Suzanne Somers, 71, defends 'big flirt' Morgan Freeman, 80, after sexual harassment accusations
Earlier in the year, veteran actor Morgan Freeman was accused of eight counts of sexual harassment.
And acress Suzanne Somers has spoken out to defend the 80-year-old.
Appearing on Fox's The Ingraham Angle on Tuesday, the 71-year-old said the star was just 'a big flirt'.
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Coming to his defence: Suzanne Somers, 71, defended 'big flirt' Morgan Freeman, 80, after he was accused of sexual harassment on Tuesday
'Well, this probably won't be real popular, but I think that women … I totally understand the [Harvey] Weinstein and Bill Cosby, that's like, of course,' she said referencing the sexual assault allegations against both fallen stars.
'But you know, like Morgan Freeman's a big flirt. I know him really well. He sees you and he'll like your dress and he'll like your hair. He'll like a lot of things.'
However, the Step By Step star still praised the #MeToo movement and but also expressed that there needed to be a healthy balance.
Just 'a big flirt': 'But you know, like Morgan Freeman's a big flirt. I know him really well. He sees you and he'll like your dress and he'll like your hair. He'll like a lot of things'
'I hope the dance doesn't stop. It's seduction. It's flirting,' she said. 'All those things are really fun. So I hope there's a way we can find a nice medium with that.'
Susan's comments come after it was revealed in May that Morgan had acted inappropriately toward at least eight women throughout the years.
CNN released a report detailing the accounts of each woman, all whom had different stories about encounters with the actor.
Breaking the news: Chloe Melas, the CNN reporter who wrote the expose, alleged that she, too, had been a victim of Freeman's behavior. She recalled the actor making comments about her pregnancy while she was covering a film he'd been in, telling her: 'I wish I was there'
One woman alleged that while she was working on the film Going In Style, Freeman rubbed her lower back and tried to lift her skirt.
Chloe Melas, the CNN reporter who wrote the expose, alleged that she, too, had been a victim of Freeman's behavior. She recalled the actor making comments about her pregnancy while she was covering a film he'd been in, telling her: 'I wish I was there.'
He also reportedly told her on more than one occasion, 'You are ripe.'
Other alleged victims said Freeman made comments about their bodies and stared at them in a way that made them uncomfortable.