{"id":501,"date":"2020-07-20T10:37:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T00:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=175667"},"modified":"2020-10-22T22:58:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T22:58:41","slug":"morgan-freeman-mask-up-america","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/morgan-freeman-mask-up-america\/","title":{"rendered":"God? Is That You? Morgan Freeman Lends His Heavenly Voice To Mask Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_175669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175669\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-175669 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/50703216_2522571944636542_6427269095498614761_n.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Freeman\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1136\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Instagram \/ @morganfreeman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New York Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nygovcuomo\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a> launched a \u201cMask Up America\u201d campaign on the weekend, pulling in a slew of celebrities encouraging Americans to wear face masks in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>One of those high profile names was <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/morgan-freeman-jada-pinkett-smith-and-piper-perabo-paint-the-human-side-to-political-war-in-new-film-angel-has-fallen\/\">Morgan Freeman<\/a>. The actor\u2019s baritone voice \u2013 one of the most recognizable in American cinematic history \u2013 pleads with Americans to wear a mask and respect people like him and outlines the function of a mask in its purest form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI may never have met you, we don\u2019t go way back. Maybe we wouldn\u2019t even be friends if we did,\u201d says Freeman. \u201cBut when you wear a mask, you have my respect. Because your mask doesn\u2019t protect you, it protects me. I wear my mask to protect you. Be NY Tough, Mask Up, America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s truly like a higher power ordering us to do the right thing \u2013 and is very moving. Because who wouldn&#8217;t dare respect Morgan Freeman? Take a look:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mask Up America | &quot;You Have My Respect&quot; | Morgan Freeman\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/On-TPkiKIv0?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can only beat this virus if we are united as one, not divided by ideology or politics,&#8221; Cuomo said in his bid to de-politicize the action of wearing a mask. &#8220;In that spirit, we worked with the best and most creative team to deliver this vital message in multiple ways and in different voices \u2013 I wear a mask to protect you and you wear a mask to protect me. It is simple as that. Mask Up, America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The short series \u2013 also featuring Robert De Niro and Ellen Pompeo \u2013 is produced by Tribeca Film CEO Jane Rosenthal. The PSAs will air in donated media time and space throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p>In December, I <a href=\"https:\/\/icon.ink\/articles\/presidential-alert-morgan-freeman-gerard-butler-angel-has-fallen-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">sat down with the lauded actor inside a hotel room in uptown Manhattan<\/a>. Promoting his film <em>Angel Has Fallen<\/em> where he plays the President of the United States, I asked Freeman what he would do if he was Commander-In-Chief for one day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor one day? You can\u2019t do anything in one day,\u201d the 82-year-old responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you\u2019re Morgan Freeman,\u201d I teased. \u201cYou can do anything you want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAhh,\u201d he replied, smiling and pointing his index finger. \u201cThat\u2019s a big misconception right there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/icon.ink\/articles\/presidential-alert-morgan-freeman-gerard-butler-angel-has-fallen-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the moment here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"price-style\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icon.ink\/articles\/presidential-alert-morgan-freeman-gerard-butler-angel-has-fallen-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">READ: Presidential Alert: Morgan Freeman and Gerard Butler Are In The Building<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Cuomo put an executive order in place that requires travelers from states with high infection rates to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in New York. But he added that might not be enough, citing some New Yorkers are letting their guard down when it comes to social distancing, particularly around bars.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the governor announced new regulations where New Yorkers must order food if they are ordering drinks at bars and restaurants in a bid to stop people loitering. &#8220;It is inevitable that there will be a second wave,&#8221; he told the <em>New York Times<\/em>. &#8220;But the second wave is going to be the confluence of the lack of compliance and the local government&#8217;s lack of enforcement, plus the viral spread coming back from the other states. It is going to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just because it is not there today, does not mean it&#8217;s not going to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It turns out you can change the world in one day. Wear a mask. 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