Eddie Murphy staged an intervention for Todd Bridges by enlisting singer Rick James to talk to him about the dangers of drugs.
Eddie Murphy tried to help Todd Bridges get sober by sending Rick James to his house
The Diff’rent Strokes actor, 60, has revealed Eddie tried to help him when he was battling addiction issues by asking Super Freak star Rick – who spent years battling his own drug problems – to go over to his house to help set him straight but Todd insists it was a baffling encounter because Rick left with half of his stash.
Speaking on the The Patrick LabyorSheaux with Patrick Labyorteaux, Todd explained: “I knew Eddie Murphy for a while. And Eddie was like: ‘Man, we gotta get Todd some help, man. He’s trippin’. We gotta find somebody who knows about drugs’ …
“They send Rick James to my house. Now, if any of you guys know anything about Rick James, Rick James was getting higher than I was at the time.
“So Rick comes to my house, you know, he opens his car door up, and all this smoke comes out. And I’m like: ‘What’s going on?'”
Rick told Todd they needed to have a chat and the actor admitted he was prepared to hear the singer out, saying: “When Rick spoke, you listened. Rick was wild, so when Rick spoke, you listened.”
However, the visit took a turn when Rick asked to see Todd’s drug stash. He explained: “I showed him, he goes: ‘Man, that’s too much. I don’t want you killing yourself. That’s too much. Let me take a half of that so you don’t kill yourself’ …
“And then he started talking to [this] girl on my couch and she went with him! And I’m like, I’m ready to kill Rick at this point. So Rick leaves, and I’m like ……
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