Eddie Murphy staged an intervention for Todd Bridges by enlisting singer Rick James to speak to him concerning the risks of medication.
Eddie Murphy tried to assist Todd Bridges get sober by sending Rick James to his home
The Diff’hire Strokes actor, 60, has revealed Eddie tried to assist him when he was battling habit points by asking Tremendous Freak star Rick – who spent years battling his personal drug issues – to go over to his home to assist set him straight however Todd insists it was a baffling encounter as a result of Rick left with half of his stash.
Talking on the The Patrick LabyorSheaux with Patrick Labyorteaux, Todd defined: “I knew Eddie Murphy for some time. And Eddie was like: ‘Man, we gotta get Todd some assist, man. He is trippin’. We gotta discover anyone who is aware of about medication’ …
“They ship Rick James to my home. Now, if any of you guys know something about Rick James, Rick James was getting greater than I used to be on the time.
“So Rick involves my home, , he opens his automobile door up, and all this smoke comes out. And I am like: ‘What is going on on?'”
Rick instructed Todd they wanted to have a chat and the actor admitted he was ready to listen to the singer out, saying: “When Rick spoke, you listened. Rick was wild, so when Rick spoke, you listened.”
Nevertheless, the go to took a flip when Rick requested to see Todd’s drug stash. He defined: “I confirmed him, he goes: ‘Man, that is an excessive amount of. I do not need you killing your self. That is an excessive amount of. Let me take a half of that so you do not kill your self’ …
“After which he began speaking to [this] lady on my sofa and she or he went with him! And I am like, I am able to kill Rick at this level. So Rick leaves, and I am like … what sort of drug intervention was that?”
Todd went on to insist Eddie in all probability did not realise Rick – who died in 2004 aged 56 – was additionally taking quite a lot of medication on the time.
He mentioned: “Eddie did not know. Nobody knew that Rick was getting excessive both. They knew that he smoked weed, however they thought that is all it was.”
Todd did ultimately clear up his act and he is now been sober for greater than three many years.
Throughout an look on the Allison Interviews podcast in January 2025, he mentioned of his sobriety: “I’ve been sober for 32 years. The error I don’t make is relapsing. I gained’t make that mistake once more …
“I couldn’t be the identical man anymore. I received uninterested in doing the identical factor again and again and anticipating totally different outcomes, and getting the identical outcomes.
“I bear in mind once I was within the rehab program, and this gentle came to visit me and God mentioned: ‘I’m going to place folks in your path and also you simply hearken to what they inform you, do what they inform you to do and don’t query it, and you’ll be sober for a very long time.’
“That’s precisely what occurred and I lastly received it. It’s important to give up to win this system. That’s robust for individuals who don’t wish to give up.”
