Eagle-eyed fans watching the Oscars last night noticed that the legendary actor Morgan Freeman wore a single black glove on his left hand - and it's for a heartbreaking reason.

Stars flocked to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles last night as the awards season came to a climax with the 95th Academy Awards ceremony.

It was a big year for first-time nominees, including Austin Butler for his portrayal of Elvis Presley, Jamie Lee Curtis for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, and Brendan Fraser for his performance in The Whale.

This year was somewhat different, as the celebrities walked down the champagne-colored carpet as it was changed from the famous red color for the first time since 1961.

Workers roll out the champagne carpet. Credit: UPI / AlamyDuring last night's ceremony, famous faces took to the stage to either accept or present an award, and everyone's favorite Morgan Freeman joined Margot Robbie to introduce a reel celebrating Warner Bros' 100th birthday.

Taking to the stage with the Australian-born actress, fans noticed that the iconic actor was wearing a single black glove on his left hand - and it has a very specific reason.

Freeman, 85, was in a serious car accident in 2008 that resulted in his left hand being paralyzed, as per the Independent.

His vehicle flipped multiple times on a Mississippi highway and the actor had to be cut out of the car by the emergency services before being airlifted to the hospital.

Speaking to the Guardian at the time, Clay McFerrin, a local newspaper editor, said: "They had to use the jaws of life [hydraulic cutters] to extract him from the vehicle. He was lucid and conscious. He was talking, joking with some of the rescue workers at one point."

Speaking to PEOPLE in 2010, as cited by WHO, Freeman detailed that the crash left him unable to move his hand due to nerve damage that he didn't recover from. As a result of this, he now wears a compression glove to keep the blood flowing in his hand.

Freeman during the World Cup opening ceremony with a compression glove on his left hand. Credit: Sipa US / AlamyThe glove ensures that his hand doesn't swell up due to its inactivity, and the actor has opened up in the past about the pain that he still endures down his left arm.

Questions about the glove were also raised when Freeman opened the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as he took to the pitch during the opening ceremony.

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Morgan Freeman presented the In Memoriam segment at the Oscars this year - but amid his emotional tribute to late friend Gene Hackman, viewers spotted a unique attire choice.

Freeman took to the stage wearing a single black glove on his left hand. Credit: Myung J. Chun / Getty

The legendary actor took to the stage wearing a single black glove as he paid tribute to "good friend" and two-time Oscar winner Hackman.

The legendary Hollywood star, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, were found dead on February 26, 2025, inside their $3.3 million estate - an 8,000-square-foot home situated on six acres in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images.

The couple’s German Shepherd was also found dead at the scene. Two of the couple's other dogs were found alive and "healthy", police said, per the New York Post.

Hackman, whose career spanned four decades, was a defining figure of the New Hollywood era.

He first gained recognition with an Oscar-nominated performance in Bonnie and Clyde (1968) before winning Best Actor in 1972 for The French Connection.

His portrayal of Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle remains one of cinema’s most iconic performances. He later won a second Academy Award, earning Best Supporting Actor for Unforgiven (1993), directed by and co-starring Clint Eastwood.

Gene Hackman. Credit: Jeff Kravitz / Getty

Morgan Freeman, who co-starred with Hackman in Unforgiven and Under Suspicion, called working with him “one of the personal highlights of my career.”

On the stage of the Dolby Theatre, Freeman paid further tribute to his colleague and friend.

Freeman began by stating that he has "lost a dear friend" and described him as a "generous performer" whose "gifts elevated everyone's work".

The legendary actor noted that Hackman will be remembered for his work and "so much more," before he concluded: "Rest in peace my friend."

Watch Freeman's emotional tribute below:

People were quick to react on social media, and it would seem as if there wasn't a dry eye around.

One person said: "Morgan Freeman has us crying all over again. Rest in peace, Gene."

A second added: "Morgan Freeman honoring Gene Hackman at the Oscars had me in tears."

A third person said: "Morgan Freeman dedicating a tribute to Gene Hackman is everything."

Morgan Freeman paying tribute to Gene Hackman. Credit: Myung J. Chun / Getty

But amongst the sadness of the passing of Hackman and others mentioned in the emotional segment, fans couldn't quite figure out why Freeman was wearing a single black glove.

Social media erupted with the question, with one person writing on X: "Why was Morgan Freeman wearing a black glove?"

Though some assumed it was a fashion choice, Freeman’s glove actually has a tragic backstory.

In 2008, the actor was involved in a severe car accident in Mississippi when his vehicle swerved off the road and flipped over.

Emergency responders had to extract him from the wreckage using hydraulic cutters.

Speaking to the Guardian at the time, Clay McFerrin, a local newspaper editor, said: "They had to use the jaws of life [hydraulic cutters] to extract him from the vehicle. He was lucid and conscious. He was talking, joking with some of the rescue workers at one point."

Freeman is often seen wearing a single glove in public. Credit: Araya Doheny / Getty

Speaking to PEOPLE in 2010, as cited by WHO, Freeman detailed that the crash left him unable to move his hand due to nerve damage that he didn't recover from. As a result of this, he now wears a compression glove to keep the blood flowing in his hand.

The glove ensures that his hand doesn't swell up due to its inactivity, and the actor has opened up in the past about the pain that he still endures down his left arm.

Speaking about the injury, Freeman once explained: "I suffered nerve damage and it hasn't gotten better. I can't move it. If you don't move your hand, it will swell up. Do you know you move your hand about a million times a day?"

He has also spoken about experiencing fibromyalgia pain in his arm, telling Esquire in a past interview: "It's the fibromyalgia. Up and down the arm. That's where it gets so bad. Excruciating."

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After the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have gained momentum over the last year, more and more people are finding the courage to come forward and name those working in Hollywood that commit acts of sexual misconduct. Now, it appears that the latest Hollywood actor to join this ever-growing list is Morgan Freeman.

Freeman is one of those actors in Hollywood that everyone knows. In his 54-year-long career, he's had numerous memorable roles in classic movies, with four Oscar nominations and one win to his name. Even his voice has become iconic, after his voiceover narration for the Academy Award-winning documentaries 'The Long Way Home' and 'March of the Penguins'.

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It has now been revealed that Freeman has been accused of inappropriate behavior and harassment by multiple women, after CNN released a report, detailing the testimonies they uncovered during their investigation. One unidentified woman told them that she was harassed by him in 2015, while she was working as a production assistant for the comedy 'Going in Style', in which Freeman starred.

She said he often touched her inappropriately, made comments about her body and clothing regularly. Freeman allegedly "kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear," she said, adding that his co-star Alan Arkin "made a comment telling him to stop. Morgan got freaked out and didn’t know what to say".

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In total, 16 people spoke to CNN about Freeman, and eight of them said they were victims of what some called harassment and others called inappropriate behavior. The other eight said they witnessed misconduct, and all described a "pattern of inappropriate behavior by Freeman on set", as well as on promotional tours, and labeled his production company Revelations Entertainment as having a "toxic" work environment.

Another woman explained that he sexually harassed her multiple times on the set of the 2012 movie 'Now You See Me'. "He did comment on our bodies," she told CNN. "We knew that if he was coming by - not to wear any top that would show our breasts, not to wear anything that would show our bottoms, meaning not wearing clothes that [were] fitted." Many of these women said that they didn't report the misconduct because they feared for their jobs.

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One manager at his company said that Freeman would sometimes "come over to my desk to say hi and he'd just stand there and stare at me, he would stare at my breasts". She continued:

"If I ever passed him he would stare at me in an awkward way, would look me up and down sometimes stopping and just staring.

"One time he stopped, looked me up and down as I walked into a room of people, and everyone burst out laughing. And I literally froze feeling very uncomfortable and one of the people in the office said, 'Don't worry, that's just Morgan.'"

The actor wasn't in the office on a daily basis, but when he did show up he apparently behaved like a "creepy uncle", according to one male former employee. "One time I witnessed Morgan walk up to an intern and start massaging her," he said. "The intern got visibly red and wiggled out of his grasp, it was awkward."

In light of these comments, CNN has reached out to Freeman's representative, but they have so far declined to comment.

When this week disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was officially charged with the rape and several counts of sexual assault, many said that it seemed like the #MeToo movement had taken a massive step forwards. Finally, predators were being held accountable for their actions, amid a backdrop of women and men uniting for real change.

But sometimes, it still feels like with every new day comes another of our favourite celebrities being accused of sexual impropriety of some kind or another. Understandably then, many fans were disappointed when news broke on Thursday that The Shawshank Redemption actor Morgan Freeman had been accused of sexual harassment by eight women.

The accusations, initially published by CNN, included testimony from a young production assistant who said that Freeman subjected her to months of unwanted touching and comments about her appearance. She also said the actor: "kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear."

After the revelations, Freeman was quick to a statement apologising any wrongdoing that may have occurred, intentionally or otherwise, saying: "Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. I apologise to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected - that was never my intent."

However, now tapes have surfaced appearing to show a number of journalists also receiving uncomfortable comments from the star. In one, Freeman is seen hitting on reporter Ashley Crossan, who was interviewing him, initially asking if she is married. When she confirms that she is not he responds by saying: "Fool around with older guys? I’m just asking".

In another Freeman is heard saying to Entertainment Tonight correspondent Janet Mock: "I don’t know how you all manage to do that all the time … You got a dress halfway between your knee and your hips, and you sit down right across from me and cross your legs." Mock later said that she was offended by the comments.

After his initial note apologising for his behaviour, Freeman released a further statement saying that: "I am devastated that 80 years of my life is at risk of being undermined, in the blink of an eye, by Thursday's media reports.

"All victims of assault and harassment deserve to be heard. And we need to listen to them. But it is not right to equate horrific incidents of sexual assault with misplaced compliments or humour."

He also added: "As a part of that, I would often try to joke with and compliment women, in what I thought was a light-hearted and humorous way," going on to state that: "But I also want to be clear: I did not create unsafe work environments. I did not assault women. I did not offer employment or advancement in exchange for sex. Any suggestion that I did so is completely false."

Whether you view these as cheeky throwaway comments or a pattern of inappropriate behaviour is, I guess, down to you. But with more icons than ever being called out on their behaviour towards other, Freeman's story is proof that it's better to be safe than sorry.