Last Sunday Saturday Night Live celebrated their 40th anniversary with a 3 1/2 hour broadcast featuring tons of stars from past seasons including the triumph return of Eddie Murphy.
After weeks of hype fans were shocked at Eddie's super short and awkward appearance.
Apparently it wasn't supposed to go that way…
From Page Six
Eddie Murphy was slated to do a Bill Cosby impression during “Saturday Night Live’s” 40th-anniversary show, but turned down the gig at the last minute so as not to “kick” the embattled comedian “when he was down,” another former “SNL” member revealed Wednesday.
Murphy was expected to play Cosby during a “Celebrity Jeopardy!” skit with the category “Potent Potables” alluding to allegations Cosby spiked women’s drinks and raped them, Norm Macdonald tweeted. But Sunday, the day of the show, Murphy backed out.
