David Spade clears the air when it comes to his long-standing feud with Eddie Murphywhich appears to have recently come to an end after, according to David, 25 years of simmering tension.
Let's go back to 1995 when Eddie came under fire. Vampire in Brooklyn just saw the release in multiplexes. Enter David, newly minted SNL Weekend Update anchor who remarked, “Look, kids, a shooting star” when Eddie's image appeared on the screen. “Make a wish,” he added. You can watch the clip below:
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Eddie has made it very clear in recent years that he No happy with David's joke. IN interview With New York Once last year he supposed that the joke itself was “racist.” “Most people who leave that show don't go on and have amazing careers. It was personal,” he reflected. “It was like, 'Hey, how could you do that?'”
In a recently released Netflix document Be EddieThe comic book legend took another look at the joke, which led to him refusing to appear on the show for a full 20 years. “It's like your alma mater is shooting at you,” he said. “The audience there said 'ugh' and hissed at him for it. I was in pain. My feelings were hurt.”
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During a recent episode of his Fly on the wall On the podcast with Dana Carvey, David finally addressed the scandal—and in short, it looks like things are mostly resolved between him and Eddie, even if it took a minute.
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“It was weird to go from being a superfan overnight to him hating me and trying to win him back for the last 25 years,” he said. “We had a few bumps in the road early on. Weekend updateon SNLnew to the show, he was making fun of all the celebrities and I made fun of him and it didn't go well.”
David said that after the joke was told, Eddie called him personally and the pair “sorted it out.” “In fact, He got out,” David explained. “I didn’t really resist.” Because I felt a little guilty about it. And he did make some sense, I just didn’t like it because he was a hero.”
David then said that he had seen Eddie “once or twice” since then, including SNL50th anniversary celebration. “We talked a little and everything was fine. And then they asked him about it, and he said: “Yes, we are fine.” So yes, we are doing well.”
