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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Morgan Freeman is listed in serious condition after his car went off the road and flipped over in Mississippi on Sunday night, according to MSBNC.

Police said Freeman was driving eastbound on Highway 32 near the town of Ruleville, Mississippi around 11:30 p.m. when his car went off the road and flipped over several times. Freeman, 71, and his female passenger had to be extracted from the vehicle and the actor was airlifted to Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman is getting a divorce from his wife of 24 years, according to Access Hollywood.

Bill Luckett, Freeman's attorney and business partner tells the show that Freeman and his estranged wife Myrna Colley-Lee, “are involved in a divorce action...And for legal and practical purposes, [Freeman and Colley-Lee] have been separated since December of 2007.”

On Sunday, Freeman was involved in a car crash in which his vehicle went off the road and flipped over, leaving him in serious condition. Freeman was accompanied by a Demaris Meyer, and the two were on their way to the actor's house when the accident occurred.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Morgan Freeman will be receiving the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award at the 39th annual awards show.

Howard Stringer, chair of AFI's board of trustees, released the following statement:

"Morgan Freeman is an American treasure. Across decades, whether playing a prisoner, a president or God, he embodies a calm authority that demands respect for the charactger and for the art form."

Others who have received the prestigious honor: Sean Connery, Steven Spielberg, Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Bette Davis and Clint Eastwood. Just last year, Diane Sawyer's husband Mike Nichols was honored.

The AFI Awards will take place on June 9th.