The comedian was giving a speech after accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his work in film and television, when he made a surprising joke about that infamous moment at last year’s Oscars when Will slapped Chris Rock for making fun of Jada Pinkett Smith.
“I want to let you know that there is a definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity, and peace of mind,” Eddie said. “There’s a blueprint and I followed it my whole career. It’s very simple.”
Some people died laughing:
Eddie Murphy is a freaking comedic genius. This dude just used his acceptance speech to set up a SINGULAR joke at the very end-
AND IM DYING😂😂😂
Eddie man. What a treasure.
Others were fed up with all the jokes:
The Will Smith jokes are so tired. Let it go. The man is so talented and accomplished and you can talk about literally anything else in his career yet people keeeeepp talking about the thing that happened. So stupid 🙄🙄🙄 #GoldenGlobes
Despite the backlash he received, Eddie said he really does have “love” for Will and Jada.
“In reality, I’ve worked with Jada,” he told Entertainment Tonight after the show. “I love Will, I love Chris. I love Chris and Will, it’s all love.”
Eddie Murphy clarifies that he has nothing but love for Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. #GoldenGlobes
