Morgan Freeman Lends Voice to Marriage Equality Ad
SAMBOLIN: Welcome back. Fifty-seven minutes past the hour. I'm Zoraida Sambolin along with Mr. John Berman, taking a look at the top CNN trends on the web this morning. Actor Morgan Freeman is known for his distinctive voice. Now, he's lending that voice to the fight to legalize same-sex marriage across the United States. Freeman narrates a new 30-second ad produced by the human rights campaign.</s>VOICE OF MORGAN FREEMAN, ACTOR: Freedom, justice and human dignity have always guided our journey toward a more perfect union. Now, across our country, we are standing together for the right of gay and lesbian Americans to marry the person they love. And --</s>BERMAN: That voice can narrate anything.</s>SAMBOLIN: Yes, indeed.</s>BERMAN: All right. meanwhile, a different voice here. Lindsay Lohan making her acting comeback as the late, great, Elizabeth Taylor in "Liz & Dick." And as expected, the movie was full of melodrama, like of this clip when the lifetime version of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton meet on the set of "Cleopatra."</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hello. In case you haven't guessed I'm --</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Richard Burton? Oh, I'd shake your hand, but my nails --</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, yes, likewise. Has anyone ever told you you're a very pretty girl?</s>BERMAN: The clip kind of says it all right there, because the reviews -- it's choking me up --</s>BERMAN: Not so kind. The reviews have been awful. The "New Jersey Star Ledger" and the "San Francisco Chronicle" said they were hoping for so bad it's good, but both just said "Liz & Dick" was just plain bad.</s>SAMBOLIN: Look, I read a review in "People" magazine that was not so bad. Not so bad.</s>BERMAN: I hope you enjoyed it.</s>SAMBOLIN: All right. That's it for us.</s>BERMAN: I'm John Berman.</s>SAMBOLIN: And I'm Zoraida Sambolin. "STARTING POINT" with Soledad O'Brien starts right now.