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Actor Morgan Freeman attends the world premiere in New York for his new film "The Dark Knight" on July 14, 2008. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen) 
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Published: Aug. 6, 2008 at 2:31 PM

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Morgan Freeman's lawyer said the Hollywood actor and Myrna Colley-Lee, his wife of 24 years, are getting a divorce.

Freeman, whose latest movie "The Dark Knight" has been the No. 1 movie at the U.S. box office for the past three weeks, underwent surgery this week for injuries he sustained in a Mississippi car crash last weekend.

The 71-year-old actor's attorney and business partner Bill Luckett told "Access Hollywood" that Freeman and his spouse "are involved in a divorce action."

"And for legal and practical purposes, (Freeman and Colley-Lee) have been separated since December of 2007," Luckett told the entertainment news program

Freeman sustained a broken arm and elbow, and injured his shoulder, in the accident Sunday night.

Although the crash is still under investigation, a spokesman for the Mississippi Highway Patrol told "Access Hollywood" no charges have been filed against Freeman and alcohol is not believed to have been a factor.

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