Facebook Reports Of Morgan Freeman’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated

A Facebook page paying tribute to actor Morgan Freeman, R.I.P. Morgan Freeman, has drawn more than 867,000 likes (n just a few days, despite the fact that, happily, Freeman is alive and well.

A Facebook page paying tribute to actor Morgan Freeman, R.I.P. Morgan Freeman, has drawn more than 867,000 likes (n just a few days, despite the fact that, happily, Freeman is alive and well.

According to TheWrap, this is the second “attempt on Freeman’s life” by pranksters, with a report spreading in late 2010 that the actor had died in his home.

Freeman was also forced earlier this year to deny reports that he planned to marry his step-granddaughter, E’Dena Hines, TheWrap reported.

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