Morgan Freeman has been wearing gloves on the red carpet more and more in recent years, but it's not a fashion trend. Many fans have spotted them and wondered why he wears them on his left hand.
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00:00 Morgan Freeman has been wearing gloves on the red carpet more and more in recent years,
00:05 but it's not a fashion trend.
00:10 At the 2023 Oscars and at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Qatar in November 2022,
00:15 the actor wore them for health reasons.
00:18 In August 2008 Morgan Freeman was seriously injured in a car accident in Mississippi.
00:22 The actor broke his left arm and elbow and also injured his shoulder when his car rolled
00:25 over several times.
00:29 Although Morgan underwent a four-hour operation to repair nerve damage, his left hand remains
00:33 immobile.
00:36 The injury meant the Hollywood star had to learn to do everyday things with his right
00:39 hand.
00:42 The actor also suffers from fibromyalgia, a disorder characterized by pain in various
00:45 areas of the body.
00:49 Morgan Freeman can no longer move his left hand and suffers from chronic pain now.
00:54 To combat his discomfort, Morgan wears a compression glove during most of his red carpet appearances
00:58 to promote circulation and relieve the pain in his hand.
01:01 "I'm not a fan of the fact that I'm wearing gloves," he said. "I'm not a fan of the fact that I'm wearing gloves."
01:08 the world cup.
01:09 "I'm not a fan of the fact that I'm wearing gloves."
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