Not a good time for an autograph
The Associated Press is reporting that actor Morgan Freeman has been in a fairly major car accident in rural Mississippi. Rescuers had to use the Jaws of Life to get him out of the car. He's hospitalized Monday afternoon in serious condition with a broken arm, broken elbow and minor shoulder damage, according to his publicist.
So what does a small town do when a celebrity is involved in a potentially life-threatening accident? Rush out to get a good rubbernecking view, of course:
Bystanders converged on the accident scene trying to get a glimpse of the actor. When one person tried to snap a photo with a cell phone camera, Freeman joked, ''no freebies, no freebies," a local journalist reported.
I guess the old adage about always wearing clean underwear is true if you're a box-office star.
Comments:
I have to admit, I appreciate the class that man has. Even in those moments when others might be less than forgiving, he manages a joke.
Class act, even in a wreck. Too bad we can't say the same for the doofus with the cell phone.
Of course I've got a soft spot in my heart for Morgan Freeman.
Posted by: Claire at August 4, 2008 10:38 PM
Is it just me who said "Oh please please please let that man be okay." ?
He's such an exceptional talent. I cannot not watch him on screen in anything he's been in, even the afore-blogged telephone commercial (oh, okay, I can do without The Electric Company).
I wish he would narrate my lunch, or any depressive episode I've ever had. I will be terribly sad when he dies, in the way only people who've never had contact with a celebrity can be. (ie, I almost cried hard when Steve Irwin died).
Posted by: Stephen at August 5, 2008 1:14 AM
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