Actor Morgan Freeman and his wife of 24 years are divorcing, his lawyer confirmed today.
The Oscar-winning star and his second wife Myrna Colley-Lee parted in December, said Bill Luckett.
In a statement, Luckett says the former couple "are involved in a divorce action", adding, "for legal and practical purposes (Freeman and Colley-Lee) have been separated since December of 2007".
He refused to give any more details.
The 71-year-old actor is recovering in a Memphis hospital after a car crash in neighbouring Mississippi on Sunday left him with a broken arm, broken elbow and shoulder damage.
He was travelling with friend Demaris Meyer, 48.
Freeman married Myrna in June 1984. He also shares two children with his first wife Jeanette Adair Bradshaw, whom he was married to for 12 years from 1967.