Eddie Murphy recently found himself on the Twitter trending page after making a Will Smith joke during his acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes on Tuesday.
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The actor-comedian started his speech with a message for newcomers and said:
“I have been doing this for a long time, so I can literally stand up here and keep saying thank you until they play the piano, but I am going to say something to all of the new dreamers and artists that are in the room tonight.”
He further noted that there is a specific blueprint one can follow to achieve success, peace, prosperity, and longevity:
“I want to let you know that there is a definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity and peace of mind. I followed it my whole career — it’s very simple.”
The comic then poked fun at Will Smith and added:“Just do these three things — pay your taxes, mind your business and keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth!”
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Murphy’s joke was in reference to Smith’s infamous Oscars 2022 moment when the latter slapped comedian Chris Rock onstage for poking fun at Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Shortly after the slap, Will Smith went back to his seat and asked Rock to keep his wife’s name out of his mouth.
