Eddie Murphy reveals he has not read a newspaper for 20 years and does not have an email address
'If there's an article about me, someone has to read through it before they even give it to me,' says the actor
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Your support makes all the difference.We might be over half way through 2016 but Eddie Murphy remains a staunch Luddite. The 55-year-old actor has revealed he does not have an email address or a computer.
On top of this, Murphy is not a fan of newspapers either, explaining he has not read a paper in 20 years and actively steers clear of reading both about himself and the entertainment industry.
Murphy also said he refrains from using social media because he does not feel the need to share banal aspects of his everyday life.
“I used to read about everything that was going on and I knew everybody's name and anybody in pop culture,” he told The Hollywood Reporter during a podcast.
“Anything that was written about me I would read. And for the last maybe 20 years - I haven't read a newspaper in 20 years, or read a corporate magazine, I don't read corporate magazines or stuff, I don't read stuff about me. I really don't read stuff about me. Like, if there's an article about me, someone has to read through it before they even give it to me.”
“I don't want to see anything that has anything negative. I don't want to read any of that sh*t. So I don't know what y'all think. I don't have a computer, I don't have email, I don't have any of that sh*t.“ Murphy said while laughing.
“I don't need to be on social media interacting with the fans, tweeting that I just ate strawberries. Nothing has made me go, 'Oh, yeah, get me on, too, I want to be on there with y'all! I just had strawberries too!' 'I'm going to the store now!' 'Look at this picture of this baby!'”
The actor said he does not feel the pressure to match or live up to expectations which others may have.
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