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Eddie Murphy recalls playing dejected wife in 'Nutty Professor 2' erectile dysfunction scene: 'Strange place to be in'
Count Eddie Murphy as one of the many fans of his Nutty Professor movies, in which he plays multiple characters, thanks to his funny impressions and some serious movie magic. "You know what I like in Nutty Professor 2?" Murphy asked Thursday on The Jennifer Hudson Show. "The relationship between his parents, cause his father is impotent. He can't get there. So I have that whole thing where she's like, 'Why don't you take some Viagra?'" Released in 2000, Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps again starred Murphy as several family members, including the titular professor and, yes, his parents. The sequel to the 1996 hit The Nutty Professor, a remake of the 1963 Jerry Lewis title, was released less than two years after the new drug Viagra caused a buzz with its ads featuring retired politician Bob Dole. "When I was doing that scene," Murphy continued, "I had to sit on the bed and look dejected, because my husband couldn't get an erection. I was like, 'This is a strange place to be in right now.'" Even so, the Nutty Professor movies, about a shy, portly professor who discovers a chemical that transforms him into a handsome but obnoxious alter ago, were box office gold. The Klumps alone earned $166 million globally, according to Box Office Mojo. The movies are special to Murphy for another reason, too. "I think if I could only take one movie to represent me, I would take Nutty Professor," said the star of movie franchises including Beverly Hills Cop, Shrek, and Doctor Dolittle. Keke Palmer, who was a guest on the same episode as Murphy, agreed. "Cause he was covering all bases: drama, comedy, family — even some trauma," Palmer said. "I mean, Nutty Professor was trying to get over some stuff."In the first film, Sherman is publicly shamed for his appearance on an especially humiliating night out. The comedy chameleon also shared some particularly happy news during his visit to his former Dreamgirls costar. He confirmed that his son, Eric, had officially married Jasmin Lawrence, the daughter of his fellow comedian and sometimes costar Martin Lawrence. "Yeah, we're in-laws," he said. Watch Murphy's full interview above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
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6 days ago
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Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence become in-laws as their kids get married
Eddie Murphy has revealed that his son has married Martin Lawrence's daughter, officially making the comedy stars in-laws. Back in November, film fans were left shocked upon the revelation that the Hollywood stars' children, Eric Murphy and Jasmin Lawrence, were set to tie the knot. Now, during an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, the actor revealed that Eric and Jasmin 'got married two weeks ago'. Murphy said that the couple ditched 'the big wedding plans' after deciding 'they wanted to do something quiet with just the two of them'. He joked that his fellow-in-law Martin, with whom he co-starred in comedies Boomerang (1992) and Life (1999), 'doesn't have to pay for that big wedding now'. The Nutty Professor and Coming to America actor was hinting at previous interviews, in which Martin claimed: 'Eddie said I gotta pay for it'. In December. Martin said Eddie instructed him to cough up because 'he paid for his last daughter's wedding' and 'said it's my turn now.' Eric, 35, is the eldest of Eddie's 10 children, the most recent of whom was born in 2018. Jasmin, 28, is also the eldest child of Lawrence. In 2022, Jasmin revealed that it was her uncle who introduced her husband-to-be, but 'It wasn't even our dads – and they've done two movies together,' she told InTouch. 'They're friends. I don't even know. It's crazy. 'But we met through my uncle, and we became really good friends. We bonded on a lot of things. Obviously, we have similar backgrounds, so we understood each other on a certain level.' Fans have been left overjoyed by the news, with one calling the marriage 'a special union between two iconic families'. Another added: 'Wow. Their grandchildren are gonna be the most lit kids ever. Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are your grandparents. Congratulations. You won the life lottery.' An additional fan echoed this point, writing on X/Twitter: 'They have the chance to make the funniest human of all time.' 'Thanksgiving must be the most hilarious reunion ever,' another user said, while someone else chimed in: 'I know them family holidays go crazy.' Eddie's appearance on Hudson's US talk show marked the first time the pair have seen each other since she won Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2006 musical Dreamgirls, which Eddie also starred in.
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01-03-2025
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Jerry Lewis' son is on '30-year quest' for star's lost Holocaust film
Jerry Lewis' son, Chris Lewis, has been searching for his late father's most controversial film — one that never saw the light of day in its entirety. In 1972, the comedian left Hollywood for Europe to write, direct and star in "The Day the Clown Cried." In it, the "Nutty Professor" star plays a circus performer who is taken in by the Nazis and winds up in a concentration camp. There, he befriends the children before leading them into the gas chamber. The notorious film was plagued with problems, and it has never been officially released. Only small snippets of footage have made their way to the public. The behind-the-scenes debacle was chronicled in the 2024 documentary, "From Darkness to Light." "I have been looking for the film for the last 30 years," Chris told Fox News Digital. "It's been a 30-year quest. And we have had some pieces found. There's a rough cut that's 30 minutes shy of the final version… I have made that one of my personal goals, to try to find the elements of the film and then see if we can get the rights, or find out where the rights are, and try to put them together." Lewis passed away in 2017 at age 91. The late star, who was Jewish, is being honored at this year's Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF). On Sunday, Chris will be present for the screening of "From Darkness to Light." Chris said he was given his father's blessing to embark on his search. "My dad gave me all the production materials for the film, including his shooting scripts," he explained. "I've been archiving my dad's life since the '70s. I'm like the keeper of the flame. I've read through hundreds of documents, and it was fascinating to me. But it seemed that as the decades passed, there would be a chance that the film was gone… But I'm determined to find the missing elements and put it all together." Lewis' problems began right from the start. The movie was first scripted by Joan O'Brien and Charles Denton, The New York Times reported. According to the outlet, the film was in production when Lewis learned that O'Brien was never paid her due. The story rights hadn't been secured. WATCH: '60S STAR STELLA STEVENS TRIED TO BUY BACK PLAYBOY PICS FROM HUGH HEFNER: SON In his memoir, Lewis said his producer had "skipped town" without paying for the rights and other expenses. The Times shared that Lewis struggled to close the gaps as checks bounced. Lewis said he personally lost $2 million. Due to growing lawsuits and debts, a completed film never emerged. "It was embroiled in so many legal battles on three continents that it was just absolutely impossible to release it," said Chris. "The producer skipped town with the money, never paid the writer for the rights. It's been said that Joan O'Brien saw the film and she hated it. That's not true. I have a letter proving that she was in tears when she saw it. She was just a little disappointed that he didn't use more of her dialogue." "The film just could not be put together," Chris shared. "There were some negatives in France, some in Sweden. It was a French-Swedish co-production. The producer just torpedoed the whole thing from day one. And my dad, he could never get any of the big studios to jump in when he was trying to sell his 117-minute final cut of the film. He finally gave up in 1974 and shipped it back to Sweden." The Times shared that Lewis retained partial negatives. He told Chris that the remainder might be somewhere in France and Sweden. Then in 2016, a 30-minute sample was leaked online. The following year, French film critic Jean-Michel Frodon claimed to Vanity Fair he saw a cut in the early 2000s. The New York Times reported that when the Library of Congress acquired Lewis' archives in 2015, the Los Angeles Times revealed that the library's moving-image curator, Rob Stone, indicated that the library had whole negatives that were not to be released until 2024. Stone clarified that the library had only partial negatives, or 13 cans (almost 90 minutes) of unedited camera rushes without sound. There was also behind-the-scenes footage. Stone also said that he had been contacted by someone describing himself as a rights owner. Chris is hopeful that "The Day the Clown Cried" will finally get an audience. "I always see the glass as half-full versus half-empty," he said. "I'm optimistic that with the rough-cut footage that is available, if we can find any of the footage shot in France, that would allow us to at least put together something… But unfortunately, when Europa Films went out of business, they were filling dumpsters with old films that they couldn't identify." "My dad's final cut may have gone in that dumpster," Chris admitted. In his lifetime, Lewis had mixed feelings about whether the film should be viewed or not. In 2013, while at the Cannes Film Festival, Lewis said "The Day the Clown Cried" was "all bad." "It was bad because I lost the magic," he said, as quoted by Reuters. "You will never see it, no one will ever see it, because I am embarrassed at the poor work." But in the documentary, "From Darkness to Light," which was shot months before his death, Lewis described the "heartbreak" of not being able to finish and release the film. "The second half of the '60s was not good for his career," said Chris. "The whole film industry was changing, and the studios were trying to put him in hipper sex comedies… He struggled through the end of the '60s." "He had seen the original script of 'The Day the Clown Cried,' he said, 10 years earlier in the early '60s," Chris shared. "And in 1971, when it was presented to him, he thought it might be the right time in his life to do something like that. It was a very meaningful script for him and the subject matter. And more than that, he was a clown. He understood the clown from the inside out." The plot was taboo at the time. But aspects of the story hit close to home. "My dad was born into a vaudevillian family," Chris explained. "His parents were vaudeville entertainers. They were living the bohemian lifestyle. Therefore, my dad was left with his grandmother. "He described his childhood as 'tears of loneliness.' So the clown came out of him to be accepted, to be loved. The clown is the root of the love in his life, and all the good things came from his ability to be that clown and interpret the world and life from that point of view." "And the humor [in the film] was for the children," Chris continued. "Comedy became their outlet. That was the warm, fuzzy blanket my dad put around himself when he could make children laugh at him." Chris said that over the years, he tried to talk to his father about the film. He faced some resistance before Lewis eventually opened up. "People kept pestering him so much about it," said Chris. "It became something he hated in private conversations… But when I told him about wanting to write my book ['Jerry Lewis on Being a Person'] and wanting to tell the true stories about how felt, he thought it was a great idea. He said, 'You're the only one that can tell that story.'" "I was his road manager for years… he wouldn't answer more than two questions [about the film] and then he'd change the subject," said Chris. "But I did get quite a bit out of him over the years." Today, Chris said there are still lessons to be learned from his father's life. "Laughter is very healing," he said. "I can tell you personally of stories that I've heard all over the world about how my dad's humor helped people through the toughest times in their lives. He would say, 'I was falling down and making faces. What are you talking about being important?' I said to him, 'You have no idea how you touched people.'" "He knew he was loved," Chris reflected. "He knew there was more he wanted to do. But he was very happy with what he achieved. He said, 'I've done it all, and I'm happy with what I've done. I wouldn't go back and do anything differently.'" "From Darkness to Light" will be screened Sunday, March 2, at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. Chris Lewis will also be signing his book, "Jerry Lewis on Being a Person."
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26-02-2025
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Will Smith Appears to Kiss Duet Partner India Martínez — and Fans Wonder What Wife Jada Will Think
Did India Martínez kiss Will Smith on stage? The two musicians performed their new collaboration "First Love" during Univision's 37th Premio Lo Nuestro Awards at Miami's Kaseya Center on Feb. 20, and Martínez appeared to kiss Smith at one point — leading fans to wonder how his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, feels about the moment. In a clip from the performance shared to both artists' Instagram pages, Martínez walks up to Will and begins going in for a kiss before walking away, leaving him hanging. A moment later, she walks back and appears to actually kiss him. PEOPLE can confirm the moment was simply part of the performance, and Martínez did not actually kiss Will on stage. However, some fans were convinced otherwise. "I was waiting for Jada to come out from left stage and smack the s--- outta her for kissing her man," wrote one Instagram user in the video's comments section. "Just say it was an entanglement," commented another fan, referencing the specific wording Jada used to describe a 2015 relationship with singer August Alsina in a July 2020 episode of Red Table Talk. Others figured the state of Will and Jada's marriage is not their business. "The way y'all talk about these people relationship as though you personally know them is wild," wrote a fan. Last month, a source told PEOPLE the couple is "still together" despite having "separate homes for years." Another insider explained they were "living their own lives" but hadn't "completely severed ties." After getting married in 1997, Will and Jada separated in 2016, as revealed by the Nutty Professor actress before releasing her 2023 Worthy memoir. "We're still figuring it out,' she told PEOPLE at the time. 'We've been doing some really heavy-duty work together. We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us,' she added. 'I'm going to be by his side … but also allow him to have to figure this out for himself.' Will and Jada have kids Jaden, 26, and Willow, 24, as well as Trey, 32, whom Will shares with ex-wife Sheree Zampino. The family, including Jada's mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris, last appeared on the red carpet together at the May 2024 premiere of Will's movie Bad Boys: Ride or Die. "First Love," also featuring the artist Marcin, was released by Will and Martínez on Feb. 14. The track marks Will's latest musical offering after the recent singles "You Can Make It," "Work of Art," "Beautiful Scars" and "Tantrum." Read the original article on People
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26-02-2025
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Will Smith Appears to Be Kissed by Duet Partner India Martínez — and Fans Wonder What Jada Will Think
Did India Martínez kiss Will Smith on stage? The two musicians performed their new collaboration "First Love" during Univision's 37th Premio Lo Nuestro Awards at Miami's Kaseya Center on Feb. 20, and Martínez appeared to kiss Smith at one point — leading fans to wonder how his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, feels about the moment. In a clip from the performance shared to both artists' Instagram pages, Martínez walks up to Will and begins going in for a kiss before walking away, leaving him hanging. A moment later, she walks back and appears to actually kiss him. PEOPLE can confirm the moment was simply part of the performance, and Martínez did not actually kiss Will on stage. However, some fans were convinced otherwise. "I was waiting for Jada to come out from left stage and smack the s--- outta her for kissing her man," wrote one Instagram user in the video's comments section. "Just say it was an entanglement," commented another fan, referencing the specific wording Jada used to describe a 2015 relationship with singer August Alsina in a July 2020 episode of Red Table Talk. Others figured the state of Will and Jada's marriage is not their business. "The way y'all talk about these people relationship as though you personally know them is wild," wrote a fan. Last month, a source told PEOPLE the couple is "still together" despite having "separate homes for years." Another insider explained they were "living their own lives" but hadn't "completely severed ties." After getting married in 1997, Will and Jada separated in 2016, as revealed by the Nutty Professor actress before releasing her 2023 Worthy memoir. "We're still figuring it out,' she told PEOPLE at the time. 'We've been doing some really heavy-duty work together. We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us,' she added. 'I'm going to be by his side … but also allow him to have to figure this out for himself.' Will and Jada have kids Jaden, 26, and Willow, 24, as well as Trey, 32, whom Will shares with ex-wife Sheree Zampino. The family, including Jada's mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris, last appeared on the red carpet together at the May 2024 premiere of Will's movie Bad Boys: Ride or Die. "First Love," also featuring the artist Marcin, was released by Will and Martínez on Feb. 14. The track marks Will's latest musical offering after the recent singles "You Can Make It," "Work of Art," "Beautiful Scars" and "Tantrum." Read the original article on People
