An unnamed source revealed details behind the actor Morgan Freeman's divorce from his wife of 25 years, claiming he maintained a 10 year affair with his 27-year-old step-granddaughter.
According to the National Inquirer, Freeman, 72, was party to an extramarital relationship with his step-granddaughter that began
when she was still a teenager. The alleged affair is the centerpiece of the spilt from his wife, Myrna, and also led to the break-up with his long-time mistress, Mary Joyce Hays.
The source claimed to be a "close family insider" and explained the details of the relationship between Freeman and his step-granddaughter, E'Dena Hines. The actor and his wife Myrna raised Hines, who is the granddaughter of his first wife, "since she was a little girl."
"Myrna said E'dena told her that when she was a teenager, she and Morgan went to dinner at a friend's house one evening. Both had been drinking, and when they returned home, Morgan attempted to have sex with her. They stopped just short of having intercourse," the source revealed. "E'Dena explained to Myrna that she stopped Morgan from going any further."
The actor agreed to leave the child alone after he was confronted by Myrna, but the source insists the two sustained the relationship for years. In recent years, Hines has been Morgan's date to several events and screenings including the premier of "The Dark Knight."
"Nobody thought anything of it, because she would be introduced as his 'granddaughter,'" The family insider said. "It's not technically incest, because they are not related by blood...[but] Morgan is trying desperately to keep his divorce out of open court so all the shameful facts won't become public."
