MAKING WAVES

MORGAN FREEMAN

The actor’s lawyer is demanding CNN retract a story in which eight women accused Freeman of sexual misconduct. In a 10-page letter to CNN president Jeff Zucker obtained by USA TODAY, attorney Robert Schwartz calls their story “the product of malicious intent, falsehoods, slight-of-hand (sic), an absence of editorial control, and journalistic malpractice.” CNN responded Tuesday afternoon in a statement to USA TODAY: “The unfounded accusations made by Mr. Freeman’s lawyer are disappointing and are difficult to reconcile with Mr. Freeman’s own public statements in the aftermath of the story. CNN stands by its reporting and will respond forcefully to any attempt by Mr. Freeman or his representatives to intimidate us from covering this important public issue.”