Morgan Freeman denies making statement about school shooting

From Yahoo! News: LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Actor Morgan Freeman said on Sunday that he did not issue a statement blaming the media for sensationalizing the Newtown School shootings that left 20 children and several adults dead. The award-winning actor added that he never made or posted the statement that became a Facebook and Internet sensation, saying it was a hoax. His publicist Stan Rosenfield told TheWrap that the actor’s camp was trying to determine the origin of the hoax statement.   Original post on yahoo.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Morgan Freeman hoax: actor denies statement about Newtown shooting, spokesman says – The Clarion-Ledger

The words scrolling across Facebook timelines and twitter posts attributed to Morgan Freeman concerning the media’s involvement with the Newtown, Conn. shooting are misattributed according to the actor’s spokesperson, a source reported.   Original post on clarionledger.com    Comments on reddit.com   

This Man Is the Face of Facebook’s Failed IPO – Technology

More than three months after Facebook’s IPO, chief financial officer David Ebersman is getting the blame for the social network’s failure on the stock market, at least that’s how DealBook’s Andrew Ross Sorkin sees it.   Original post on theatlanticwire.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Exclusive: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney rainmakers consider exit

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several dozen Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisers who manage tens of billions of dollars of client money are considering leaving the firm, saying that widespread technology problems   Original post on reuters.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Manipulation of California energy market gives consumers a jolt – latimes.com

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is accused of manipulating the California energy market for its own profit and at a cost to residents and businesses in the state that could be $100 million or much more.   Original post on latimes.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Moody’s Downgrades Morgan Stanley, Other Banks – WSJ.com

Moody’s Investors Service dealt a fresh blow to the financial sector, downgrading more than a dozen global banks to reflect declining profitability in an industry being rocked by soft economic growth, tougher regulations and nervous investors..   Original post on wsj.com    Comments on reddit.com   

National Guard Sgt. Joel Morgan Allegedly Refused Apartment by Janice Roberts in Boston Because of Veteran Status – Afghanistan and Iraq Wars – Video – TheBlaze.com

A Boston-area landlady is under fire after she allegedly refused to rent out an apartment to a veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, because of her anti-war political beliefs. In a voicemail dated to April 9, played for the Boston Herald in the presence of the…   Original post on theblaze.com    Comments on digg.com   

Facebook stock performance, IPO said to be under investigation by SEC – The Washington Post

Two weeks after Facebook’s initial public offering, the hand-wringing over its dismal stock performance hasn’t died down—and neither have the questions over how the IPO was carried out.   Original post on washingtonpost.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Robert Reich (How J.P. Morgan Chase Has Made the Case for Breaking Up The Big Banks and Resurrecting Glass-Steagall)

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., the nation’s largest bank, whose chief executive, Jamie Dimon, has lead Wall Street’s war against regulation, announced Thursday it had lost $2 billion in trades over the past…   Original post on robertreich.org    Comments on reddit.com   

Howard Morgan, Black Off-Duty Cop Shot 28 Times By White Chicago Officers, Faces Sentencing

As much of the country follows the Trayvon Martin case, activists in Chicago are hoping to bring some of that attention to Howard Morgan, a former Chicago police officer who was shot 28 times by white officers — and lived to tell his side of the story.   Original post on huffingtonpost.com    Comments on digg.com   

Popcorn lawsuit: A Michigan man has filed a lawsuit accusing a movie chain of price gouging. – latimes.com

A Michigan man fed up with the high price of movie theater popcorn and other treats has filed a class action lawsuit against price gouging.   Original post on latimes.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Tracy Morgan Rushed to Hospital After Falling Unconscious at Sundance [Update] – TMZ.com

Tracy Morgan was rushed to a hospital moments ago at the Sundance Film Festival — after the actor fell unconscious at an award ceremony… TMZ has…   Original post on tmz.com    Comments on reddit.com    Other tmz.com posts    Other posts in Entertainment