Post by Eλευθερί on May 27, 2018 5:07:19 GMT
Morgan Freeman defended himself Friday against accusations of inappropriate behavior toward women, saying he had joked with them but did not assault anyone or create unsafe work environments.
He also asserted that he never offered employment in exchange for sex.
“I am devastated that 80 years of my life is at risk of being undermined, in the blink of an eye, by Thursday’s media reports,” he said in a statement.
He also asserted that he never offered employment in exchange for sex.
“I am devastated that 80 years of my life is at risk of being undermined, in the blink of an eye, by Thursday’s media reports,” he said in a statement.
“All victims of assault and harassment deserve to be heard,” said Freeman in his statement. “And we need to listen to them. But it is not right to equate horrific incidents of sexual assault with misplaced compliments or humor.
“I admit that I am someone who feels a need to try to make women — and men — feel appreciated and at ease around me. As a part of that, I would often try to joke with and compliment women, in what I thought was a lighthearted and humorous way.
“Clearly I was not always coming across the way I intended. And that is why I apologized Thursday and will continue to apologize to anyone I might have upset, however unintentionally.
“But I also want to be clear: I did not create unsafe work environments. I did not assault women. I did not offer employment or advancement in exchange for sex. Any suggestion that I did so is completely false.”
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Through his representative, Freeman said he would never “intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy.”
“I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected — that was never my intent,” he said.
