Eddie Murphy criticó la broma "racista" de David Spade de 1995 sobre él tras el fracaso de "Vampiro en Brooklyn". Eddie Murphy criticized David Spade's 1995 "racist" joke about him following "Vampire in Brooklyn" failure.

Eddie Murphy criticó al ex miembro del elenco de "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) David Spade por una broma "racista" sobre él en 1995, tras el fracaso de su película "Vampire in Brooklyn". Eddie Murphy criticized former "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) cast member David Spade for a "racist" joke about him in 1995, following the failure of his film "Vampire in Brooklyn." Murphy le dijo al New York Times que sentía que la broma era "personal" y algo que nunca olvidaría, incluso si lo hubiera perdonado. Murphy told the New York Times that he felt the joke was "personal" and something he would never forget, even if he has forgiven it. Spade escribió más tarde en sus memorias de 2015, "Almost Interesting", que entendía el punto de vista de Murphy y se sentía mal por su "broma estúpida". Spade later wrote in his 2015 memoir, "Almost Interesting," that he understood Murphy's point of view and felt bad about his "stupid joke."