Morgan Freeman was once one of America’s most admired actors — but a bitter divorce left the cheating star in the spotlight, with his final days marred by a series of sex scandals! Get the shocking inside story on one of showbiz’s most unexpected celebrity sex scandals, and click here for news on the disgraced Oscar-winning star…
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Morgan Freeman was once one of America's most admired actors — but a bitter divorce left the cheating star in the spotlight, with his final days marred by a series of sex scandals!
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Insiders told
The National ENQUIRER that Morgan once had a peaceful retirement planned in at his sprawling Mississippi farm. But that was before
a car crash helped to wreck his marriage — because the passenger wasn't his wife! Morgan's attorney had to admit that his client and second wife Myrna were "involved in a divorce action" after Morgan crashed the car of a 48-year-old woman while driving late at night in Memphis.
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The ENQUIRER soon learned that Myrna was already divorcing Morgan over a dalliance with "a family friend" —
later revealed to be E'Dena Hines, who was Morgan's step-granddaughter from his first marriage. At the same time, Morgan was romancing former schoolteacher Mary Joyce Hays. The couple was reportedly set to get married before Mary dropped him over his affair with E'Dena!
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All of that drama would lead to a massive 2010 divorce settlement for Myra. The original settlement reportedly gave Myrna $170 million, plus several properties. Instead, the sudden slew of sex scandals had Myrna's lawyers in Mississippi negotiating a new payout — with some estimates calling it
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Now insiders are worrying that Morgan is finally facing an enforced retirement after being accused of groping women and making inappropriate comments. Some pals, however, are hoping that Morgan will finally find an excuse to finally retire to his farm. "Morgan claims he never feels overworked," said one insider — who added: "but you have to fear he's working himself to death!"
Morgan Freeman was once one of America's most admired actors — but a bitter divorce left the cheating star in the spotlight, with his final days marred by a series of sex scandals!
Photo credit: MEGA/InStar
Insiders told
The National ENQUIRER that Morgan once had a peaceful retirement planned in at his sprawling Mississippi farm. But that was before
a car crash helped to wreck his marriage — because the passenger wasn't his wife! Morgan's attorney had to admit that his client and second wife Myrna were "involved in a divorce action" after Morgan crashed the car of a 48-year-old woman while driving late at night in Memphis.
The ENQUIRER soon learned that Myrna was already divorcing Morgan over a dalliance with "a family friend" —
later revealed to be E'Dena Hines, who was Morgan's step-granddaughter from his first marriage. At the same time, Morgan was romancing former schoolteacher Mary Joyce Hays. The couple was reportedly set to get married before Mary dropped him over his affair with E'Dena!
All of that drama would lead to a massive 2010 divorce settlement for Myra. The original settlement reportedly gave Myrna $170 million, plus several properties. Instead, the sudden slew of sex scandals had Myrna's lawyers in Mississippi negotiating a new payout — with some estimates calling it
the fifth-largest divorce settlement in American history.Photo credit: Getty Images
Now insiders are worrying that Morgan is finally facing an enforced retirement after being accused of groping women and making inappropriate comments. Some pals, however, are hoping that Morgan will finally find an excuse to finally retire to his farm. "Morgan claims he never feels overworked," said one insider — who added: "but you have to fear he's working himself to death!"
