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

Eddie Murphy said Robin Williams questioned his speech about the Oscars’ history of slighting Black actors during the 1988 Academy Awards ceremony. Murphy was presenting the award for Best Picture and ...
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Eddie Murphy says Robin Williams tried to talk him out of critical Oscars speech: 'Why go there?'

Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams at the 1988 Academy Awards It wasn't the speech's hot-button content that made Williams hesitate as much as Murphy's tone in delivering it. "I was like, 'Oh, you don't ...
Deadline.com

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 ...
Variety

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 ...
Entertainment Weekly

Eddie Murphy says Robin Williams tried to talk him out of critical Oscars speech: 'Why go there?'

The "Being Eddie" subject tells EW, his comic peer gave him second thoughts about the speech, but not because of potential controversy. Eddie Murphy gave a sharp speech at the 1988 Oscars about the ...