Brando Murphy argues that Shrek star Eddie Murphy is hell-bent on destroying his budding comedy career and is suing for a whopping $50 million.
Brando claims Eddie publicized how the amateur comedian acts and looks like him on stage. However, Eddie’s camp has threatened to sue Brando for insinuating a kinship to the Nutty Professor actor by performing alongside Richard Pryor‘s son, Mason, in the “Sons Of Comedy” tour and changing his last name to Murphy. “The name Murphy is of Irish decent … and not exclusive to Eddie Murphy, a ‘Black Man’ of African ancestry and a purported African American,” reads Brando’s lawsuit against Eddie.
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Brando claims he’s never presented himself as Eddie’s son, calling the reports “vile, base, contemptible, miserable, wretched, and loathsome.”
Eddie’s lawyer, Marty Singer, told TMZ, “This is an absolutely ridiculous lawsuit, and we are confident it will be immediately dismissed by the court.”