Candidate apologises to Morgan Freeman over campaign ad

A North Carolina congressional candidate apologised to Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman after falsely claiming the actor had done a voice-over for a campaign ad.

Candidate apologises to Morgan Freeman over campaign ad
Tue, 02 Nov, 2010 - 07:23

A North Carolina congressional candidate apologised to Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman after falsely claiming the actor had done a voice-over for a campaign ad.

Republican B.J. Lawson’s campaign blamed a political consulting firm for duping it into believing Freeman did the ad.

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