July 12th 2023.
Morgan Freeman, the Oscar-winning actor and the resident voice of the narration in our heads, is on the mend after contracting an infectious bug that made him cancel his current UK press tour for the Paramount+ series, Special Ops: Lioness.
The 86-year-old star was absent from the screening on Tuesday, July 11th, and according to the Toronto Sun, was told by his doctors to rest due to a "contagious infection." Thankfully, Morgan is now feeling better and will be able to promote his newest project.
Special Ops: Lioness stars Freeman alongside actors Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman, and will premiere on Paramount+ on July 23rd. It is an eight-episode series based on a true story about Saldana’s character, Joe, and her role as the CIA’s weapon against the war on terror.
Freeman is also known for his role in Zac Braff’s critically acclaimed drama A Good Person, where he played a grieving father who befriends the woman who accidentally murdered his daughter.
At the 95th annual Academy Awards, Morgan was seen with a freshly bald head instead of his famous 'fro. This is due to his character in Special Ops, Edwin Mullins, the US Secretary of State, which called for the change in appearance.
The news of his good health comes as a relief, as Freeman has dealt with medical issues in the past. In 2008, he suffered a near-deadly car crash and has since experienced permanent nerve damage. He can often be seen wearing a compression glove to help with the symptoms of fibromyalgia caused by the accident.
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