It is shocking enough to just hear about it as a third person. Imagine Eddie Murphy’s reaction to Yul Brynner’s offer. Murphy was 21 when Brynner tried to invite him to his home, and in disguise, it was a s*xual encounter with his wife!
In his new Netflix documentary, Being Eddie, Murphy revealed, saying (via Entertainment Weekly, published November 13, 2025),
Nobody had as much fun as we did in the ’80s. Nobody.
He further said,
My 21st birthday party I had at Studio 54. Yul Brynner, from The Ten Commandments, was with his wife, and he was like, ‘How would you like to go back to my apartment with my wife and I party here?’
Eddie Murphy denied the offer but says that he wishes he had that. Though a full-circle moment came when he realized if Brynner really meant it in the sultry way, or if it was something else.
Does Being Eddie Finally Settle Eddie Murphy’s Long Feud with SNL?
Eddie Murphy has let it all out in his new documentary, Being Eddie. His decades-long distance from Saturday Night Live to reconciling with the platform, as reported by The New York Times.
After joining the cast at 19 and helping the show in the early ’80s, he felt left out when David Spade mocked him as a ‘falling star.’ From that moment, Murphy skipped the show’s events and has privately expressed his feelings over this personal and, later, racist attack.
He even noted that every joke goes through approval, feeling a sense of betrayal. Spade eventually acknowledged this, admitting he understood Murphy’s frustration.
Being Eddie captures Murphy’s ultimate reflection on the feud. It has also documented his major 2019 return. Fellow comedians like Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Tracy Morgan, and others joined Murphy to celebrate his legacy during that return.
Murphy emphasized that the feud is now long behind him. He and SNL stand reconciled, closing one of Hollywood’s longest-running rifts.
Eddie Murphy Looks Back on Losing the Oscar Award in Being Eddie
Though he has been a part of some miraculous and transformative films, Eddie Murphy reveals that he was angry and disheartened at losing the Oscar Award for Dreamgirls.
The 64-year-old comedian’s life and career journey have been amazing and amusing, but he felt snubbed when he dressed up nicely to take home nothing. He said (via AOL, published November 16, 2025),
Not winning the Oscar or not winning anything is not the mindf*k for me. The mindf*k for me is that I get dressed and come to the thing, ’cause I would usually not go to award shows.
He further added,
Whenever I lose, I’m like, ‘These motherf*kers made me come all the way down.’ I could have f*king lost at home. I’m all in the f*king tuxedo. What a… a waste of time. I’m never, like, ‘Oh, I didn’t win.’ I’m like, ‘Hey, make me come down here for nothing?’
Notably, Murphy had won the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critics’ Choice Award for his performance as Jimmy Early in Dreamgirls.
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Being Eddie is available to stream on Netflix (US).
