Just days after being involved in a serious car accident with a lady friend, Morgan Freeman has confirmed that he and his wife are getting a divorce after 24 years of marriage.

Apparently the couple have been separated since December of last year, and the accident, or his female passenger, Demaris Meyer, were not the reason for the split.

Freeman and Meyer were headed to his home Sunday night when the actor’s car went off the road and rolled.  The two had to be removed from the vehicle by the jaws of life and were airlifted to a nearby hospital.

One of my favorite actors ever, Morgan Freeman, has been hurt in a serious car accident.

The accident occurred at approximately 11:30 PM last night in outside of Ruleville, Mississippi. Freeman had to be airlifted to a hospital in Memphis, TN.

TMZ is reporting that alcohol is not thought to be a factor, but some rumors are suggesting otherwise.

Freeman was accompanied by an unidentified female passenger.

Witnesses say that he was seen talking before being transported to the hospital. His condition has been labeled ’serious’.

Let’s hope that he’s going to be just fine - and that alcohol was not involved..

UPDATE:

Freeman may have fallen asleep moments before the accident, causing his vehicle to flip several times.  Sources say he has broken ribs and a knee injury.  His passenger, who had to be cut out of the car with the jaws of life, is said to be in “good condition”.