Morgan Freeman's plane crash lands after tyre blowout

Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman's plane had to make an unexpected landing in Mississippi after a fault with the tyre but nobody was injured.

Freeman, 78, said that the plane made a forced landing on Saturday but he said they "landed safely without a scratch".

"I cannot say the same about my plane," he added.

The Shawshank Redemption actor was on his way to Texas to shoot a segment for the series 'The Story of God'.

The plane made the emergency landing in Tunica, 36 miles away from Clarksdale where it took off.

Freeman told TheWrap in a statement: