Morgan Freeman asks court to protect murdered granddaughter's inheritance
E’Dena Hines, stabbed to death in Manhattan in August, did not leave a will and so her grandfather Morgan Freeman has asked a court to stop the money going to her absent father
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Morgan Freeman with E'dena Hines in 2008 Photo: Rex
6:03PM GMT 19 Nov 2015
Morgan Freeman, the Oscar-winning actor, has asked a judge in New York to stop his murdered step-granddaughter’s father inheriting her fortune.
Freeman’s granddaughter E’Dena Hines, 33, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend in Manhattan in a frenzied “exorcism” attack in August.
The Shawshank Redemption star has asked a judge not to allow the $791,000 (£517,000) he gave to his granddaughter – the child of his first wife's daughter, Deena Adair – to go to her father, whom she barely knows. Hines did not leave a will so her estate would automatically be shared between her parents.
Edward Lee Hines divorced Ms Adair when their daughter was three years old.
“In fact, from the time that E’Dena was approximately three and a half years old and until the Thanksgiving before her death, E’Dena met with Edward Lee Hines only one or two times,” Freeman’s statement said, according to The New York Post, which obtained the documents from the Manhattan Surrogate’s Court.
“At no point during that time period were any efforts made by Edward Lee Hines to resume a relationship with E’Dena. At no time did he pay for expenses related to food, clothing or education.”
Freeman writes that he acted as a surrogate father to his grandchild.
“Throughout E’Dena’s entire lifetime, my daughter Deena Adair and I were the primary sources of support for E’Dena financially, emotionally, mentally and physically,” he said.
He had also set up a trust fund for Hines, who frequently accompanied him to red carpet events.
Hines was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, who is now facing murder charges. While stabbing her, he reportedly yelled: “Get out, devils! I cast you out, devils! In the name of Jesus Christ, I cast you out!”
Davenport, with a long history of run-ins with police and drug abuse, will appear in court on December 15.
Freeman writes that he acted as a surrogate father to his grandchild.
“Throughout E’Dena’s entire lifetime, my daughter Deena Adair and I were the primary sources of support for E’Dena financially, emotionally, mentally and physically,” he said.
He had also set up a trust fund for Hines, who frequently accompanied him to red carpet events.
Hines was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, who is now facing murder charges. While stabbing her, he reportedly yelled: “Get out, devils! I cast you out, devils! In the name of Jesus Christ, I cast you out!”
Davenport, with a long history of run-ins with police and drug abuse, will appear in court on December 15.
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