If you prefer to think of Morgan Freeman as the voice of God, narrating the movements of penguins, then you just need to stop reading. Go find that post about Christina Hendricks’ boobs. So… last night, Morgan Freeman was honored with an AFI Lifetime Achievement, completely well-deserved considering Morgan has spent decades doing solid-to-great work in Hollywood, and especially considering that the AFI hands out “Lifetime Achievements” to just about anyone these days. The blonde woman that Morgan has his arm around has been identified in the past as his publicist, and some say she’s his “girlfriend” too. It’s a possibility, totally. Morgan could be dating his publicist following his divorce last year.

But Morgan also brought out some of his family for the event. My eye went to the young woman in the pale pink dress. It that his step-granddaughter/lover E’Dena Hines? I can’t tell. CB looked at the photos, and she doesn’t think it’s E’Dena – go here to see an older photo of E’Dena. The chick in these photos has a very similar face, I think, but I can’t really say. You remember E’Dena, of course. Shortly after Morgan got into a car accident with his rumored mistress, the Enquirer began getting lots and lots of suspiciously stories about Morgan’s history of zipper problems. According to well-placed sources, Morgan had been having a ten-year affair with his step-granddaughter (the granddaughter of one his ex-wives, no biological connection to Morgan). E’Dena was considered the real reason he and his last ex-wife divorced. E’Dena was considered the reason why the divorce, the settlement and all of the proceedings were so hush-hush. The Enquirer also had reports that E’Dena wanted to settle down with Morgan, get married and have his children. That was the last I heard about it – Morgan was free, and E’Dena was pushing to make it official. And then Morgan began stepping out with this blonde publicist woman. It’s interesting, right?

So, I have two theories. One, E’Dena got dumped, flat-out. Two, E’Dena and Morgan are still together, but it’s still very hush-hush, and Morgan goes to events with his “official” lady. I really don’t know. But it’s all kind of gross.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

**From left to right: E’Dena Hines (Morgan’s step-granddaughter), Myrna Colley-Lee (his ex-wife), and Morgan.

Where to start? Okay, The National Enquirer has long been the only media outlet to closely follow every single little detail of Morgan Freeman’s two-year-long divorce proceeding. His now ex-wife, Myrna, filed for divorce back in 2008. In the two years it took for the divorce to be finalized, the Enquirer ran a series of unflattering and just gross stories about Morgan. The most notable were the stories about Morgan’s alleged decade-long affair with his step-granddaughter, E’Dena Hines. By some accounts, Morgan and E’Dena (now 28 years old, I believe) are still together in some sense, and the Enquirer even claimed that Morgan was planning to marry her and start a family with her.

So some of this week’s Enquirer story seems like a rehash. Now that Morgan and Myrna’s divorce in finalized, sources allege that Myrna is planning a tell-all book on her marriage. Of course, I don’t know why she would – sources also claim that she got an amazing $400 million divorce settlement. Four. Hundred. Million. Did you know that Morgan had that kind of money? I didn’t. I still kind of don’t. I think the claims made about her divorce deal and about the book are rather bullsh-tty, but I will give this to the Enquirer: they’ve been able to dig up a lot of dirt about Morgan, and I really do think they have some sources deep within Team Myrna, so who knows?

Morgan Freeman is on the wrong end of one of the worst divorce deals in Hollywood history! Not only was the 73-year-old star ordered to fork over some $400 million in cash and real estate to his angry ex-wife Myrna, sources say that he’ll soon be the subject of a scathing tell-all book in which she’ll detail his cheating.

In July 2008, The Enquirer exclusively reported that Myrna, 69, had discovered Morgan was having an affair with former schoolteacher Mary Joyce Hays. Soon afterward, the veteran actor’s attorney confirmed he was splitting from Myrna, whom he married in 1984.

Later that year, the scandal further exploded when we revealed that Morgan had also been carrying on a decade-long relationship with his step-granddaughter, E’Dena Hines, then 27. E’Dena is the granddaughter of Morgan’s first wife, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw. Making the affair with E’Dena even more scandalous is the fact that Morgan and Myrna had raised her as their own child.

Morgan’s divorce from Myrna was finalized in Mississippi on Sept. 15, although the details were sealed from the public by a Tallahatchie County judge.

It was originally speculated that Myrna would receive a $170 million settlement, but the source says she got much more – a whopping $400 million. That would be the fifth-largest divorce payout EVER. Morgan is the seventh-highest grossing actor of all time. His films have brought in an estimated $2.79 billion worldwide.

According to the source, under the terms of the settlement, Morgan will keep his two planes. He and Myrna will continue to share the farm they own in Mississippi.

Myrna is getting a $7 million house in the British Virgin Islands, a home in LA, and an apartment beside NYC’s Central Park. Surprisingly, Myrna showed she showed she carried no bitterness toward E’Dena by agreeing to bequeath the NYC property to E’Dena in her will, the source added.

There is no gag order in the settlement, which means Myrna is free to write her book about Morgan’s many infidelities, said the source.

“Morgan is going to be embarrassed by what Myrna shares in the book,” the source said. “But she is a very honest person and feels it’s best to set the record straight about their lives.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition]

See? There’s something suspicious about the book story. I think that if Morgan gave Myrna all that money in the settlement, he would basically be paying for silence, and why wouldn’t he have included some kind of confidentiality agreement? I think there is one in place – the Mississippi judge’s order was probably extended. Just my theory. Then again, Morgan is old and he might figure “F-ck it, I’ll be dead soon.” Maybe this is all part of his Bucket List? We’ll see.

Morgan & E’Dena in 2008. Morgan with E’Dena and Myrna in 2005. Credit: WENN

**The above photo is (left to right): E’Dena Hines, Myrna Colley-Lee, and Morgan.

After a very trying 26 years of marriage, Morgan Freeman has finalized his divorce from his second wife, Myrna Colley-Lee. According to previous reporting from The National Enquirer, Myrna and Morgan had been separated for the better part of three years, if not longer. The reasons for the divorce are officially unknown, meaning that no one is confirming anything at this point, but it’s widely believed that Morgan cheated on Myrna with several women, including one young woman that I’ll get to in one moment. First, the statement from Morgan’s lawyer:

After a quarter century of marriage, Morgan Freeman has officially divorced wife Myrna Colley-Lee. The former couple finalized their divorce in Mississippi on Wednesday, Freeman’s attorney William R. Wright confirmed to the Associated Press.

“It was done without a trial,” Wright said. “Everybody is glad it’s over.” Terms of the split are sealed.

The Oscar-winning actor, 73, wed costume designer Colley-Lee in July 1984. They separated back in December 2007, and filed for divorce the following year.

The couple have no children together; Freeman has two sons from previous relationships, and two children (including an adopted daughter) from his first marriage to Jeanette Bradshaw.

Freeman settled a lawsuit back in November 2009 involving a 2008 car accident with a woman named Damaris Meyer; Meyer claimed she was unfairly branded as “the other woman” following the crash and “accused of having caused the breakup of Mr. Freeman’s marriage.”

[From Us Weekly]

The hush-hush nature of the divorce agreement is very interesting, isn’t it? It could totally be that Morgan is a private guy. Sure. But it could also be so hush-hush because Myrna knows all about Morgan’s alleged, decade-long sexual relationship with his step-granddaughter, E’Dina Hines. The National Enquirer ran a series of high-profile pieces about Morgan and E’Dina’s relationship, making it seem like the whole affair began when E’Dena was still just a teenager, and that it’s continued to this day, with Morgan promising to marry the now 27-year-old E’Dena, and to have children with her. The Enquirer also claimed last year that Myrna was using Morgan’s relationship with E’Dena in the divorce negotiations – some thought that it was Myrna’s camp who was leaking the details of the affair. Very interesting.

Morgan & E’Dena in 2008. Morgan with E’Dena and Myrna in 2005. Credit: WENN

It was in last week’s National Enquirer that we learned that Morgan Freeman is probably still dating/sleeping with/in a relationship with his step-granddaughter E’Dena Hines. The rumors of Morgan and E’Dena’s alleged decade-long affair began last summer, as Morgan and his second wife were going through a divorce. After the Enquirer ran two salacious stories about the relationship, the story began to die. Until last week, that is – when the Enquirer’s sources claimed that Morgan and E’Dena were contemplating starting a family.

Throughout the controversy, Morgan hasn’t released any public statements about the rumors. There have been no official or unofficial denials, no strategic leaks, nothing like that. But last night Morgan showed up to the National Board of Review’s awards ceremony with this woman – whom Michael K at Dlisted says (quoting Morgan’s spokesperson) is Morgan’s “manager-slash-companion”. Interesting…

Now, one of the Enquirer stories from last summer had Morgan and E’Dena in an “open relationship” – meaning that though they discussed getting married, they were both dating other people. So, I suppose it’s conceivable that Morgan is still with E’Dena, and he’s also dating this woman. Of course, it’s also possible that Morgan decided to push back on the rumors and show up to an event with a woman who he is not related to in any shape or form. Is this Morgan’s denial of the Enquirer’s reporting? I really don’t know.

Last summer, the National Enquirer ran two stories within a month that pretty much grossed out every single person in the world. According to their reporting and sources, Morgan Freeman, 72, had been engaged in a decade-long affair with his 27-year-old step-granddaughter E’Dena Hines. Hines is the granddaughter of Morgan’s first wife (Jeanette Adair Bradshaw), and they are not related by blood, although Morgan did help raise E’Dena for a significant part of her childhood. The Enquirer also claimed that it was Morgan’s affair with E’Dena that lead to the split with his second wife Myrna. Apparently, when Morgan began romancing E’Dena, then a teenager, E’Dena went to Myrna for help, Myrna confronted Morgan, he promised not to do anything, and yet his decade-long affair with E’Dena began around that time.

After that story, the Enquirer went on to claim in a follow-up that Morgan and E’Dena were preparing to marry, although both were “dating other people”. After that, the story kind of died out, and I don’t think I’m alone in hoping that the stories were some kind of fluke. Well… after six months, the Enquirer’s got a new scoop: not only are Morgan and E’Dena still together, they’re planning for a baby! I think I’m going to throw up.

Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter E’Dena Hines is pushing the actor to start a family with her – and he’s agreed! Morgan plans to marry his mistress E’Dena once his messy divorce from wife Myrna is finalized.

“E’Dena wants Morgan’s baby,” a close source told The Enquirer. “She believes that will give her a final hold on Morgan and, after his divorce with Myrna is over, she will end up marrying him.”

Morgan and Myrna continue to battle out of court over how to divide his complicated state worth more than $120 million. And now, in a twist worthy of any movie melodrama, the accomplished actor has to keep a second woman happy.

“Morgan has gone along with E’Dena’s wishes of having a baby,” said the close source. “he knows it would be disastrous is E’Dena blew up and went public with everything she knows.”

Myrna knows about Morgan’s relationship with E’Dena, but when she heard about E’Dena’s plans to get pregnant by Morgan, Myrna was furious, say sources.

Confided an insider: “Myrna told E’Dena, ‘If you think you’re having his baby, you’ve got another thing coming’”

Although E’Dena is convinced Morgan loves her and wants to start a family with her, Myrna made it clear she would do everything she could to talk Morgan out of it.

“But E’Dena knows Morgan wants her and that is all that matters to her,” divulged an insider.

“Myrna never gave Morgan children of his own,” said the close source. “E’Dena believes if she can give him a baby, she would win his heart forever. And if she can’t give him a child of their own, she wants to adopt.”

E’Dena’s youth is “very attractive” to the grandfatherly actor, according to the insider. “She uses her youth to her advantage. She knows it really feeds Morgan’s ego to have a young woman hanging all over him. E’Dena believes that getting pregnant would make sure she becomes the next Mrs. Morgan Freeman.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition. January 18, 2010]

The Enquirer also notes that following their first two stories about the relationship, Morgan never issued any kind of denial about anything involving E’Dena or anything else. Now, that could just mean that he doesn’t feel like denying something so gross. Or it could mean that he has no room to deny anything. In any case, isn’t this situation disgusting? I mean… if it was just some random 27-year-old woman who was all up on a 72-year-old, trying to get pregnant, I would still think it was gross, but the whole thing with Morgan and his wives and step-children and seducing his step-grandchild who he’s now going to impregnate? I need a shower.

Morgan Freeman and E’Dena at the premiere of ‘The Dark Knight’ on July 14, 2008. Credit: Tina Paul / WENN

Any day in which I get to watch an interview with Matt Damon or Johnny Depp is a good one, so I’m counting my blessings today. MTV’s Josh Horowitz, who is among my favorite interviewers, talked to Invictus stars Damon and Morgan Freeman about their upcoming film. Horowitz threw in some interesting questions about their other projects and also asked Matt about a Shakira song in which he’s mentioned, “Men in This Town.” The lyrics are: “Is there a prince in this fable/ For a small-town girl like me? The good ones are gone or not able/ And Matt Damon’s not meant for me.” Matt says he’s aware of the song and that Shakira even sent a “sweet note” to his wife and him along with the CD:

When MTV News caught up with Damon at the “Invictus” junket, the Oscar winner revealed his feelings about being named on the track. “I heard about this. I know, I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “Somebody told me that recently. Shakira actually sent my wife and I her new [CD] with a sweet note. We know her and she’s great, and I’m honored to be in one of her lyrics.”

It’s easy for Damon to understand a woman like Shakira. His wife, Luciana, was born in Argentina. “Oh yeah, [I'm a fan],” he said. “I live in a Latin house. That’s just the way it is.”

Shakira recently sat down with MTV News to chat about the song and explained that Damon’s name was just the right fit for the tune. “I know Matt Damon,” she said. “I know him and his wife. It’s all good. This is a song and Damon really rhymed with the other word. Matt Damon is actually a terrific dude — I’m saying it in a good way. What I’m actually saying is there aren’t many great guys out there and Matt Damon is one of them. I love Matt Damon. He’s so great. He’s a good sport, too.”

[From MTV]

There’s more interesting stuff in the interview, which is split into several segments on MTV’s site – you can watch them back to back here. Morgan Freeman sort-of confirms that director Chris Nolan will be back for a third Batman film, but it’s more of an instinct he has than a certainty. He said “I know, I just know, that Chris is working on number three. He couldn’t possibly not be.” He also said that he’d like to see a catwoman villain in the next installment, and that he had someone in mind but that he wasn’t going to name names. When Horowitz brought up Angelina Jolie as a potential catwoman Freeman actually made a sexy growling noise! It was cute.

Damn said that he was originally up for the role played by Josh Brolin in Milk and that he had done his research. A scheduling conflict interfered when the film had to be pushed up. Damon said it worked out the way it was supposed to. “Josh was phenomenal. The movie gets who the movie should get.” He also confirmed that he was considering the role of Harvey Dent in Batman, but that a scheduling interfered with that one too.

Horowitz also has a series of interviews with Clint Eastwood (watch them here). The best part is when he asks about his daughters Francesca, 16, and Morgan, 13, and their interests. One is a big Taylor Swift fan, and Eastwood says he also likes Taylor Swift’s music. “I didn’t switch off of a jazz station to hear it. Sometimes you listen to pop radio just to hear what’s going on.” He also said he knew who Lady Gaga was and that “I know she’s very big… and my kids have listened to her.” As for Twilight, he said he didn’t go to see New Moon with his daughters, but that his wife went and “It’s not that I’m a bad parent or anything. I just thought maybe I’d like my wife take that one.”

Invictus is out in the US tomorrow, December 11, and it looks like pure Oscar bait. It’s a true story about Nelson Mandela working with a top South African rugby player to help unite the country in his first term in 1995. Here’s the trailer.

Here’s Matt Damon, his wife Luciana, and Morgan Freeman at the Invictus premiere on 12/3/09. Credit: WENN.com

Morgan and E’Dena on 7/14/08. Credit: WENN.com

About three weeks ago, we reported on a National Enquirer story that made a lot of us sick. The Enquirer alleged that Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman, 72, had been engaged in a decade-long affair with his step-granddaughter E’Dena Hines. Morgan was married to his second wife Myrna during the scope of the alleged affair, and the affair was supposed to have started when E’Dena was seventeen. She is now 27 years old. E’Dena and Morgan have no biological connection – she is the granddaughter of Morgan’s first wife, but Morgan and his second wife helped raise E’Dena, so it’s still pretty gross. After the Enquirer’s report, there was no formal denial from Morgan’s camp or anything, and I began to suspect that maybe his now estranged wife Myrna had leaked the information as an attempt to perhaps get more money in their divorce proceedings.

The Enquirer’s follow-up report is just as gross. They’re now alleging that the E’Dena’s goal was to “become Mrs. Morgan Freeman” and that Morgan has “led her to believe that he wants to marry her.” According to sources, Morgan and E’Dena have an open relationship – they are both seeing other people – but they seem to want to marry each other for real:

In a blockbuster World Exclusive The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively that Morgan Freeman plans to marry his step-granddaughter, family sources reveal.

In our June 29 issue, we revealed that sources close to the 72-year-old actor claim that he had carried on a shocking, nearly decade-long affair with his 27-year-old step-granddaughter, E’Dena Hines. She is the granddaughter of Morgan’s first wife – whom he and his estranged second wife Myrna raised since she was a young child.

The long-secret relationship led to the breakup of Morgan’s marriage, say sources close to Freeman and his wife.

Now, The ENQUIRER has learned that Morgan and E’Dena are planning to wed after Morgan’s contentious divorce battle is over!

“Morgan has led her to believe that he wants to marry her,” a family insider told The ENQUIRER.

“Becoming Mrs. Morgan Freeman has been E’Dena’s goal,” revealed another family source.

Wife Myrna, 68, has admitted that she and Morgan have not shared a bed since 2001, and that they had an open marriage – with both Morgan and Myrna having other partners. For years, Morgan carried on an affair with former schoolteacher Mary Joyce Hays at the same time he was romancing E’Dena.

Years later, when Myrna realized they were still intimate, she became so enraged that she threatened to sue E’Dena as “correspondent, as an adulterer, in my marriage”.’

[From National Enquirer]

So, is this just more pseudo-dirty laundry being leaked to the Enquirer by Myrna’s camp, or is there the whiff of truth? I truly don’t know. I want to think so highly of Morgan, but I sort of believe that some of this may be possible. Morgan has brought E’Dena as his “date” to many events throughout the years… but that could mean anything. The Frisky is asking aloud if the rumors of this scandal are enough to destroy Morgan’s career – what do you think?

Morgan Freeman and his wife, Myrna Colley-Lee, are shown at the after party for “The Country Girl” at Tavern On the Green in NY on 4/17/08. Credit: WENN

This is just… gross. I want to believe this isn’t true… but the National Enquirer has been getting some of these stories right lately. So, here goes. The National Enquirer is reporting that Morgan Freeman has been engaged in a decade-long affair with his step-granddaughter. The 27-year-old woman’s name is E’Dena Hines and she’s not related to him by blood. She is the granddaughter of Morgan’s first wife, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw, and Morgan and his second wife, Myrna, helped to raise E’Dena when she was little.

The Enquirer’s sources are saying that Morgan’s affair with E’Dena is what ended his marriage to Myrna. When Morgan first began putting the moves on her, E’Dena went to Myrna and told her what had happened – that E’Dena and Morgan had gone to dinner, got a little drunk, and that Morgan had tried to have sex with her. When Myrna confronted Morgan, he promised it would never happen again. And yet, shortly afterward, Morgan and E’Dena started their decade-long affair. E’Dena was even Morgan’s date for several public events – but she was always introduced as his granddaughter:

WORLD EXCLUSIVE BOMBSHELL: Oscar winner’s Morgan Freeman’s decade-long affair with his step – GRANDDAUGHTER, a family insider told The ENQUIRER.

Morgan Freeman has been having a nearly decade-long affair with his step-granddaughter – a scandalous charge that has emerged in the bitter divorce battle between the acclaimed actor and his wife Myrna, says a source.

The relationship between the 72-year-old actor with step-granddaughter E’Dena Hines, 27, began when she was a teen, the source told The ENQUIRER exclusively. The alleged affair not only contributed to his split from Myrna, his wife of 25 years, it also led to his breakup with his longtime mistress, former schoolteacher Mary Joyce Hays.

E’Dena is the granddaughter of Morgan’s first wife, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw, and was raised by Morgan and Myrna “since she was a little girl,” the source told The ENQUIRER.

“Myrna said E’dena told her that when she was a teenager, she and Morgan went to dinner at a friend’s house one evening. Both had been drinking, and when they returned home, Morgan attempted to have sex with her. They stopped just short of having intercourse,” the source, a close family insider, told The ENQUIRER.

“E’Dena explained to Myrna that she stopped Morgan from going any further.”

Myrna confronted Morgan, and he agreed to leave E’Dena alone – but unbeknownst to Myrna, the relationship continued for years, said the source.

E’Dena has also been Morgan’s escort to several public events, including last summer’s premiere of the blockbuster Bat-flick hit, The Dark Knight.

“Nobody thought anything of it, because she would be introduced as his ‘granddaughter.’ The family insider divulged.

“It’s not technically incest, because they are not related by blood…[but] Morgan is trying desperately to keep his divorce out of open court so all the shameful facts won’t become public.”

[From The National Enquirer]

It sounds like the National Enquirer’s sources are coming from Myrna’s camp, doesn’t it? The best situation – in my mind – would be if this was some sort of sick ploy by some clever divorce lawyer. But I’m really afraid there might be something to it. If E’Dena is 27 years old now, and they have engaged in an “affair” for ten years, that means she and Morgan were having sex since she was seventeen. Add to that the fact that Morgan and E’Dena are related by marriage and that he helped raise her since she was a kid, and I just don’t see any way that this young woman isn’t some sort of victim who is most likely really screwed up over this whole situation. I’m truly praying that the Enquirer has it wrong.

The most enjoyable part about June’s Vogue Magazine(the one with Cameron Diaz on the cover) is a wonderful little interview with Morgan Freeman. The intention of the piece is to preview Morgan’s work in general, but mostly about his role as Nelson Mandela in The Human Factor, currently being filmed in South Africa with Clint Eastwood as director. Early indications from the set indicated there were some issues – the insurance company demanded a full-time doctor to be on set in case either Morgan or Clint had health problems on the set.

Technically, this Vogue interview with Morgan was done before he left for South Africa, but the writer (John Powers) makes a note that Morgan called him from the South African set to tell him everything was going well. Freeman also talks about President Obama’s “Chicago strut” and the role that I would pay a kajillion dollars to see him play: the next Bond villain.

At 71, Morgan Freeman is Hollywood’s reigning icon of decency and preternatural calm. He’s the only actor in the world who, when he’s slumming, gets cast in the role of God. “With Him,” Freeman jokes, “you have to underplay.”

He’s about to embark on [a big challenge] – going to South Africa to produce and star in a big-budget Hollywood film about Nelson Mandela.

“If you are playing a living figure who’s revered by the world, you’ve got yourself a major, major undertaking. You’ve got to do this without embarrassing yourself, your audience, and especially Madiba [Mandela’s nickname]. Knowing that, you can be entirely too self-conscious. There are pitfalls, but I am going to be working with Clint.”

He’s referring, of course, to his good friend Clint Eastwood, who’s directing the film at Freeman’s request. “Morgan is just right for the role,” says Eastwood. “His stature in the acting world is like Mandela’s in his world.

(Eastwood’s confidence turns out to be well-founded. “Things are going fantastic here,” Freeman says, calling later from Johannesburg. “Everything has fallen into place. The thing that surprised me is how easy it’s been to adapt to being Mandela.”)

Freeman’s conversations ranges freely from his love of horses (he keeps five on his farm) to his admiration for our new president, which admits but a single qualification. “The thing I always want to tell Obama,” he says, “is ‘You can lose the Chicago strut – that little dip – and keep your hands out of your pockets.’”

Freeman knows that his own rise, like Obama’s was wildly improbable. He recalls being in L.A. half a century ago and not having a car. “There were times when I thought, This is where I’m going to be 20 or 30 years from now: walking the streets. The only thing I can say for myself is that I never sat down.”

[After] Mandela, what might this paragon take on next? “I’ve always wanted to be a James Bond villain,” Freeman says, eyes twinkling. “Bad guys have all the fun.”

[From Vogue Magazine, print edition, June]

Thinking about Morgan Freeman talking about Obama’s “Chicago strut” just kills me, I love it so much. You can tell that Morgan really feels strongly about Obama, but dagnabit, he’s still that boy’s elder, and Barack needs to take his hands out of his pockets. And stand up straight!

Regarding Morgan’s desire to play a Bond villain… will someone send this in to the Bond producers? Morgan Freeman must play a Bond villain. He would be wonderful. He sort of played a bad guy in last year’s Wanted, and after hearing him utter the words “shoot this motherf*cker”, I now want him to play a really nasty piece of work.

Barack Obama is shown on 5/20 and 5/21/09. Credit: WENN.com. Morgan Freeman is shown on 1/23/08. Credit: PRPhotos.com

Poor Morgan Freeman. First, he was in a serious car crash last year that injured him and his passenger. Now that passenger is suing him for negligence. Then, his wife of 24 years filed for divorce and stands to win a substantial alimony settlement. His new Broadway play, “The Country Girl,” is getting terrible reviews. And finally, sources say that Freeman’s long time mistress- the reason his marriage imploded – has also dumped him. Okay – maybe I don’t feel that sorry for him on that last one.

Morgan Freeman has been dumped by the mistress who broke up his marriage, The Enquirer has learned exclusively.

For four years, the 71-year-old star has been romantically involved with divorced former school-teacher Mary Joyce Hays, 60. Friends of the couple say they were headed for marriage after Morgan’s divorce was final, and Mary Joyce occasionally sported an engagement ring.

But they split up recently while Morgan was in New York performing on stage in “The Country Girl,” revealed a source close to the pair.

“Mary Joyce told me, ‘I broke up with Morgan. It’s definitely over.’”

Myrna Colley-Lee, Morgan’s wife of 24 years, filed for divorce last year after being separated from him since December of 2007.

But Mary Joyce insists that Morgan and Myrna had been living separate lives for a lot longer – at least 20 years, according to the close source.

“Mary Joyce told me, ‘I don’t think Myrna thought I was much of a threat. But she didn’t think it would turn into love.’”

The source said that Mary Joyce left Morgan because the actor no longer loved her, and she said: “He tried to push me away.”

[From The National Enquirer print version, March 23, 2009]

I really don’t understand why a man would choose to live in a sham of a marriage for 20 years while keeping a mistress on the side. I suppose he was worried about having to give up a chunk of his money, and that fear seems to be justified. But he probably has a lot more money to lose now than he did 20 years ago. Why not call it a day, get divorced and move on instead of going through the motions for 20 years? Life’s too short. Maybe his mistress dumping him and this lawsuit by another woman who is adamant that she isn’t his mistress are some sort of karmic retribution for the choice he made. But you know, for a 70 year old man, he sure is a player!