Morgan Freeman Shares Bizarre Death-Related Reason Why He Wears His Signature Gold Earrings

Morgan Freeman has opened up on the real reason why he always wears two gold earrings, noting that it's related to his burial.

The iconic actor sparked concerns at this year's Oscars when he turned up in a single gloved hand and led an emotional tribute to his "dear friend" Gene Hackman.

Morgan Freeman was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia following a ghastly accident that left him with nerve damage and his left hand immobile.

Freeman has finally shared the real reason why he wears gold earrings, and it's as surprising as can be.

The Hollywood star has graced screens in a stellar career spanning more than four decades and has long adopted wearing a pair of gold earrings as his signature fashion statement.

However, It turns out the pieces of jewelry are not just decorative but also insurance in case of the "Se7en" star's untimely death.

Explaining the reasoning to fans in an Instagram post he penned, "These earrings. I get asked all the time about them."

"The truth is, these are worth just enough for someone to buy me a coffin if I die in a strange place. That's why sailors used to wear them and that's why I do," he added, per the Daily Mail.

In a 2016 interview with Fox News, Freeman explained that he drew inspiration from Burt Lancaster after watching him in "The Crimson Pirate," which tells the story of a fictional sailor in the Caribbean.

"When I was a kid, I saw a pirate movie with Burt Lancaster, who wore an earring. I thought that was sexy," he said. "Then I learned that sailors wore gold earrings to pay for funerals if they died in foreign lands. I'm a sailor, so that nailed it."

In another interview with The Guardian, Freeman confessed that he "always wanted an earring," adding that his desires "has to do with my attachment to the sea."

"When I was around 35, I was separated from my wife, and she said, 'I'm going to pierce your ear.' I'm an avid sailor, a dyed-in-the-wool blue-water man," the actor shared. "When I was 30 years old, a man gave me a boat. It was in a reservoir in Vermont, and I learned to sail it. Then, I was hooked on sailing. That was in 1967, and I've been doing it ever since."

Freeman caused quite a stir when he recently attended the 2025 Oscars with a singular black glove on his left hand.

At the time, fans took to social media to speculate why, however, the "Lucy" actor has been spotted with the glove for several years to help alleviate an agonizing health issue.

Freeman previously revealed that he suffers from fibromyalgia following nerve damage after a serious car crash in 2008.

The actor was lucky to escape unscathed after the car he was driving flipped multiple times near his home in Charleston, Mississippi.

"I suffered nerve damage, and it hasn't gotten better. I can't move it," he said during a 2010 interview with People Magazine about his hand.

At the time, reports said Freeman was "hospitalized for four days after the collision, and his injuries included a broken arm and elbow."

Freeman told Esquire magazine in 2012 that it had also left his hand paralyzed, with the condition causing pain "up and down the arm."

"That's where it gets so bad. Excruciating," he said.

According to the Mayo Clinic, Fibromyalgia is a "disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory, and mood issues."

The symptoms of the condition "often begin after an event such as physical trauma, surgery, infection or significant psychological stress."

Freeman led an emotional tribute to his "dear friend" Gene Hackman during his appearance at the Oscars after his death in February.

"This week, our community lost a giant. And I lost a dear friend, Gene Hackman," Morgan began in his speech. "I had the pleasure of working alongside Gene on two films, Unforgiven and Under Suspicion. Like everyone who ever shared a scene with him, I learned he was a generous performer and a man whose gifts elevated everyone's work."

"Gene always said, 'I don't think about legacy. I just hope people remember me as someone who tried to do good work,'" he continued. "I think I speak for us all when I say, 'Gene, you will be remembered for that and so much more.' Rest in peace, my friend."