*Bill Cosby’s publicist had harsh words for Eddie Murphy, calling him a “Hollywood slave” for his comments on the disgraced comedian during his “SNL” monologue
“My kids are actually pretty much my whole life now,” Murphy said Saturday night. “But if you would have told me 30 years ago that I would be this boring, stay-at-home house dad and Bill Cosby would be in jail, even I would have took that bet.”
Cosby’s spokesperson, Andre Wyatt, issued a statement on Sunday in response to Murphy’s joke.
Read what he had to say below.
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“Mr. Cosby became the first Black to win an Emmy for his role in I Spy and Mr. Cosby broke color barriers in the Entertainment Industry, so that Blacks like Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappell, Kevin Hart and et al., could have an opportunity to showcase their talents for many generations to come. It is sad that Mr. Murphy would take this glorious moment of returning to SNL and make disparaging remarks against Mr. Cosby. One would think that Mr. Murphy was given his freedom to leave the plantation, so that he could make his own decisions; but he decided to sell himself back to being a Hollywood Slave. Stepin Fetchit plus cooning equals the destruction of Black Men in Hollywood.”
Wyatt also suggested Murphy and Cosby meet and use their “collective platforms” for good, rather than spew negativity.
“Remember, Mr. Murphy, that Bill Cosby became legendary because he used comedy to humanize all races, religions and genders; but your attacking Mr. Cosby helps you embark on just becoming click bait. Hopefully, you will be amenable to having a meeting of the minds conversation, in order to discuss how we can use our collective platforms to enhance Black people rather than bringing all of us down together.”
Read his full statement via the Instagram embed above.
Murphy has talked about Cosby throughout his standup career, most notably during his popular 1987 standup special, “Raw.”
Murphy previously talked about criticism he received from Cosby due to his raunchy humor.
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