Morgan Freeman Sued By Passenger Over August Car Crash

Access Hollywood - February 25, 2009 7:40 AM PST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Morgan Freeman is being sued by Demaris Meyer, the passenger who was injured during the "Dark Knight" star's August 2008 car crash in Mississippi, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

Radar Online first reported the news that Meyers will be holding a press conference with attorney Gloria Allred Wednesday in Los Angeles, where details from the crash and the nature of Meyer's relationship with the then-married Freeman will be revealed.

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Photos of the accident will be unveiled at the press conference, which will be used to explain the severity of Meyer's injuries as a result of the car crash in which Freeman was driving.

Freeman also suffered his own injuries as a result of the crash. In January, the actor told Access Hollywood he was still not able to use his left hand following surgery for a broken arm, broken elbow and minor shoulder damage.

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"I wound up with a lot of nerve damage in my arm, so the hand is still paralyzed," the Oscar winner told Access. "So until the nerves get down there..."

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, the actor and Meyer were involved in an accident on Mississippi Highway 32 in a rural area of Tallahatchie County at 11:30 PM on August 3, 2008, when Freeman's car went off the right side of the road and flipped over.

The doors were jammed on the vehicle and both of them had to be removed from the car with the Jaws of Life, a spokesperson for the Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed to Access.

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  • chachi
    I love opinions! They make the world a more interesting place. No one knows what exactly happened but Demaris & Morgan! Media....that is a joke! No one knows what they would do until you are put into those shoes. Money???? Yea, for some people it is all about the money! But, sometimes it isn't. It is about the reputations the media place on "non-famous" pe
    report abuseposted February 27, 2009 9:17 AM PST
  • Sue
    I have read this on different sites, and she actually said he was consuming a lot of alcohol. Now if she really was a friend to him and his family, why didn't she offer to drive, and if she did ask, why get in the car with someone whom she claimed was drinking all night. She is not a good person at all, she should be so grateful for their life being spared.
    report abuseposted February 25, 2009 4:22 PM PST
  • Cassie
    Anything for money huh Demaris Meyer? Karma b!tch...KARMA~
    report abuseposted February 25, 2009 10:32 AM PST
  • BOOGIE LOVE
    this is what happens when you cant keep it in your pants. This is funny to me. Frivolous law suits that are actually being heard in court rooms through out the USA.lol. she was forced at gunpoint in the car.lol
    report abuseposted February 25, 2009 10:03 AM PST
  • E
    At what point do you stop taking responsibility for your own choices? She got into the car with him by her own choice and they got into an accident. Even if he was drinking, she still made the choice to get into the car. Only if he ran off the road on purpoose should she have the right to sue!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted February 25, 2009 9:54 AM PST
  • jobena
    Is the truth about to unfold. We'll see
    report abuseposted February 25, 2009 8:35 AM PST
  • Kim S
    And to think that it came out at the time that they were "more than just friends" and now she's suing him. Wow, people will do anything to anyone. That's unbelievable. Morgan Freeman was also wrong for being involved with her while still married, but why sue someone who you are supposedly involved with. And Gloria Allred, she's always in the middle of
    report abuseposted February 25, 2009 8:29 AM PST
  • uknowitstrue
    OMG, Damaris Mayer is going for the big bucks, I'm sure she was a "pick up floozy" who was going to be giving him some fun times back at her house or a hotel. Then she gets into his car crash and now she's being the typical gold digging vaggy. Poor Freeman, he should have never gone for a quickie with her. Hopefully she'll only get his insurance covera
    report abuseposted February 25, 2009 8:28 AM PST
  • Val
    Men dont realize the stupid things they do until after they do it. Then they regret it. He was married and now he is getting his pay back. I wonder if it was worth it now. Now both women are kicking him in the ass. Good for them!
    report abuseposted February 25, 2009 8:27 AM PST
  • Kadzo
    First of i would like to wish Morgan Freeman a quick recovery just know that i will always be a big fun even if you are being sued by Demaris Meyer
    report abuseposted February 25, 2009 8:18 AM PST
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