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Morgan Freeman's placement on a list of Americans banned from visiting Russia prompted a plethora of reactions on social media Monday.
The Academy Award-winning actor, 84, was among the 963 people on the list released by the Kremlin Saturday, calling him 'a well-known film actor who in September 2017 recorded a video message accusing Russia of conspiring against the United States and calling for a fight against our country.'
The star of films such as The Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy and Se7en had "appeared in a clip for the Committee to Investigate Russia in which he claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin had implemented 'cyber warfare to attack democracies around the world,' particularly his 'sworn enemy, the United States.'
The latest: Morgan Freeman's placement on a list of Americans banned from visiting Russia prompted a plethora of reactions on social media Monday. The actor, 84, was snapped last year during the remote Critics Choice Awards
Freeman said in the clip: 'We have been attacked; we are at war.'
Some users noted Freeman's past roles in response to the news item, including his portrayal of God in the 2003
