Morgan Freeman, who plays U.S. Secretary of State Edwin Mullins in Lioness Season 2, can be seen sporting a glove on his left hand. This has naturally surprised fans, and as such, they are wondering why the character is wearing a glove. Did his left hand get injured? Is it because of something that happened to Freeman in real life?
Here is your question on Morgan Freeman wearing a glove in Lioness Season 2 answered.
Why Morgan Freeman’s Edwin Mullins wears a glove on left hand in Lioness?
Morgan Freeman’s Edwin Mullins is wearing a glove on his left hand in Lioness Season 2 because of permanent nerve damage the actor sustained on that hand in a car accident in 2008.
Freeman revealed in a 2010 People interview that his left hand’s condition did not improve after the accident and treatments and that he could no longer move it. “If you don’t move your hand, it will swell up,” he said. “Do you know you move your hand about a million times a day?” (via Who)
To avoid the swelling, Freeman was forced to constantly wear a compression glove on his damaged left hand to ensure continuous blood flow.
Morgan Freeman continues to suffer pain in the injured left hand even years after the tragic accident had occurred. He called the pain “excruciating” in a 2012 Esquire interview. “It’s the fibromyalgia,” he said. “Up and down the arm. That’s where it gets so bad.” Because of this pain, he could no longer partake in activities he enjoyed, like piloting jets, sailing on a boat, or even riding horses.
It’s unsurprising that many fans only learned of the glove on his left hand in Lioness Season 2. This is because filmmakers of Morgan Freeman’s subsequent films following the accident smartly hid the left hand via blocking techniques. However, Lioness did not hide his left arm and chose to fully show it in all of Freeman’s scenes.
