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 Morgan Freeman, below, the Oscar-winning actor, was airlifted to a hospital in Memphis after being injured in a car accident on Sunday near his home in Tallahatchie County in Mississippi, The Associated Press reported. Mr. Freeman, 71, was in serious condition, according to Kathy Stringer, a spokeswoman at Regional Medical Center in Memphis, about 90 miles north of the accident site. Sgt. Ben Williams, a spokesman for the Mississippi Highway Patrol, said Mr. Freeman was driving a 1997 Nissan Maxima belonging to Demaris Meyer of Memphis when the car left a rural highway and flipped several times shortly before midnight on Sunday. “There’s no indication that either alcohol or drugs were involved,” Sergeant Williams said.
Related StoriesAmitabh-Bachchans-Baritone-Scores-over-Morgan-Freemans  aving been pitted against Hollywood star Morgan Freeman, Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan has emerged victorious. Bachchan baritone’s magic has again cast a spell on foreign shores as his narration of Oscar-winning movie Penguins, A Love Story has scored over Freeman’s. Bachchan has lent his voice for the 2006 Oscar-winning film Penguins, A Love Story (internationally known as March of the Penguins) for narration in Hindi and English. But the interesting thing is that when the prod more Streisand,-Freeman,-the-Who-among-Kennedy-honorees  Singer-actress Barbra Streisand, who performs for Barack Obama at a Hollywood fundraiser next week, will herself be feted in the U.S. capital later this year for her contributions to American culture and the arts. Streisand joins actor Morgan Freeman, dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp, country music singer George Jones and British rockers Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of the Who as the 2008 recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, organizers said on Tuesday. Honorees for the 31st an more Vishnu-and-Nagarjuna-to-play-together  Nagarjuna played devotees' roles in 'Annamayya and Sri Ramadasu'. For the first time, he is playing the role of a 'God' in a film to be directed by P Vasu of 'Chandramukhi'-fame and produced by Dr Mohanbabu on the banner of Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures. Another speciality of the film is that Vishnu is also playing the hero in the same movie, which is being a freemake of a Hollywood blockbuster 'Bruce Almighty'. Nagarjuna is playing Morgan Freeman role in the original. Isha Parvani is in the female lead. Pre more Black-President----From-Hollywood-to-White-House  An African-American President of the US, a concept which was till now confined to the reel life in Hollywood turned real today with the election of Barack Obama, the first Black who will occupy the White House. The concept of a black president started in Hollywood long back in 20th century with movies depicting an African-American as occupant of White House. In 'The Man' released in 1972, when the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse and the Vice President declines the office due more India-is-best-for-investments:-Morgan-Stanley   Stephen Ross, Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia said that, ‘Though the China looks better option for investment purpose, I opine that India is far better than China. Because, the economical and industrial growth in China is supported by its Government, where as Indian economy and the industrial devel more Was-YSR-chopper-blown-up-  MLC Jupudi Prabhakar has literally set off a bomb with a sensational statement. Prabhakar said that he is not sure if YSR was killed in a chopper crash or if he was killed after the chopper was blown up near the Nallamala hills. Prabhakar said that the way the bodies of SR an others were blown up beyond recognition gives one the impression that it was not due to a chopper crash but due to a bomb blast. Prabhakar said that he has written a letter to the CBI which is probing the crash. He has listed o more Unconfirmed-reports-say-no-survivors There is bad news form the Nallamala forest. According to unconfirmed reports, the commandos are reported to have transmitted news that there are no survivors in the crash. The commandos are reported to have found five dead bodies at the crash site. The congress core committee is meeting in New Delhi to take stock of the latest situation. The home minister sources indicate that there may be no survivors. A pall of gloom has descended over the Secretariat and Gandhi Bhavan. &n more Last-photo-of-YS-Rajashekar-Reddy  It is official now. Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajashekar Reddy is dead. The dead bodies of the CM and the other four members on the ill fated chopper are now being retrieved by army personnel. This is the last photograph of chief minister YS Rajashekar Reddy taken minutes before he boarded the ill fated helicopter that crash-landed within an hour of taking off from the Begumpet airport in Hyderabad on Wednesday morning. Sakshi TV made an announcement that five dead bodies have been found at the crash site. & more Twin-brothers-killed-in-Hollywood-Hills-crash  Identical twin brothers died in a car crash early Monday in the close-knit Hollywood Hills neighborhood where they grew up. Los Angeles Police said Jesse Brackett, 23, was driving north in the 2600 block of Beachwood Drive about 2:30 a.m. when he lost control of his 1996 Acura Integra, crossed into the southbound lanes and struck a U-Haul truck parked at the curb. The impact forced the truck into a 1990 Cadillac Seville parked behind it. Brackett was killed instantly, police said. more Oscar-Award-Winners  Film ‘The Hurt locker’ makes a clean swipe by winning Six Awards at 82nd Acadamy Awards. It won Awards for Best film, Direction (Kathryn Bigelow), Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Screen Play. The Oscar Winners are: Best Picture: “The Hurt Locker” Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker). Best Actress: Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) Best Actor: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) Best Foreign Language Film: “The Secret in their eyes” (Argentinean film) Best Film Editing: Film ‘The Hurt Locker’ Best Documentary Feature: Film “The Cove” Best Visual more |
