Could Seth Rogen be the next voice of transit announcements for TransLink in Metro Vancouver?
The two sides appear to be in talks.
After TransLink issued a statement early Thursday that it had terminated an arrangement with Morgan Freeman, following reports of sexual misconduct allegations, Vancouver Sun reporter Stephanie Ip took to Twitter Thursday, suggesting Seth Rogen take over the duties.
“I would happily listen to him announce my transit stops all day, every day,” said Ip.
Rogen responded: “Yo if they need a replacement now let me know.”
Yo if they need a replacement now let me know.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) May 24, 2018
Following Rogen’s tweet, TransLink responded, asking Rogen to direct message the organization:
“Thanks for the offer Seth. Let's DM and talk,” stated TransLink.
“Hit me up” said the Vancouver-born, 36-year-old actor and comedian, who has many friends in Richmond.
Following recent sexual misconduct allegations against Freeman, TransLink has stated it will suspend the actor's voice announcements on transit.
“In light of information we’ve learned through news stories this morning of serious allegations against actor Morgan Freeman, TransLink has decided to pause his voice announcements as part of a VISA ad campaign on the transit system. We will be in touch with VISA to discuss further,” TransLink said via email.
On Thursday, CNN reported that eight women have come forward with allegations against Freeman of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour.
TransLink had announced on Tuesday that Metro Vancouver commuters would soon hear the voice of Morgan Freeman on select buses and SkyTrain stations promoting TransLink’s new “Tap to Pay” feature which allows riders to pay their transit fares using contactless Visa and Mastercard credit cards and Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay.
TransLink is the first Canadian transit authority to offer credit card and mobile payment throughout its system, which has 50 million monthly riders.
