Morgan Freeman attends the 'Going in Style' 2017 Press Conference at the Whitby Hotel in New York City
The woman said Freeman, who turns 80 next week, continually tried to lift her skirt and kept asking if she was wearing underwear.
Others have said that Freeman had a reputation for inappropriate remarks and behaviour around women.
Freeman's statement came in response to a CNN report based on interviews with 16 people claiming to have witnessed or experienced the Going in Style actor's alleged abuse. Altogether, the allegations suggest a pattern of misbehavior on movie sets, at promotional appearances, and at Freeman's production company Revelations Entertainment.
After the CNN story broke, Freeman issued an apology to "anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected".
In a statement, Freeman apologised to "anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected".
Morgan Freeman accepts the Life Achievement Award onstage during the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards show at The Shrine Auditorium on 21 January, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
Freeman, who has an SAG Award; two Golden Globes and an Oscar to his credit, had said he was "beyond honoured" to accept the recognition.
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Freeman is but the latest in a long list of powerful men in the entertainment industry to face allegations of sexual misconduct in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
The production assistant was among eight women to tell CNN they had been the victims of harassment.
Another woman who worked on the set of Now You See Me in 2012 said: 'He did comment on our bodies...
Old video footage of Morgan Freeman making suspect comments to reporters has been republished after he was accused of sexual harassment. She said it was her experience with Freeman that drove her to find out whether he had harassed other women. She said that Freeman, in a room full of people, including his co-stars Arkin and Caine, shook Melas' hand and did not let go and said several times, "I wish I was there", and "You are ripe".
"Three said he made public comments about women's clothing or bodies". He won an Oscar for best supporting actor in 2005 for his role in "Million Dollar Baby" and has been nominated for four other Academy Awards.
One of those journalists who says Freeman made sexual comments and stared at her intently was CNN entertainment reporter Chloe Melas, one of the authors of the report on Freeman's conduct that CNN published Thursday.
"Any accused person has the right to due process, but it is our starting point to believe the courageous voices who come forward to report incidents of harassment", the statement read.
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