— Visa, the credit card company that has used Morgan Freeman’s voice in commercials for several years, announced on Friday that it would stop broadcasting those advertisements after a report that Mr. Freeman had sexually harassed several women
— The Visa statement followed a similar decision by the Vancouver, Canada, transit system to backtrack on a plan to use Mr. Freeman’s voice for some announcements over its loudspeakers
— In the report, published by CNN, several women — including production assistants, office workers and journalists — said that Mr. Freeman had engaged in inappropriate behavior, ranging from unwanted touching to suggestive comments that made them feel uncomfortable
— Mr. Freeman’s statement appeared to address claims from former staff members of Revelations Entertainment, the production company that he co-founded, that he created a “toxic” work environment
— Mr. Freeman has two other movies in advanced stages of production: “Angel Has Fallen,” a sequel to the 2013 thriller “Olympus Has Fallen,” in which he reprises his role as the politician Allan Trumbull; and “The Poison Rose,” in which he plays a Texas crime boss
