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VETERAN ACTOR MORGAN Freeman has had a lucky escape after the plane he was travelling in was forced to carry out an emergency landing.
During take-off the plane he was travelling in blew out one of its tyres, forcing it to carry out the landing in Tunica, Mississippi.
The BBC is reporting that the plane, a SJ30 Jet, had been travelling from Clarksdale, Mississippi.
The only two people on board were Freeman and his pilot.
His intended destination had been Texas where he was going to shoot part of The Story of God, a documentary series that looks at the origin of religion and is broadcast on the National Geographic channel.
In a statement distributed by his publicist, Freeman said:
Sometimes things don’t go as planned and a tyre blew on take-off which caused other problems. But thanks to my excellent pilot Jimmy Hobson we landed safely without a scratch.
“I cannot say the same about my plane. I appreciate the concern and prayers for our safety,” he went on.
Back in 2008 Freeman was involved in a car crash – which also happened in Mississippi – that resulted in him breaking a number of bones and suffering nerve damage.
During the course of a fifty-year acting career he has been nominated for several Oscars, taking home the Best Supporting Actor award in 2005 for his role in Million Dollar Baby.
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Thought google was around longer than 1998
@Billy Nomates: That’s the only one I got right!
@Billy Nomates: it was yahoo who was the number one search engine, back then in the dail up internet days
5 out of 10…considering my age i thought i would have remembered more…happy new year to all.
Most of the kids on here are too young to remember 1998.
I remember working on work projects in 1998. I mustn’t have turned on the radio once that year.
10/10 proving that your favourite tweeting ex MP/TD/Republican Terrorist is stuck in a time warp.
@Baron Adams TD: happy New Year, Jorry.
Who to F**k were Aqua.
I haven’t a clue who Aqua were.
Happy New Year, all.
@ktsiwot: how could you forget ” I’m a Barbie girl in a Barbie world “!
@Darcy: Damn, I mixed them up with Roxette!!!
You would know if you were young in 1998. seems every day in the car was hearing one of their hits at the time. Cartoons Witch Doctor followed, just to keep with the 20 years old stuff.
I can’t recollect even 2018. Now you are talking things that were happened about a decade back!
@Dr. Udaya Khandavilli: 2 decades
@David Clements: Haha
5 out of 10 – surprised there was no question on Le Tour de Dopage which started in Dublin that year and triggered the Festina Affair
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