Contents:
- ED MURPHY: GAY BLACKMAILER AND ACTIVIST
- EDDIE MURPHY SAYS HIS OLD STAND-UP JOK ABOUT GAY PEOPLE MAKE HIM 'CRGE': 'I N'T BELIEVE I SAID THAT'
- EDDIE MURPHY SAYS HIS OLD JOK ABOUT GAY PEOPLE, AIDS ARE ‘CRGEY’
- EDDIE MURPHY SAYS PAST JOK ABOUT GAY PEOPLE MAKE HIM ‘CRGE’
ED MURPHY: GAY BLACKMAILER AND ACTIVIST
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EDDIE MURPHY SAYS HIS OLD STAND-UP JOK ABOUT GAY PEOPLE MAKE HIM 'CRGE': 'I N'T BELIEVE I SAID THAT'
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EDDIE MURPHY SAYS HIS OLD JOK ABOUT GAY PEOPLE, AIDS ARE ‘CRGEY’
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EDDIE MURPHY SAYS PAST JOK ABOUT GAY PEOPLE MAKE HIM ‘CRGE’
In a recent terview wh CBS Sunday Morng, the Doleme Is My Name star — who jt ma a celebrated return to SNL as a prelu to a possible stand-up tour — nfsed that he regrets some of his ’80s material, particularly the pronounced homophobia. 14 om Amazon and more om Yahoo Entertament:Eddie Murphy lls his old stand-up jok about gay people 'crgey': 'Oh my God, I n't believe I said that'Eddie Murphy returns to 'Saturday Night Live' and brgs Gumby, Buckwheat and Bill Cosby wh himEddie Murphy on real-life 'Doleme' and how dienc would react to 'dac' shock ic today's ncel cultureWant daily pop culture news livered to your box?