Murphy has a much different account of the on-set fracas: Murphy said that racially inappropriate comments made by Landis’ wife might have been the true culprit. In 1988, around the time Coming to America was released, People magazine reported that crew members overheard Landis’ wife, Deborah Nadoolman, who was also the costume designer, complaining, in racial terms, about Murphy’s tardiness. When Murphy heard about her comments, the crew claimed that he was so enraged, he caught Landis, the director, not the wife, in a chokehold and demanded an apology. Eddie told People: “John is a talented director, but we had personal differences. I don’t like him anymore, and he doesn’t like me.”
