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| - In mid-March 2025, a quote attributed to Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was circulating online in which he allegedly said he was a "huge fan" of tech billionaire Elon Musk.
The claim spread on multiple platforms, including Facebook (archived), Bluesky (archived) and X (archived).
Freeman's alleged comments were: "I'm a huge fan of Elon, and I think he's got the most incredibly forward-thinking ideas about where we can go technologically. What he's done—nobody else has ever done."
In short, social media users correctly attributed the quote to the actor. However, he said it in 2016, before Musk became involved in politics and began taking highly controversial stands on public issues.
Some posts, such as the Facebook post above, didn't acknowledge the year Freeman uttered the statement, meaning other users could have concluded he said it quite recently.
Snopes reached out to a representative for the Hollywood star seeking comment on whether his views on Musk have since changed. We will update this story if we receive a response.
For the record, Freeman stated that he was a "huge fan" of Musk during an interview with CNBC's Carl Quintanilla on Sept. 6, 2016 (at minute 0:21).
His full comments were as follows:
Quintanilla: Is it true that on shoots you're sometimes checking your phone to see what the stock market's doing?
Freeman: Yeah.
Quintanilla: Any stocks in particular?
Freeman: I own Tesla. Yeah. I'm a huge fan of Elon Musk, and I think he's got the most incredibly forward-thinking ideas about where we can go technologically. He's, you know, what he's done nobody else has ever done. He's landed a rocket ship so it's reusable, what a feat that is. Now we're taking off, we're going to be going to Mars, delivering stuff to people who are going to be settling there just like they settled the Old West, and bringing those ships back and landing them and reloading them.
In late January 2025, Business Insider sought information regarding the actor's holdings and potential return on Tesla stock. In an email to the business news outlet, his publicist reportedly stated: "Mr. Freeman has a policy of not publicly discussing his personal investments."
Musk shared a clip of the interview (archived) in April 2024, writing: "Morgan Freeman is awesome." He also reposted the video (archived) on March 15, 2025.
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