Divorce Follows Morgan Freeman Crash

Posted: 2008-08-06 20:31:22
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Morgan Freeman is getting a divorce, a friend of 'The Dark Knight' star says.

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News of the separation comes just days after Freeman was involved in a serious car accident that sent him into surgery.

According to Bill Luckett, the actor and his wife Myrna Colley-Lee "are involved in a divorce action," Access Hollywood reports.

"For legal and practical purposes, [Freeman and Colley-Lee] have been separated since December of 2007," Lukett adds.

According to TMZ.com, Demaris Meyer was the passenger in Morgan Freeman's smash-up over the weekend. The 48-year-old woman is from Memphis, works as an executive assistant at Fed-Ex and is a very close friend of Morgan's wife Myrna and is often seen at their house for get-togethers, the site reported.

Freeman was driving Meyer's 1997 Nissan Maxima in rural Mississippi when he lost control and the car flipped. Meyer was treated for her injuries and released.

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    The Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. is photographed on Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized here in serious condition Monday after the car he was driving left a rural road in the Mississippi Delta and flipped several times. Freeman, 71, was airlifted to the Regional Medical Center, about 90 miles north of the accident in rural Tallahatchie County. (AP Photo/Greg Campbell)

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    U.S. actor Morgan Freeman takes part in the first day of shooting of "Batman: The Dark Knight" in Hong Kong in this November 9, 2007 file photo. Freeman was in serious condition in a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital on August 4, 2008 after being injured in a road accident, authorities said. REUTERS/Herbert Tsang/Files (CHINA)

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    U.S. actor Morgan Freeman poses at the premiere of "The Bucket List " in London in this January 23, 2008 file photo. Freeman was in serious condition in a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital on August 4, 2008 after being injured in a road accident, authorities said. REUTERS/Anthony Harvey/Files (UNITED KINGDOM)

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    ** FILE ** In this March 5, 2008 file photo, actor Morgan Freeman attends a Cinema Society screening of "Married Life" in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

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    (FILES) File picture of US actor Morgan Freeman posing on the red carpet prior to the German Premiere of the movie "The Bucket list" directed by Rob Reiner, on January 21, 2008 in Berlin. Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was being treated in hospital after being involved in a serious car crash near Ruleville, Mississipi, officials said on August 04, 2008.. AFP PHOTO DDP/MARCUS BRANDT/FILES GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read MARCUS BRANDT/AFP/Getty Images)

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    (FILES) US actor Morgan Freeman delivers remarks at a National Press Club luncheon event at which he was the guest of honor in this 18 December 2007 file photo in Washington, DC. Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was in a "critical" condition in hospital after being involved in a serious car crash, US media reports said on August 4,2008. AFP PHOTO/Paul J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

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    (L-R) Actors Chin Han, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman and Director Christopher Nolan attend the premiere of "The Dark Knight" at AMC Loews Lincoln Center on July 14, 2008 in New York City.."The Dark Knight" New York Premiere - Inside Arrivals.AMC Loews Lincoln Center.New York, NY United States.July 14, 2008.Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com..To license this image (55306961), contact WireImage.com

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    (L-R) Actors Chin Han, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman attend the premiere of "The Dark Knight" at AMC Loews Lincoln Center on July 14, 2008 in New York City.."The Dark Knight" New York Premiere - Inside Arrivals.AMC Loews Lincoln Center.New York, NY United States.July 14, 2008.Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com..To license this image (55306953), contact WireImage.com

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    Actor Morgan Freeman (R) and guest attend the premiere of "The Dark Knight" at AMC Loews Lincoln Center on July 14, 2008 in New York City.."The Dark Knight" New York Premiere - Inside Arrivals.AMC Loews Lincoln Center.New York, NY United States.July 14, 2008.Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com..To license this image (55306838), contact WireImage.com

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    (L-R) Actors Chin Han, guest, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Maggie Gyllenhaal, director Christopher Nolan, actors Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, guest and Nestor Carbonell attend the premiere of "The Dark Knight" at AMC Loews Lincoln Center on July 14, 2008 in New York City.."The Dark Knight" New York Premiere - Inside Arrivals.AMC Loews Lincoln Center.New York, NY United States.July 14, 2008.Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com..To license this image (55307046), contact WireImage.com

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