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Eddie Murphy Says Robin Williams Tried To Talk Him Out Of Oscar Racism Speech

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Murphy was presenting the award for Best Picture and had written a bit that pointed out the rarity of Black performers winning in ...
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Eddie Murphy says Robin Williams tried to talk him out of critical Oscars speech: 'Why go there?'

Eddie Murphy gave a sharp speech at the 1988 Oscars about the Academy overlooking Black performers. The comedian tells EW fellow comic Robin Williams tried to talk him out of it, worrying it wouldn't ...
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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 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?’

“I remember being with Robin Williams backstage,” Murphy recalled to EW about that Oscars night. “I was like, ‘I’m gonna say this.’ And he goes to me, like, ‘But why go there?’ I was like, ‘Oh, you ...