JACKSON, MISS: Oscar-winning and prolific character actor Morgan Freeman was injured in a car accident in Tennessee yesterday. The 71-year-old was driving in a 1997 Nissan Maxima that belongs to Demaris Meyer of Memphis, which was left in a rural highway when the car flipped several times at the time of the accident, which took place at the home where Freeman and his wife owns.
Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesperson Sgt. Ben Williams has stated that neither drugs or alcohol play a part in the accident.
Freeman is the third actor from The Dark Knight, which is number-one for the third straight week, that made headlines. Batman himself Christian Bale was arrested several days ago for allegedly assualting his 61-year-old mother and his 40-year-old sister. The 34-year-old actor was recently released on bail, pending further investigation. But the most tragic of all is Heath Ledger, as the Australian-born actor died from an accidental overdose in January before the film opened. But his post-humous performance has been getting the most buzz, which some may lead to an Oscar nomination.
This hasn't been the first time that several actors from a popular movie and/or teleivision series have become top stories. For decades, there have been talks and rumors of a curse on The Exorcist, Poltergeist, and several Superman versions of film and television as well as several other films and TV shows, in which connects both the actors and franchise. These include:
The death of TV's Man of Steel George Reeves was ruled as a suicide in 1959 but theories have went on for years. The 2006 movie, Hollywoodland, depicted the actor's final days before his death.
In 1982, 22-year-old Dominque Dunne from the original Poltergeist died after being choked to death by boyfriend John Thomas Sweeney, who was later convicted and sent to six years in prison. However, he initially served a little over two years.
Actor Brandon Lee died during the shooting of his final film, The Crow, due to a malfunction from a prop gun in 1993 -- a year before the film opened. His father, martial-arts legend Bruce Lee, died mysteriously in 1973 at the age of 32 before Enter The Dragon opened in theatres worldwide.
Could the new Batman franchise be next?
Well, right now, Freeman is at Regional Memorial Center, where TMZ.com has stated that he has broken ribs and an injured knee, while Meyer has suffered bruises. According to Regional spokeswoman Kathy Stringer, Freeman's condition is serious, while Meyer's isn't available for comment at the moment.
Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesperson Sgt. Ben Williams has stated that neither drugs or alcohol play a part in the accident.
Freeman is the third actor from The Dark Knight, which is number-one for the third straight week, that made headlines. Batman himself Christian Bale was arrested several days ago for allegedly assualting his 61-year-old mother and his 40-year-old sister. The 34-year-old actor was recently released on bail, pending further investigation. But the most tragic of all is Heath Ledger, as the Australian-born actor died from an accidental overdose in January before the film opened. But his post-humous performance has been getting the most buzz, which some may lead to an Oscar nomination.
This hasn't been the first time that several actors from a popular movie and/or teleivision series have become top stories. For decades, there have been talks and rumors of a curse on The Exorcist, Poltergeist, and several Superman versions of film and television as well as several other films and TV shows, in which connects both the actors and franchise. These include:
The death of TV's Man of Steel George Reeves was ruled as a suicide in 1959 but theories have went on for years. The 2006 movie, Hollywoodland, depicted the actor's final days before his death.
In 1982, 22-year-old Dominque Dunne from the original Poltergeist died after being choked to death by boyfriend John Thomas Sweeney, who was later convicted and sent to six years in prison. However, he initially served a little over two years.
Actor Brandon Lee died during the shooting of his final film, The Crow, due to a malfunction from a prop gun in 1993 -- a year before the film opened. His father, martial-arts legend Bruce Lee, died mysteriously in 1973 at the age of 32 before Enter The Dragon opened in theatres worldwide.
Could the new Batman franchise be next?
Well, right now, Freeman is at Regional Memorial Center, where TMZ.com has stated that he has broken ribs and an injured knee, while Meyer has suffered bruises. According to Regional spokeswoman Kathy Stringer, Freeman's condition is serious, while Meyer's isn't available for comment at the moment.
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