Eddie Murphy recalls feeling stung by 'racist' joke that David Spade made on Saturday Night Live in 1995 By Amy Lamare For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:27 EDT, 29 June 2024 | Updated: 18:41 EDT, 29 June 2024 e-mail View comments Eddie Murphy recalled how angry he was when David Spade took a 'cheap' and racist shot at him in 1995. During Saturday Night Live 's Weekend Update, the Joe Dirt star, 59, showed a photo of the Trading Places actor, 63, and said: 'Look children, it's a falling star.
Make a wish.' At the time, Murphy was fresh off the box office flip Vampire in Brooklyn. 'It was like, "Yo, how could you do that?" My career? Really? A joke about my career?" So I thought that was a cheap shot.
And it was kind of, I thought – I felt it was racist,' he said in an interview with the New York Times . 'It hurt my feelings. Most people that get off that show, they don't go on and have these amazing careers.
It was personal,' the Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F star said. Eddie Murphy recalled how angry he was when David Spade took a cheap and racist shot at him in 1995 During Saturday Night Live 's Weekend Update, the Joe Dirt star, 59, showed a photo of the Trading Places actor, 63, and said: 'Look children, it's a falling star. Make a wish.
' Pictured in 2010 Read More Eddie Murphy, 63, shows off 3 of his 10 children at premiere And while Murphy has forgiven Spade, he hasn't forgotten what happened or how it made him feel. The Party All the Time singer was a regular SNL cast membe.
