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Actor Morgan Freeman Being Sued by Demaris Meyer, the Woman in the Car with Him in Car Accident

I am a big fan of Morgan Freeman and I was very disappointed to learn that he may have been stepping out on his wife with Demaris Meyer, her one-time friend. Well, it seems like Ms. Meyer is seeing dollar signs everywhere because she has sued the actor. Yup, my late grandmother always said if you lay down with dogs you will get up with fleas. Yeah, Morgan did just that.

As you recall, Demaris Meyer was the woman riding in the car with the actor in the wee hours of the morning when he crashed. She is telling the press that he had been drinking a lot that night. Naturally that begs the question of why did she get in the car with him knowing that he had been drinking and what could possibly have happened. Geez, why didn’t she offer to drive the actor? She’s suing Morgan for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, permanent disability for short-term memory loss and damages. Oh, and short-term memory loss. Yeah, the same short-term memory loss she had when she forgot Morgan Freeman was married.

She said that she isn’t his mistress, but what was she doing in the car with a married man in the wee hours of the morning, if something funny wasn’t about to jump off. Meyer told reporters at a news conference Wednesday that when she met him that night at dinner, she saw that “throughout the course of dinner and afterward drinks were consumed by Freeman.”

She said that she later met up with him at a friend’s home, where he “had at least one more drink.” She says it was only after being offered a place to stay — at his home, or rather, the guest house — that she got in the car with him. Haven’t we heard that tired story before? Please, the woman doesn’t deserve one penny. To echo the words of Kanye West — she ain’t nothing but a gold digger and a wannabe homewrecker!

Filed under: Demaris Meyer, Drunk Driving, Lawsuit, Morgan Freeman, Short-Term Memory Loss

Actor, Playwright Sam Shepherd, 65, Arrested for Driving Under the Influence, Speeding

Photo: US Navy, Sam Shepherd

In the words of the group Queen, another one bites the dust….. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and actor Sam Shepherd, 65, was arrested on Saturday in Normal for allegedly driving under the influence and speeding. Shepard was arrested on preliminary charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding 15-20 mph above the limit and improper lane usage. According to media reports, his blood-alcohol level was reportedly twice the 0.085 legal limit for driving.

Shepard posted bond and was released from the McLean County jail later Saturday. It was unclear what amount he posted and when his next court appearance will be. A jail registry report said Shepard had to post $300 to be released.

Shepard, an accomplished playwright who won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play “Buried Child,” also has acted in dozens of films, including “Black Hawk Down,” “The Notebook” and “The Right Stuff.” Shepard was born in Fort Sheridan in northern Illinois and lives with longtime partner and actress Jessica Lange. They have two children.

Should we wait with bated breath to see what else the cops found out about Shepherd, since Charles Barkley was rushing to get his groove on with someone other than his wife?

Filed under: Charles Barkley, Drunk Driving, Normal, Sam Shepherd, Speeding