There was no rappers, hip-hop.
It was the 80s.
It was like: Yo, its in-house!'
Eddie Murphy; David Spade.Kevin Mazur/Getty; Taylor Hill/WireImage
Im one of the family, and youre f–ing with me like that?
It hurt my feelings like that.
Murphy told theTimesthat the jab was a response to his 1995 filmVampire in Brooklyntanking at the box office.
The dig took him by surprise.
It was like, Hey, hello.
This isSaturday Night Live, he said.
Im the biggest thing that ever came off that show.
Murphy was also miffed that production greenlit the remark.
Most people that get off that show, they dont go on and have these amazing careers.
He continued, It was like, Yo, how could you do that?
A joke about my career?
So I thought that was a cheap shot.
And it was kind of racist, I thought I felt it was racist.
Spade addressed the fallout from the joke ina 1997 interviewwithEntertainment Weekly.
I said, Tell him three words thatll change his life: Let it go.
I know for a fact that I cant take it when it comes my way.
Its horrible for all the same reasons.
Ive come to see Eddies point on this one.
Everybody in showbiz wants people to like them.
Thats how you get fans.
But when you get reamed in a sketch or online or however, that s— staaaangs.
Speaking with theTimes, Murphy said he and Spade are now on good terms.
In the long run its all good, worked out great.
Im cool with David Spade, Im cool with Lorne Michaels.
I went back toSNL, he said, referring to his appearance onthe shows 40th-anniversary specialin 2015.
Its all love, but I had a couple of cheap shots.
