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Eddie Murphy Believes He Was Blacklisted by the Academy After Talking About Racism at the 1988 Oscars

Murphy presented the award for best motion picture at the 60th Academy Awards and spoke about racism in the film industry Eddie Murphy believes the Academy blacklisted him because of a topical speech ...
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Eddie Murphy Called Out the Oscars Live on Stage in 1988 for Not Awarding Black Actors, Says Robin Williams Warned Him It Might Not Be Funny: ‘Why Go There?’

Eddie Murphy recently joined Entertainment Weekly to promote his Netflix documentary “Being Eddie” and looked back to when he presented best picture to Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor.” Murphy ...
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Eddie Murphy On What Robin Williams Told Him Before Oscars Speech Calling Out Academy For Lack Of Recognition Of Black Actors: “Why Go There?”

Eddie Murphy is recalling his 1988 Oscars speech, in which he called out the Academy for its lack of recognition of Black actors, and what Robin Williams told him before he took the stage. In a new ...
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Eddie Murphy Believes He Was Blacklisted by the Academy After Talking About Racism at the 1988 Oscars

Eddie Murphy believes the Academy blacklisted him because of a topical speech he once made at the Oscars. In the new Netflix documentary Being Eddie, which follows the legendary comedian’s life and ...