Eddie Murphy says Sidney Poitier told him not to join “Malcolm X”: 'You are not Denzel'

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Murphy noted that another iconic entertainer did try to give him more career advice, however: James Brown. "He told me I should stop cursing," Murphy said, laughing. "He said, 'You wanna be in this business for a long time? Stop that cursing.'"
lowkey james was right..the family PG rated films he started doing are the reason dude showed less quality control of the non family shyt he starting doing in the 2000s..they were making him serious bread
 

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BECAUSE SPIKE LEE
CHANGED THE SCRIPT.

IF YOU READ THE OP
YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN
EDDIE WAS OFFERED HALEYS ROLE
FROM THE ORIGINAL DIRECTOR
:devil:
:evil:

I didn't read the OP but I knew all of this from this book..

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