Aug 5, 2008, 0:40 GMT
Los Angeles - Actor Morgan Freeman was in good spirits Monday after breaking his arm and shoulder in a car accident in northern Mississippi, and is confident of making a full recovery, his spokeswoman said.
(FILE) A file picture dated 23 January 2008 shows US actor Morgan Freeman arriving at the UK premiere of Rob Reiner's film, 'The Bucket List' in London, Britain. Freeman has been injured in car accident in Mississippi late 03 August 2008. EPA/DANIEL DEME
'He has a broken arm, broken elbow and minor shoulder damage, but he is in good spirits,' spokeswoman Donna Lee told People magazine. 'He is going to have surgery this afternoon or tomorrow to correct the damage. He says he'll be okay and is looking forward to a full recovery.'
The statement resolved uncertainty over the condition of the 71- year-old actor, after a hospital representative initially said he was in serious condition following the Sunday night crash near the ranch, where Freeman lives with his wife.
'All I can say is one word: His condition is 'serious,'' Kathy Stringer, a spokeswoman for the Regional Medical Centre in Memphis, Tennessee, had told People.
The actor, 71, who is currently appearing in the hit movie The Dark Knight, was helicoptered from the scene of the crash to the hospital after the car he was driving rolled over several times and landed in a ditch.
Freeman was driving a Nissan that belonged to a woman named Demaris Meyer, who was also injured in the crash. No other vehicles were involved in the incident.
Police ruled out that alcohol or drugs played a role and were investigating whether Freeman fell asleep at the wheel.
Freeman won the Academy Award in 2004 for his supporting role in Million Dollar Baby, and earned a Golden Globe Award for best actor for the 1990 film Driving Miss Daisy.
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