Murphy was being awarded the 18th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

A bank robber named Eddie Murphy, who is not the same Eddie Murphy who starred in Dr. Doolittle and Beverly Hills Cop, was arrested yesterday for robbing a SunTrust Bank near the Navy Yard metro.

As we wrote last week, Eddie Murphy has been chosen to play Marion Barry in a Spike Lee-directed biopic on the mayor-for-life. So far, Barry has been quiet on this choice, but given this tweet he sent Lee on Sunday night, he must want to give the acclaimed director at least 140 characters of his mind on the matter.

It was somewhat inevitable — there have been books written about him, he’s been a part of a reality show (about himself) and HBO made a well-received documentary about his political career and legacy. So it was only really a matter of time before someone thought to make a movie about Marion Barry. But should Eddie Murphy star?

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