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Morgan Freeman talks to OnTheRedCarpet.com at the premiere of Dolphin Tale in September 2011. - Provided courtesy of OTRC
12/16/2012

A statement incorrectly attributed to actor Morgan Freeman about the Connecticut school shooting is making rounds on the internet and on Facebook. The statement was not made by the actor, according to his spokesperson.

Several sites, including Examiner, published the statement and attributed it to Freeman following the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The statement criticizes the media on how it reports on mass shootings and encourages people to donate to mental health research.

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07/14/2012
Tom Hardy appears in a still from the 2012 movie The Dark Knight Rises. - Provided courtesy of none / Warner Bros. Pictures Check out the 2nd trailer for 'The Dark Knight Rises,' Christopher Nolan's third Batman movie.
07/14/2012
Anne Hathaway appears in a still from the 2012 movie The Dark Knight Rises. - Provided courtesy of none / Warner Bros. Pictures Check out the 3rd trailer for 'The Dark Knight Rises,' Christopher Nolan's third Batman movie.
07/19/2012
Morgan Freeman talks to OnTheRedCarpet.com at the premiere of Dolphin Tale in September 2011. - Provided courtesy of OTRC

Morgan Freeman has donated $1 million to Priorities USA Action, a Democratic "Super PAC," to help support President Barack Obama's re-election campaign weeks after spurring online debates over remarks made about the U.S. leader's heritage and the Republican party.

The 75-year-old Oscar-winning actor said in a statement that the U.S. leader was doing "a remarkable job in historically difficult circumstances."

07/17/2012
Christopher Nolan talks to OnTheRedCarpet.com about The Dark Knight Rises in a junket interview on July 9, 2012. - Provided courtesy of OTRC Christopher Nolan talks to OnTheRedCarpet.com about 'The Dark Knight Rises,' which hits theaters on July 20.
07/17/2012
Anne Hathaway talks to reporters at the New York premiere of  The Dark Knight Rises on July 16, 2012. - Provided courtesy of AP Anne Hathaway talks to reporters at the New York premiere of 'The Dark Knight Rises' on July 16, 2012.
07/17/2012
Anne Hathaway talks to OnTheRedCarpet.com about The Dark Knight Rises in a junket interview on July 9, 2012. - Provided courtesy of OTRC Anne Hathaway talks to OnTheRedCarpet.com about 'The Dark Knight Rises,' which hits theaters on July 20.
07/17/2012
Christian Bale talks to OnTheRedCarpet.com about The Dark Knight Rises in a junket interview on July 9, 2012. - Provided courtesy of OTRC Christian Bale talks to OnTheRedCarpet.com about 'The Dark Knight Rises,' which hits theaters on July 20.
07/17/2012
Marion Cotillard talks to reporters at the New York premiere of  The Dark Knight Rises on July 16, 2012. - Provided courtesy of AP Marion Cotillard talks to reporters at the New York premiere of 'The Dark Knight Rises' on July 16, 2012.
07/17/2012
Christian Bale talks to reporters at the New York premiere of  The Dark Knight Rises on July 16, 2012. - Provided courtesy of AP Christian Bale talks to reporters at the New York premiere of 'The Dark Knight Rises' on July 16, 2012.
07/17/2012
Tom Hardy talks to reporters at the New York premiere of  The Dark Knight Rises on July 16, 2012. - Provided courtesy of AP Tom Hardy talks to reporters at the New York premiere of 'The Dark Knight Rises' on July 16, 2012.
07/17/2012
Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman talk to OnTheRedCarpet.com about The Dark Knight Rises in a junket interview on July 9, 2012. - Provided courtesy of OTRC Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman talk to OnTheRedCarpet.com about 'The Dark Knight Rises,' which hits theaters on July 20.
07/17/2012
Gary Oldmand and Joseph Gordon Levitt talk to OnTheRedCarpet.com about The Dark Knight Rises in a junket interview on July 9, 2012. - Provided courtesy of OTRC Joseph Gordon Levitt and Gary Oldman talk to OnTheRedCarpet.com about 'The Dark Knight Rises.'
07/20/2011
A scene from the teaser trailer for the 2012 movie The Dark Knight Rises. - Provided courtesy of none / Warner Bros. Pictures Check out the teaser trailer for 'The Dark Knight Rises,' Christopher Nolan's third Batman movie.
11/09/2011
Morgan Freeman appears in a scene from Million Dollar Baby. - Provided courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment

Morgan Freeman will be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the 69th annual Golden Globes next year for his work in cinema, according to a statement by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which runs this awards show, obtained by OnTheRedCarpet.com.

The actor, who has won an Academy Awards for "Million Dollar Baby" in 2005 and earned a Kennedy Center Honor 2008, was announced as the recipient by Amy Adams and director Pedro Almodóvar at a press conference on Wednesday, November 9.

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