Eddie Murphy said Robin Williams questioned his speech about the Oscars’ history of slighting Black actors during the 1988 Academy Awards ceremony.

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 ...

Eddie Murphy gave a sharp speech at the 1988 Oscars about the Academy overlooking Black performers. The comedian tells EW fellow comic Robin Williams tried to talk him out of it, worrying it wouldn't ...

Eddie Murphy recently recalled what Robin Williams told him before they presented awards at the 1988 Oscars. In a new interview, Murphy revealed that Williams tried to dissuade him from proceeding ...

Eddie Murphy’s speech addressing the lack of recognition of Black actors at the 1988 Oscars almost didn’t happen — and it was a fellow comedian who tried to talk him out of it. “I remember being with ...

Eddie Murphy says Robin Williams tried to talk him out of his speech calling out the Oscars for overlooking Black stars. The 64-year-old actor took the Academy to task at the 1988 ceremony, but his ...

Eddie Murphy has revealed that Robin Williams tried to talk him out of making his now-famous remarks at the 1988 Academy Awards, when he publicly criticized the Oscars for failing to recognize Black ...

The 64-year-old actor took the Academy to task at the 1988 ceremony, but his fellow Hollywood star was worried Eddie wasn't going to hit the right tone. He told Entertainment Weekly: "I remember being ...