Eight women belonging to the film industry accused US actor Morgan Freeman of improper behavior on a report published on CNN on Thursday: "Anyone who knows me or who has worked with me knows that I am not someone who intentionally offends or makes me feel bad to others on purpose, "said the actor in a statement. "I apologize to anyone who has felt uncomfortable or believes that he has lacked in this respect," he added.
Among the cases cited by CNN is that of a young production assistant who began working in the summer of 2015 on the set of the comedy "Going in Style", a film starring Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin and according to which What he believed the work of his dreams led to months of harassment on the part of the actor.
In his testimony, he accuses the actor of unwanted touching and comments on his figure and on his dress every day. In one of those situations, Freeman tried to lift her skirt several times while asking if she was wearing underwear.
Arkin asked him to stop and Freeman was surprised, not knowing how to react, according to the woman's story.
What happened led the girl to leave the film industry.
"They were constant comments about my appearance," said the woman, who often came home in tears.
Another woman claims that Freeman sexually harassed her and her assistant on the set of the robbery tape "Now You See Me" by making numerous comments about her body.
"We knew that if I was going to be there we should not wear clothes that showed our breasts, our butts ... That is, we should not wear anything tight," he said.
Even three journalists from the world of entertainment claim to have been subjected to inappropriate comments by the interpreter during the so-called "junkets", days of media attention before the premiere of a tape.
In total, eight women denounced Freeman's treatment as sexual harassment or, at least, improper behavior, either when promoting his films, on the set and even in his production company, Revelations Entertainment.
At least four people who have worked in the production of Freeman tapes over the past decade indicated that this behavior occurred "repeatedly" in a way that made many women feel uncomfortable.
The eight testimonies say they never made their complaints public for fear of losing their jobs.
Freeman's spokesman did not respond to several CNN requests to rule on the matter.