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Eddie Murphy Recalls 'Clairvoyant' Girlfriend Who Predicted He'd Become Famous
Eddie Murphy says his teenage girlfriend accurately foresaw that he'd become famous. During his recent interview on Complex's 360 With Speedy, The Pickup star recalled believing that he'd be famous when he was 13 years old. But it wasn't just from Murphy's own admission: He said his then-girlfriend, Sherry Bell, was a "clairvoyant" who knew he'd become a star. "She could really, like, read stuff. She could like put her hands on stuff and see stuff with her hands," Murphy told Speedy Morman around the 1-minute mark of the video above. "She could put her hand in the newspaper and tell you the stuff in the paper," he continued. "And you could put money in her hands, she could tell you what the bill was. She could put her hand in the photo album and tell you who was on the picture." COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess. The actor-comedian said Bell's predication about his career arose when he was 13 or 14 years old. "She told me, 'You're going to be famous,'" Murphy said. "I was like, 'Yeah, I knew it, I knew it.'" Murphy called Bell the first person who "really solidified" that he'd make his mark in Hollywood, adding that she had a "neurological problem" that caused her to be "bedridden" throughout her 20s. "She passed away when I was doing [1996 comedy] Nutty Professor," Murphy said. "And I took care of her all the way from high school all the way up to those years when she was bedridden." Murphy, who was married to his then-wife Nicole Murphy at the time, said a strange occurrence during filming seemed to indicate that Bell had passed away. "We're shooting one big scene and all the lights go out. And the whole set is all black. All the power left," he said. "We go back to the trailer. Then on the way to the trailer, somebody came and told me, 'Hey, Sherry Bell passed away.' Lights out." Murphy's sit-down with Speedy marks the first time he's publicly talked about Bell. His movies have grossed $6.5 billion globally. Related Products Blue Note Records Grant Green - I Want To Hold Your Hand LP (Tone Poet Vinyl Series) $38.98 , Blue Note Records Bobbi Humphrey - Fancy Dancer LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) $27.98 , Blue Note Records Terence Blanchard - The Comedian CD $13.98 , Blue Note Records Kenny Burrell - Kenny Burrell LP (Tone Poet Vinyl Series) $38.98 Related News , , Related News Jeremy 'Prison Bae' Meeks Says He's Been Celibate for Almost 3 Years: 'I'm Not Being Distracted' Seth Rogen Recalls Pounding Coffee in Futile Effort to Cancel Out Shrooms Before Maron Interview COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess. Making Culture Pop. Find the latest entertainment news and the best in music, pop culture, sneakers, style and original shows. Solve the daily Crossword
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Eddie Murphy Says Turning Down 'Rush Hour' for ‘Holy Man' Was a ‘No-Brainer'
Hindsight is 20/20. Eddie Murphy is among the many Hollywood stars who have passed on a role that they regret until this day. In an interview with Speedy Morman on 360 with Speedy, Murphy spoke about choosing Holy Man over the role of Detective James Carter, which ultimately went to Chris Tucker. "They came to me, and they was like, it was two scripts," he recalled. "It was like, 'It's Rush Hour, and it's going to be [an] action comedy, and you're gonna be [with] Jackie Chan. And it's action, summertime, running, and all this physical stuff." "And this other one was, 'You in a robe in Miami.' I was like, hey, hey, hey," Murphy continued, referencing his role in Holy Man. "It was a no-brainer! And we went to Miami, and made a horrendous film." COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess. The 64-year-old actor and comedian almost immediately walked back calling Holy Man "horrendous." The 1998 movie currently has a 12 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, so he may be onto something. Murphy also confessed to turning down the role of Hoke Colburn in Driving Miss Daisy, which earned Morgan Freeman an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Even though the part was initially developed for him, Eddie was adamant that he "wasn't doing no s**tlike that." Murphy confirmed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon that he turned down Ghostbusters in favor of Beverly Hills Cop, and passed on Who Framed Roger Rabbit because he did not believe in the idea of pairing animation with actual people. Related Products Blue Note Records Terence Blanchard - The Comedian CD $13.98 , Blue Note Records Freddie Roach - Good Move LP (Tone Poet Vinyl Series) $38.98 , Blue Note Records Bobby Hutcherson - Dialogue LP (Tone Poet Vinyl Series) $38.98 , Blue Note Records Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) $27.98 Related News , , Related News Shooting Near Atlanta's Emory University and CDC Leaves Suspect Dead, Officer Injured Dave Franco 'Open' to Playing Luigi Mangione — With One Condition COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess. Making Culture Pop. Find the latest entertainment news and the best in music, pop culture, sneakers, style and original shows. Solve the daily Crossword
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Travis Kelce Shares His 'Only Goal': And It Has Nothing to Do With Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce has gone from NFL star to full-blown pop culture sensation, a far cry from the career path he once imagined. Now, in 2025, he's laser-focused on one 'only goal,' and it's not what you imagined. In an interview with GQ, he claims that amid all the chatter surrounding his relationship with Taylor Swift, he's got a more serious issue to deal with. He is looking to regroup from the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl loss by working with speed and agility coach Tony Villani. 'Win a Super Bowl is the only goal,' Kelce reveals. 'It's the only goal. It's every goal.' He added, 'I think it might have slipped a little bit because I did have a little bit more focus in trying to set myself up. And opportunities came up where I was excited to venture into a new world of acting and being an entertainer.' COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess. While Kelce doesn't feel his outside ventures hurt his football career, he realizes that he hasn't been working up to his 'standard.' He says, 'I don't say this as 'I shouldn't have done it.' I'm just saying that my work ethic is such that I have so much pride in how I do things that I never want the product to tail off.' 'I feel like these past two years haven't been up to my standard. I just have such a motivation to show up this year for my guys.' This motivation pushes Kelce to try and remain a role model. He knows he has a worldwide platform not only via his football career, but also via his relationship with Swift. The athlete admits, 'I do want people to look at me like I'm doing good in the world, I'm influencing and using my platform for the better, being a role model, being somebody that has done it the right way.' Travis Kelce hosts the New Heights podcast with his brother, Jason Kelce. Related Products uDiscover Music Higher CD $11.98 , uDiscover Music Superache 1CD $11.98 , uDiscover Music Higher [2 LP] $45.99 , Blue Note Records Carmell Jones - The Remarkable Carmell Jones LP (Tone Poet Vinyl Series) $38.98 Related News , , Related News Shooting Near Atlanta's Emory University and CDC Leaves Suspect Dead, Officer Injured Brazilian Adult Film Star Vitoria Beatriz Reportedly Dead at 28 COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess. Making Culture Pop. Find the latest entertainment news and the best in music, pop culture, sneakers, style and original shows. Solve the daily Crossword
