Eddie Murphy reveals Yul Brynner’s shocking invitation in Netflix doc

Eddie Murphy has had some unforgettable celebrity encounters throughout his career.

In Netflix’s documentary “Being Eddie”, the 64-year-old actor and comedian recalled Yul Brynner’s sexual proposal that has remained in his mind all these years.

“My 21st birthday party was at Studio 54,” Murphy recalled. “Yul Brynner, ‘The Ten Commandments,’ was with his wife and said, ‘How about you go back to my apartment with my wife and I and party?’ And I said, ‘No, I’m fine!’ I said. As I got older, I noticed his wife smiling. Did he want me to fuck his wife?”

“Story [have] “It ended better,” he added. “You know, ‘Yeah, I went back to Yul Brynner and fucked his wife and she was like, ‘Blah, blah, blah!’ He was watching me say it.”

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Brynner died in 1985 after a battle with lung cancer.

Ahead of the documentary’s release, Murphy also talked about Hollywood being ‘fake’ and explained why he thinks the Oscars overlooked him.

“That’s one of the reasons I don’t go to awards shows or anything like that, the feeling of being in a room full of famous people who all want to win a trophy, it’s such a terrible feeling,” he said. USA Today. “Everyone is dressing up and acting and faking it… It’s just weird being in a room full of famous people; I don’t like it.”

“I always liked staying home,” Murphy continued. “The people I know who do stand-up comedy… they do it because they love it. They love it. They get something out of getting on stage and feeling the energy, and I’m the exact opposite.”

Eddie Murphy on ‘fake’ Hollywood and why he thinks it’s been overlooked by the Oscars (Christopher Polk/Getty Images; GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

“When I’m at home or somewhere where things can slow down, my batteries recharge in a quiet environment, that’s where I get my energy,” he added. “The crowd drains my energy.”

Throughout his career he has played every role under the sun; An old woman in “The Nutty Professor,” a donkey in “Shrek,” a veterinarian who talks to animals in “Dr. Dolittle,” a Jewish man in “Coming to America” ​​and many more. From helping to redefine stand-up comedy in modern society to paving the way for Black leading actors in Hollywood, Murphy has dedicated his life to show business and the big screen.

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Still he never won an Oscar.

Murphy, who began his career as a stand-up comedian at the age of 15, described his breakthrough role as “Saturday Night Live” In the 1980s. Over the next few years, she starred in films such as “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Boomerang,” “Harlem Nights,” “Coming to America” ​​and many more.

By the late ’80s and early ’90s, Murphy had achieved megastar status and was on his way to becoming one of Hollywood’s all-time greats.

“I wanted to be funny like Richard [Pryor]. I wanted to be cool like Elvis [Presley]. And I wanted to be as big as The Beatles,” he said in the documentary.

Film producer and director Reginald Hudlin said Murphy had a mission.

While presenting awards at the 67th Academy Awards in 1995, Murphy called out the Academy’s lack of recognition of Black talent. (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Niche Imports)

“One of Eddie’s quiet agendas is, ‘Hey, there’s never been a Black movie like this. There’s never been a Black romantic comedy before. We’ve got to make this so other people can do it, and if I can use my influence to open that door, that’s a good thing.'”

“There was a real overreaction because we were showing black lives in a way that had never been portrayed on the big screen before,” Hudlin said. “Hollywood has a lot of negative forces from those times until today. Black movie stars always had to overcome all these obstacles, but these obstacles were the default obstacles.”

While presenting awards at the 67th Academy Awards in 1995, Murphy called out the Academy’s lack of recognition of Black talent.

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“When they came to me and told me they wanted me to present the Best Picture award, my agent came to me and told me the Academy had chosen me,” Murphy told the crowd. he said. “My first reaction was to say, ‘No, I’m not going.’ And my manager said, ‘Why?’ he said. And I said, ‘I’m not going because they can’t recognize black people in movies.’ And he said, ‘What are you talking about? Black people win the Oscars.”

“I’ll probably never win an Oscar for saying this, but hey, whatever,” he said. “I might not actually get in trouble because it keeps going like that, we get one almost every 20 years, so we won’t be here until 2004. It’ll be over by then.”

During his speech, Murphy said he would probably never win an Oscar. (Lars Niki)

“I just want you to know that I will give this award, but Black people will not be able to ride on the wagon of society and we will no longer follow behind. I want you to know us.” They said, ‘Okay, it’s over.’ ‘When do I need to be there?’ I said. ‘Well, you don’t need to get there until nine or 10. “This is the last award of the night,” he said.

Murphy later suggested that these remarks might have been the reason he was never given an Oscar.

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“The next day it was like I hadn’t said anything,” Murphy recalled in the documentary. “There was no picture of me at the Oscars. There was no news about me. There was no news about me saying that. It was like I wasn’t at the Oscars and I didn’t get an Oscar. I didn’t get an Oscar, man. I did everything. I played everything.”

“I’ve done everything and never won an Oscar, but I don’t think that’s why,” Murphy added with a grin.

Eddie Murphy, Paige Butcher and their children attend the premiere of Cinelou Releasing’s Bay Church at ArcLight Hollywood on September 6, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (David Livingston/Getty Images)

“I think I’m in a transition period as a comedian,” he said in the documentary. “I feel like there are other things I want to do, and I don’t want to do the things I’ve done before, and I want to do different types of movies and explore where I am in this part of my life because a lot has happened to me in the last few years between marriage, kids, and personal life.”

Murphy is the father of ten children from various relationships. He and his wife, Paige Butcher, got married in 2024 and share two children.

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“My children are at the center of everything,” he said. “Before kids it’s all about you, and after you have kids it’s all about that.”