Celebrity Justice
Morgan's "Friend" -- He Was Drinking Before Crash

Morgan's FreemanThe woman who was injured in a car crash with Morgan Freeman last year claims the actor was boozing all over town before he got behind the wheel.

According to a lawsuit filed today in Mississippi federal court, Demaris Meyer claims on the night of the crash, she first met up with Freeman at dinner -- where she noticed "throughout the course of dinner and afterward drinks were consumed by Freeman."

Meyer then says she left dinner and met up with Freeman and others at a friend's home. She claims Freeman "had at least one more drink" while there. She claims Freeman then invited her to stay at his home for the night -- guaranteeing her not only her own bedroom, but her "own house." She says she agreed.

Meyer claims at around 11:30 PM, while Freeman drove her to his home, Morgan lost control of the car and "ran off of the right side of the highway." Meyer says she suffered a broken left wrist and right scapula, a torn labrum in her right shoulder and numerous bruises and lacerations.

At a press conference today, Meyer said she and Freeman were "just friends" -- despite widespread rumors that she was his mistress.

Meyer is suing for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, permanent disability (short term memory loss) and additional damages.



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1. This was probably not on his bucket list.

Posted at 4:07PM on Feb 25th 2009 by XXXXXX

2. Some friend, you would have thought she could have been reasonable with him.
While it seems very out of character for Mr. Freeman, in Hollywood, people aren't who they might seem from the roles they play.

Posted at 4:08PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Jeff Dranetz

3. I thought it was Kofi Annan in the picture.

Posted at 4:08PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Antonio V

4. So she is suing after the fact that she knew he was drinking all night and SHE still made the decision to get in the car with him? I am against drunk driving but at the same time she's suing for her bad choices?

Posted at 4:10PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Becky

5. Why did she get in the vehicle with him if she knew he had been consuming alcohol?

Posted at 4:11PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Candy13

6. first hopefully, what a mooch!

Posted at 4:09PM on Feb 25th 2009 by boomer

7. So she chose to get in a car with someone she claims had been drinking all night, she didn't offer to drive, or stay with the people she was with, or call a cab to take them both whereever they were going to do whatever they were going to do. SHE CHOSE TO GET IN THAT CAR! She isn't intitled to anything in my opinion.

Posted at 5:05PM on Feb 25th 2009 by deirdre

8. Demaris Meyer apperently wasn't too concernd with the alcoholic beverages the he consumed "through out the course of dinner and afterwards" or she would have never stepped in the vehicle with Mr. Freeman. Seems to me her only concern is getting paid. I believe she should face charges for aiding in a DUI. Because she got in the car with him completely aware that the was intoxicated, how does she even have a case?

Posted at 4:10PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Tori

9. She knew he had been drinking, and got in the car with him behind the wheel. Daaaaaaaaaaah! Its not like she is 5 years old

Posted at 4:14PM on Feb 25th 2009 by ashtontheliberalsucks

10. she talks about how much acohol he consumed and yet he still go into the passanger seat? if it is true... and he was drunk... why is it that all these celebrities have a ton of money and yet no one thinks to hire a driver or call a taxi?

Posted at 4:15PM on Feb 25th 2009 by sarah

11. "people aren't who they might seem from the roles they play."

Posted at 4:08PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Jeff Dranetz

REALLY,.......THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE ACTING.

That is a trully STUPID statement

Posted at 4:15PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Chucky

12. This lady sounds like a typical star-effer scumbag. She's trying to hit the lottery and turn a miracle that nobody was killed into a big fat payday at Mr Freeman's expense. I'm sure if this lawsuit gets dismissed, the next one will be that he tried to rape her or offered her cocaine or whatever crap her ambulance chasing friends will try to make stick.

Posted at 4:15PM on Feb 25th 2009 by A Drunken Moose

13. How can she win this case when she willingly got into the car when she knew he had been drinking? I wonder if he took the alcohol test after the accident. Drinking and driving is irreponsible but willingly getting into a car with a drunk driver instead of driving yourself or the both of you is stupid too.

Posted at 4:46PM on Feb 25th 2009 by tSAN

14. Sounds to me that it's the dumb bitches fault...after seeing Freeman consuming all that alcohol, then actually letting him drive her car!...Also...If that's her statement..."Then she has no CASE"!!!!!!!!!!..DISMISSED, PERIOD

Posted at 6:33PM on Feb 25th 2009 by Bad Bill Bo Baggins

15. Thanks to celebrity justice, he was never given a sobriety test

Posted at 4:18PM on Feb 25th 2009 by sip

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