Sunday, June 30, 2024 - Eddie Murphy is calling out fellow "Saturday Night Live" alum David Spade, reflecting on how a joke Spade made about his career left him deeply angry and suggesting it had racist undertones.
In a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times published Saturday,
June 29, Murphy discussed a "Weekend Update" segment from December
1995, where Spade made a joke about Murphy. In the clip, a picture of Murphy
appears, and Spade quips about seeing a "falling star," a jab that
came shortly after Murphy's movie "Vampire in Brooklyn" flopped at
the box office.
Murphy told the NYT that the joke hurt particularly because he had been
one of SNL's biggest stars, suggesting the show wouldn't have survived without
his contributions. He also noted that Spade wasn’t the only one who approved
the joke since producers review everything before it airs, making him feel like
the entire institution was targeting him.
Murphy explained he felt the joke was a personal attack, saying, "I
thought that was a cheap shot. And it was kind of, I thought — I felt it was
racist."
Although Murphy didn't elaborate on why he found the joke racist, he
admitted it kept him away from SNL for decades until he returned for the show's
40th anniversary in 2015.
For what it's worth, Murphy says he's now on good terms with both Lorne
Michaels and Spade, even hosting SNL again in 2019 to rave reviews.
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