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Actor Morgan Freeman and wife to divorce

Morgan Freeman's lawyer says the actor and his wife of 24 years are getting a divorce.

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  • Published: 18:03 August 7, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • The 71-year-old actor is recovering in a Memphis hospital after a car crash in neighboring Mississippi.
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Memphis: Morgan Freeman's lawyer says the actor and his wife of 24 years are getting a divorce.

Freeman's lawyer, Bill Luckett, told the Memphis Commercial-Appeal newspaper that the divorce action is pending. Freeman's wife is Myrna Colley-Lee.

The lawyer declined to provide details. There was no answer early Thursday at phone numbers for Luckett or for Freeman's publicist.

The 71-year-old actor is recovering in a Memphis hospital after a car crash in neighboring Mississippi on Sunday left him with a broken arm, broken elbow and shoulder damage.

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