That Time Eddie Murphy Got Caught Pickin’ Up A Trans Street Worker At 4AM… Said He Was Headed To The Bookstore…

Back in the ’90s, Eddie Murphy was pulled over by LAPD around 4:45 AM with a known transgender s*x worker in the car — while his wife and kids just so happened to be out of town.

Murphy claimed he was on his way to a late-night bookstore when he saw someone on the corner who to him appeared to be a woman crying. He said he offered a ride out of kindness, not knowing who the person was. Police didn’t charge Murphy with anything, though the individual in the car had an outstanding warrant.

Murphy later called it a “Good Samaritan moment gone wrong.” The same person — Shalimar Seiuli — was found dead just a year later under suspicious circumstances. Authorities ruled it an accident