Eddie Murphy gave a sharp speech at the 1988 Oscars about the Academy overlooking Black performers. The comedian tells EW fellow comic Robin Williams tried to talk him out of it, worrying it wouldn't ...

Eddie Murphy recently recalled what Robin Williams told him before they presented awards at the 1988 Oscars. In a new interview, Murphy revealed that Williams tried to dissuade him from proceeding ...

Eddie Murphy is recalling his 1988 Oscars speech, in which he called out the Academy for its lack of recognition of Black actors, and what Robin Williams told him before he took the stage. In a new ...

Eddie Murphy says Robin Williams tried to talk him out of his speech calling out the Oscars for overlooking Black stars. The 64-year-old actor took the Academy to task at the 1988 ceremony, but his ...

Marc Shaiman is finally sharing the song he wrote for Robin Williams to perform at the 2005 Oscars that ABC deemed too scandalous. The composer and lyricist, who is just an Oscar away from an EGOT, ...