It is being reported that a shocking part of Eddie Murphy’s past was completely removed from a new documentary on his life and career.
Per Radar Online, the 64-year-old American actor and comedian is under the spotlight again due to his long-rumored Howard Hughes-style germophobia, his most severe fixation, which was excluded from his recently released Netflix documentary titled Being Eddie.
An insider told the outlet that the deliberate cut buries the truth about Murphy, who is "living in a fortress he's too afraid to leave."
The source said, "The documentary celebrates Eddie's brilliance, but it leaves out the scale of the routines he lives by. It shows him looking affable and relaxed at his mansion, but the place is huge and is basically his bubble.”
“He rarely leaves it as he loves routine and cleanliness. The truth is far stranger and far sadder than what made the final cut. He's basically not normal!" they stated.
"There's a whole world he keeps sealed off – the film only shows the parts he's comfortable revealing."
"He's even more locked into routine now. It's got to the point where he rarely steps outside the estate. Germs on sets, in studios, on press tours – he just can't handle it anymore,” the insider noted.
It is pertinent to mention that Being Eddie was released on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.