Veteran Hollywood star Eddie Murphy rose to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. The actor, who is gearing up for the release of his film ‘Coming 2 America’ made a shocking statement during an interview to Radio Times.
He said Hollywood lacked diversity – not just based on race but gender too. As per reports in Wion News, he was quoted saying, “It`s been this way for years and years, but it`s not just African-Americans. It`s also about women and other minorities, too. White men run this business. It`s always been this way. In terms of my work and my career, race has never been an issue. I`ve been making movies for 40 years and never once could I not get a movie made because I was Black. I transcended that stuff.”
Murphy was quick to add that growing up as an African-American, he did face racism. “But that’s not to say I walked out of heaven and into Hollywood. I’m a Black man who was born in America; I’m African-American. Growing up in this country, there’s no way you’re not going to have to face some s**t.”
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