m doing very well. I feel real good. I just really, I thank the staff at ‘Elvis Presley [Hospital]‘ and many, many thanks to my many well-wishers. It’s great to know people care about you.”

Freeman’s rep, Ken Sunshine, added: “He’s recovering nicely at home, and his career will continue as planned.”

It’s not all sunshine and roses for the Dark Knight star, though. Earlier in the week, the 71-year-old’s lawyer confirmed that he and his wife of 24 years, Myrna Colley-Lee, were divorcing. As well as the divorce, Freeman will also have to contend with wearing a neck brace… for the next six to eight months.

Freeman’s good friend and business partner, Bill Luckett, added: “The doctors have said it will be six months to a year before he plays golf again. He hates that.”

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Morgan Freeman & Wife Split

Just days after he was involved in a serious car accident, Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman and his wife of 24 years, Myrna Colley-Lee, have decided to part ways.

Freeman’s business partner Bill Luckett broke the news to Access Hollywood, telling the media agent that the couple “are invovled in a divorce action.”

According to Luckett, the Dark Knight star and his wife have not been living together for some time.

“For legal and practical purposes, [Freeman and Colley-Lee] have been separated since December of 2007,” Luckett added.

The 71-year-old actor is still recovering in a Memphis hospital after the car accident that almost claimed his life, and is expected to be released within the week. He underwent surgery yesterday to repair damage and reconnect nerves on his left arm and hand, and is “doing well,” his rep said.

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Morgan Freeman “Doing Well” After Surgery

Oscar winner Morgan Freeman is on the road to recovery after Sunday night’s horrific crash, which saw the actor and his female passenger airlifted to a nearby hospital in Memphis.

Freeman’s spokesperson, Donna Lee, said in a statement on Tuesday: “Morgan is doing well after his surgery last night to reconnect nerves and repair damage in his left arm and hand.

“The surgery last night lasted four and a half hours. He’s visiting with family this morning. As of this morning he’s up and walking around and looking forward to his release in a few days.”

The Dark Knight star’s business partner, Bill Luckett, said that the 71-year-old is anxious to head home, and hoping to be released from hospital by the end of the week.

“Morgan is up and walking around,” Luckett reported. “He’s really sore, but he’s doing better. He’s hoping to be out of the hospital by Thursday.”

Freeman was driving along Highway 32 in Mississippi’s Tallahatchie County late on Sunday night when he allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and spun off the road. His 1997 Nissan Maxima rolled several times before finally coming to a stop.

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Freeman Fell Asleep At Wheel

Police are still unsure as to what the cause was behind Morgan Freeman’s car accident on Sunday night,  but the latest theory is that the 71-year-old Oscar winner fell asleep at the wheel right before his 1997 Nissan Maxima crashed.

Freeman and a female passenger were driving on Highway 32 in Tallahatchie County last night when the Dark Knight star allegedly lost control of his vehicle, flipping the car several times. The actor was apparently on his way home to Charleston when the crash occurred.

Both Freeman and his passenger were airlifted to a nearby hospital. While Freeman’s injuries were originally cited as “servere,” Bill Luckett, a friend of the actor’s, said that his pal was now “sitting up and talking at the hospital.”

According to an unnamed source, Freeman has “broken several ribs and injured his knee.”

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Morgan Freeman Seriously Injured in Car Accident

Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman has been seriously injured in a car accident over the weekend.

The 71-year-old is in “a serious condition,” after the 1997 Nissan Maxima he was driving went off the edge of the road on Mississippi Highway 32 at around 11:30 p.m on Sunday night. The car overturned “several times” before finally coming to a stop, Sgt. Ben Williams of the Mississippi Highway Patrol said.

Freeman and his passenger – identified by police as Demaris Meyer – were freed from the vehicle using the jaws of life, and were then airlifted to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis.

Hospital rep Kathy Stringer refused to comment on the nature of Freeman’s injuries, and issued a short statement earlier today.

“All I can say is one word: his condition is ’serious’,” Stringer said.

There was no information given on the status of the other passenger.

An eyewitness on the scene when Freeman was pulled from the car revealed that the Dark Knight actor was “conscious [and] coherent.”

“He was talking,” the witness, Clay McFerrin, said. “He even seemed to have a sense of humour.”

The accident is currently under investigation by the local authorities. No cause has been determined as yet, but police have ruled out the involvement of drugs and alcohol.

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