Morgan Freeman's lawyer demands CNN retract sexual harssment story

The Hollywood Reporter

A 10-page letter sent from Freeman's attorney to CNN president Jeff Zucker called last Thursday's article accusing Freeman of multiple instances of sexual harassment a "product of malicious intent, falsehoods, slight-of-hand, an absence of editorial control, and  journalistic malpractice." Attorney Robert M. Schwartz pointed to two of the women named in the story who have denied allegations against Freeman. Schwartz also said CNN entertainment reporter and Freeman accuser Chloe Melas "baited and prodded supposed 'witnesses' to say bad things about Mr. Freeman and tried to get them to confirm her bias against him." He adds: "At a minimum, CNN immediately needs to issue a retraction and apologize to Mr. Freeman through the same channels, and with the same level of attention, that it used to unjustly attack him on May 24." CNN fired back at Freeman's attorney, saying: "The unfounded accusations made by Mr. Freeman’s lawyer are disappointing and are difficult to reconcile with Mr. Freeman’s own public statements in the aftermath of the story. The unfounded accusations made by Mr. Freeman’s lawyer are disappointing and are difficult to reconcile with Mr. Freeman’s own public statements in the aftermath of the story."