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May 24, 2013 / 6:42 AM

Morgan Freeman on nap: I'm a beta tester for Google Eyelids

Actor Morgan Freeman, recipient of the Cinema Icon Award,arrives at the CinemaCon awards ceremony at the Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18, 2013. UPI/David Becker

Actor Morgan Freeman, recipient of the Cinema Icon Award,arrives at the CinemaCon awards ceremony at the Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18, 2013. UPI/David Becker | License Photo

SEATTLE, May 24 (UPI) -- Actor Morgan Freeman says he had a very good reason for appearing to sleep during a morning television interview with a Fox affiliate in Seattle this week.

"I wasn't actually sleeping," Freeman jokingly told People.com Thursday. "I'm a beta tester for Google Eyelids. I was merely updating my Facebook page."

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Freeman, 75, and his 80-year-old co-star Michael Caine were promoting their new film "Now You See Me" when Freeman closed his eyes and bobbed his head while Caine was talking about midway through the on-air chat.

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