Morgan Freeman Finds Love. WITH HIS GRANDDAUGHTER.

What the world needs now is love, gross love.

I don't suppose any laws are being broken here, but Morgan Freeman - that sprightly 70something - is apparently getting hitched with E'Dena Hines, who is a) 27 and b) his step-granddaughter.

Freeman is finalizing his divorce from Myrna Colley-Lee, his wife of 25 years.  Once the paperwork is finished up, though, he'll be tying the knot with Hines, the granddaughter of Freeman's first wife.  Freeman and Colley-Lee have raised Hines "since she was a child".

I can only imagine the many romantic years those two have left together.  There'll be changing of diapers, walks around the park - it'll be magic.

 The story originally broke last month in the National Enquirer, which may explain why no one has given it much credence.  Since then, however, mainstream news has picked up the story.  According to the Enquirer,

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.

Of course, this is what dating a teenager will do.  It's hard to keep the spark alive in a marriage and an affair on the side when you're getting fresh 'n' frisky with the prom set.

UPDATE: MamaPop commentor Shelly reported that Freeman's publicist denies the whole thing.  Many thanks to Shelly for posting the link in the comments and, you know, doing my work for me.

Comments

[laurie]

That is truly nauseating.

The bar just goes lower and lower every day. If the world were one big game of limbo, everyone would be falling on their ass on the sand right about now.

[schmutzie]

Ew.

[birdgal]

Ew, ew, ew EW! Yeah, that's all I can muster up.

[kelly]

Yup. Ew.

[Karina in T.O]

My mouth is just hanging open here in my cube....I,I,I'm at a loss for f'ing words. HE DID WHAAAAAT?

[Rhonda]

His career will be over just like Woody Allen’s. *Eye roll*

[Trish]

Physically sick...I am physically sick to my stomach. WTF??!! Does he have children with any of the other women he's been married to or involved with ie his mistress? Is he the one that was in some kind of car accident not too long along with some woman (other than his wife) in the car? Again...sick to my stomach.

[Rebecca]

I am thoroughly disgusted by this. Yep, I've met my disgusted limit for the day. When she was a teen? Why didn't someone intervene? UGGGHHH! Just, gross!

[Brandi]

Yuck! So he had a wife, a mistress, and a teenage sidepiece who was his granddaughter!?! How much Viagra is Morgan Freeman taking!

[Sweetney]

"Freeman and Colley-Lee have raised Hines 'since she was a child'" -- Dude, HE WAS LIKE HER DAD. That's... horrifying.

[I HATE GOSSIPS]

Will surely make a follow up post on this...

[Alyssa]

"Ohhhhh... ohohohohohoh. OH. My God. Ohmygod."

in case you were wondering, that was the audio of me reading this story.

Morgan Freeman?! Why didn't anyone ever TELL me about him! He's not a nice old man! He's a skanky old cheating perv! These are things you should KNOW about actors before you spend years thinking they are nice old men. Bleh.

[michele]

oh holy hell what is going over in that neck of the woods?

[Suzy Q]

Ick. What is WRONG with these old fucks who get together with their kids and grandkids (gah)...and act like it's okay? Also, what the hell is wrong with these young girls? Do they never meet any guys their own age?

[athesistseatfish]

I hate this. I have loved watching Morgan Freeman act since Shawshank Redemption. I do not care generally about whther or not the actors that I like have affairs or not. They are just people, not moral leaders or anything. However, I cannot stand people who raise a child like thier own and then twist that affection into something sexual. Utterly and completely repulsive. Now I will not be able to watch him act without wishing he'd drop dead. Suck.

[Irma]

As an aside, last week a few of my friends were discussing Our Favourite Voices, the narrators that we swoon to. (I never said we were particularly cool.)

I said that, by far, Morgan Freeman's voice was my top choice. Doesn't matter what the topic is, if he's talking about, I'm listening.

Guess I never imagined a world where he could be talking about nailing his grand daughter.

I need to go lie down now.

[Palinode]

Pretty much the first thing I thought when I heard this story was: How would Morgan Freeman narrate this? "Sure, it's fun being a filthy rich Hollywood actor, but sometimes you feel like there's something missing from your life. Like banging the girl you raised with your wife".

[Erin]

This is the kind of news that really threatens to set all my misanthropic tendencies free. Sigh.

[ljpock]

Dang, that's about 1000 on the ick factor scale!

Dating young women, ok, I can let that slide. Your one time step-grand-daughter...nope.

Can someone send me a brain cleanser now to get this horrific thing out of my mind.

[Sils]

OMFG Woody Allen all over again.

I think I need to go bathe. In bleach.

[BaltimoreGal]

The story is EW! but your reply to Irma is hilarious. Because I had the same kind of thoughts.

[lori]

i... i ... i... uh... ick? ickickickickick....
you just ruined Morgan Freeman for me. (well, I suppose technically HE ruined Morgan Freeman for me, but you are the messenger today...)

gaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[ravenlynne]

Just when I think I can no longer be shocked and nauseated...

[BHJ]

She's 27. I think it's rad. Get you some, Morgan.

[Palinode]

Hey, if you think it's rad now, just think back ten years to when she was 17. I don't know the math of radness, but scientists do.