Morgan Freeman Denies Doing Ad For NC Candidate

(WXII The Triad) - Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is disputing a Republican congressional candidate's claim that he did a voiceover for a campaign ad.

Freeman said in a statement through his publicist Monday that he never recorded any ads for North Carolina candidate B.J. Lawson and that he does not support Lawson's candidacy.

The advertisement features a narrator with a voice that resembles Freeman's. The narrator says at the conclusion of that ad, "It's time that you and I had a voice in Washington. Vote B.J. Lawson for Congress."

Lawson and campaign manager Martin Avila initially said Freeman did the ad. Avila later backed off that claim, saying the campaign had a contract signed for a Freeman ad with Los Angeles-based agency M.E.I. Political. The agency did not return a call seeking comment.