继《布鲁克林吸血鬼》失败后，艾迪·墨菲批评了大卫·斯佩德在 1995 年对他发表的“种族主义”笑话。 Eddie Murphy criticized David Spade's 1995 "racist" joke about him following "Vampire in Brooklyn" failure.

1995 年，在艾迪·墨菲执导的电影《布鲁克林吸血鬼》遭遇失败后，他批评了前《周六夜现场》 (SNL) 演员大卫·斯佩德对他讲的“种族主义”笑话。 Eddie Murphy criticized former "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) cast member David Spade for a "racist" joke about him in 1995, following the failure of his film "Vampire in Brooklyn." 墨菲向《纽约时报》表示，他觉得这个玩笑是“个人的”，即使他已经原谅了它，他也永远不会忘记。 Murphy told the New York Times that he felt the joke was "personal" and something he would never forget, even if he has forgiven it. 斯佩德后来在 2015 年的回忆录《几乎有趣》中写道，他理解墨菲的观点，并对他的“愚蠢笑话”感到难过。 Spade later wrote in his 2015 memoir, "Almost Interesting," that he understood Murphy's point of view and felt bad about his "stupid joke."