I did not offer employment or advancement in exchange for sex. Any suggestion that I did so is completely false,” Freeman said in a statement on Friday, a day after he initially apologised. CNN reported on Thursday that it spoke with 16 people as part of its investigation into the 80-year-old actor, some of whom also alleged inappropriate behavior by Freeman at his production company, Revelations Entertainment. CNN said eight people told the network they were victims of what some labeled harassment and others called inappropriate behavior by Freeman. Freeman said he is someone who feels a need to try to make women and men feel appreciated and at ease around him.

Source: Hindustan Times May 26, 2018 09:45 UTC