Eddie Murphy Says Famous Actor Wanted Murphy To Sleep With His Wife

Eddie Murphy recently shared a shocking story from his early days in showbiz in the new Netflix documentary Being Eddie. The comedian revealed that when he was 21, Yul Brynner, star of The King and I, made a surprising proposition involving his wife.

Murphy recounted, “Nobody had as much fun as we had in the ’80s. Nobody. My 21st birthday party, I had at Studio 54. Yul Brynner, from The Ten Commandments, he was with his wife, and he was like, ‘How would you like to go back to my apartment with my wife and I and party?'”

At the time, Murphy politely declined, saying, “Nah, I’m cool.” It wasn’t until years later that he realized what Brynner’s offer might have implied. “I got older, I was like, party? His wife was smiling. I was like, ‘Did he want me to go f*** his wife?’ I was like, what the? When I got older, I thought back on it.”

Looking back, Murphy joked that he might have responded differently today. “Now I wish I would’ve went. The story would end better if, you know, ‘Yeah, I went back to Yul Brynner’s spot and f**** his wife. He was watching me f*****.. He was going, ‘Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera,'” he laughed, mimicking Brynner’s famous line.

The story is just one example of Murphy’s wild early years. After joining Saturday Night Live straight out of high school, he frequently found himself in situations filled with Hollywood excess.

He recalled hanging out with stars like Rick James and avoiding the partying side of the scene. “When I would start seeing certain people come in the room, and you know what’s getting ready to start going down. They get ready to be in the other room getting down, I just bounced,” Murphy said. “I was never curious about it. I never wanted to go in there, check it out, or nothing. I just wasn’t with it.”

Murphy also said he stayed away from drugs, even when offered by legends. “When I was 19, it was my first year of Saturday Night Live, I went to a blues bar with John Belushi and Robin Williams. They put some blow on the table. I’m standing there with, you know, two heroes. I wasn’t even curious. I was just not with it.”

This candid story gives fans a glimpse into Murphy’s early Hollywood life and the wild experiences he navigated while remaining true to himself, according to the Netflix documentary.

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