Golden Globes: Eddie Murphy takes epic slap' at Will Smith [watch]Comedy legend Eddie Murphy made an epic slap joke' while accepting the Golden Globes' Cecil B DeMille Award on Tuesday evening.
by Cornelia Le Roux
11-01-2023 16:29
in Entertainment
Iconic actor and comedian Eddie Murphy's, left, acceptance speech in which he pokes fun at Will Smith's Oscars slap at the 80th Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday 10 January has gone viral. Images: AFP/Getty Images
Seems like Will Smith is far from being emancipated from his now-infamous Oscars slap. Veteran actor and comedian Eddie Murphy's Golden Globes acceptance speech referencing Smith's macho antics at last year's Oscars, has gone viral.
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Murphy was honoured with the prestigious Cecil B DeMille Award at the 80th Golden Globe Awards which was held at the Beverly Hilton, in Los Angeles, on Tuesday evening 10 January.
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Eddie Murphy: Slap-happy' advice goes viral According to US Magazine, the 61-year-old actor started his viral speech which was broadcast live on NBC with This is very nice , before giving a shout-out to his fianc e Paige Butcher and his 10 children.
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I've been in show business for 46 years and I've been in the movie business for 41 years.
Murphy then continued with some advice to aspiring actors about how to achieve success in the entertainment industry.
I've been in show business for 46 years and I've been in the movie business for 41 years. I want to let you know there's a definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity and peace of mind. It's very simple, the actor continued.
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There's three things: pay your taxes, mind your business and keep Will Smith's wife's name out your ****** mouth! Murphy shouted to the audience.
Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher attend the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on 10 January 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. Image: Amy Sussman/Getty Images/AFP ALSO READ: Golden Globes: Best-dressed Rihanna and Rocky fashionably late
A-list celebrities were in hysterics after Murphy's joke, giving the star a standing ovation as he left the stage.
Twitter users were quick to weigh in on the gag, with one fan tweeting:
Eddie Murphy would be the only person to make a Will Smith joke that was actually funny.
Eddie Murphy would be the only person to make a Will Smith joke that was actually funny LOL #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/Qdaeod8a4M
Sylvia (@SylviaObell) January 11, 2023
Another Tweep quipped: Eddie stole the show. A legend forever.
Eddie stole the show. A legend forever.
Retrodamus (@ednazzaro) January 11, 2023
Murphy says he has nothing but love' for Will and Jada Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, starred opposite Murphy in the 1996 film The Nutty Professor.
The Norbit star Murphy spoke to Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier from Entertainment Tonight after the awards ceremony to discuss his lifetime achievement award and briefly touched on why he joked about the Oscars slap.
Murphy explained: Yeah, because in reality, I've worked with Jada. I love Will. I love Will, and I love Chris and it's all love.
The Beverly Hills Cop and Coming to America star added that he's incredibly grateful to receive the Cecil B DeMille Award.
It's a prestigious award. And like I said, when you receive stuff like this when you're older, you really appreciate it more. Now you do.
Eddie Murphy clarifies that he has nothing but love for Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/jzAccwdBG4
Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) January 11, 2023
Oscars slap: Will Smith vs Chris Rock The 53-year-old Emancipation star made headlines at the Academy Awards in March last year when he stormed on to the stage and slapped host Chris Rock across the face after the comedian joked about Smith's wife and actress Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head. Pinkett Smith suffers from the medical hair-loss condition alopecia.
From left: Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Chris Rock. Images: Angela Weiss and Robyn Beck / AFP Despite apologising for his actions, Smith has been banned from future Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences events for 10 years.
ALSO READ: That's how we do it': Jaden Smith, Trevor Noah, Bonang react to Will slap
Emancipation' snub According to Radar Online, the Oscar-winning actor did not take the Golden Globes snub of his latest movie, Emancipation, too well. The very modest box office grossing has done nothing to lift the actor's mood. So far the slavery drama directed by Antoine Fuqua, which cost $120 million (about R2 billion) to make, has only earned an average of $3k (R51 000) per screening.
An insider told Radar Online: Will knows it's a long road to redemption and a lot of folks won't forgive him. But this really rams it home.
ALSO READ: Where there's a Will Is Emancipation' Smith's Oscars comeback?
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Golden Globes: Eddie Murphy takes epic slap' at Will Smith [watch]Comedy legend Eddie Murphy made an epic slap joke' while accepting the Golden Globes' Cecil B DeMille Award on Tuesday evening.
