Morgan Freeman is having a rough week. He is currently recovering from injuries after he flipped a pal’s Nissan in Mississippi, and now it has been revealed that the 71-year-old star is divorcing second wife Myrna Colley-Lee. The couple wed in 1984, and according to Freeman’s laywer, Bill Luckett, they parted ways in December.
Freeman underwent nearly five hours of surgery on Monday to repair damage to his left arm and hand and reconnect nerves that were injured in the car wreck. Following the surgery, a spokesman for the “Dark Knight” star said that he was in “good spirits” and was visiting with friends and family on Tuesday, as well as walking around and looking forward to his release from the hospital in a few days.
Freeman was injured in the crash on a rural Mississippi Delta highway while driving a car that belonged to Demaris Meyer, 48, a friend of Freeman and his wife. Meyer was not seriously injured in the crash. Police are still investigating, but heavy rain in the area where they were driving is believed to have possibly played a part in the accident.