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David Spade Says Eddie Murphy Rift Is Over After 25 Years

He credits a brief exchange at SNL’s 50th for closing a rift that began with a 1995 SNL jab.

David Spade and Eddie Murphy have had tense relations for decades.
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Overview

  • On his Fly on the Wall podcast, Spade said he spent about 25 years trying to “win back” Murphy after a Weekend Update quip upset him.
  • He recalled Murphy phoning after the 1995 broadcast, saying they “had it out” and that he felt too guilty to push back.
  • The joke—“Look, children, it’s a falling star. Make a wish.”—targeted Murphy as Vampire in Brooklyn underperformed at the box office.
  • Murphy has described the jab as a “cheap shot” and “racist,” stressing in interviews and in Netflix’s Being Eddie that his anger was largely at SNL.
  • Spade says they spoke at the SNL50 special and that Murphy responded “we’re all good,” as SNL boss Lorne Michaels has previously called airing the joke “a mistake.”