Who is Morgan Freeman ?

In recent years Freeman also earned his pilot's license.

Freeman's personal life has experienced a bit of turbulence in recent years.

He and his second wife, Myrna, split in 2007, and he was in a near-fatal car accident in Charleston, Mississippi the following year.

But among his setbacks, none was as tragic than in August 2015, when he discovered that his step granddaughter, E'Dena Hines, whom he and Myrna had adopted, was murdered by her boyfriend in New York City.

“The world will never know her artistry and talent, and how much she had to offer,” Freeman said in a statement to People. “Her friends and family were fortunate enough to have known what she meant as a person."

Yet, despite such difficult times, the actor has continued to work and shows no signs of slowing down.

His choice of roles, as well as his off-the-screen demeanor, have earned him respect from even those not used to pouring out praise for their interview subjects.

He's a delightful man," said Mike Wallace, who interviewed the actor for a 2006 piece on 60 Minutes. "He's a thoughtful man.

He's in no sense a bitter man. He's still exploring his life and times. I have immense respect for Morgan Freeman."

On May 24, 2018, CNN reported that eight women have accused Freeman of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior.

One of those women, a production assistant on his 2015 movie Going In Style, claims he "kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear.

Another of the alleged victims, a senior member of the production staff on 2013's Now You See Me, told CNN, "He did comment on our bodies.

We knew that if he was coming by ... not to wear any top that would show our breasts, not to wear anything that would show our bottoms, meaning not wearing clothes that [were] fitted."

Freeman subsequently issued a statement: "Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy.

I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected — that was never my intent."

A few days later, Freeman's lawyer sent a letter to CNN president Jeff Zucker, demanding a retraction and apology for the "malicious intent, falsehoods, sleight-of-hand, an absence of editorial control, and journalistic malpractice" that was "used to unjustly attack" his client. CNN promptly fired back with a statement which defended its reporting.