LisaRaye McCoy is airing out her former friend turned foe, Nicole Murphy, for being part of the downfall of her marriage to Turks and Caicos politician Michael Misick. In a candid interview with Carlos King released on Nov. 19, the 57-year-old actress revealed that she had “proof” of Murphy, the ex-wife of comedian Eddie Murphy, having an affair with her then-husband and according to the actress, the former Premier confessed to the affair himself.
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When asked about how she discovered Murphy’s creeping, LisaRaye claimed that she “had checked the Manifest” of her private plane shared with Misick at the time to find the 56-year-old producer and fashion brand owner’s name listed as a previous passenger.
“We owned the plane, and so when you check that list, it says all the people that have rode on the plane, and she didn’t ride on it with me, nor did she receive an invitation from me,” The Player’s Club star told King at the 1:02:34 minute mark of the podcast interview.
“I tried to call her…At first, she said ‘No, I haven’t been to Turks and Caicos…’ and then I called again and she stopped answering.”
LisaRaye Allegedly Received “Proof” Of Murphy & Misick’s Cheating
When Murphy failed to fess up, LisaRaye said she went to Murphy’s then-boyfriend, Michael Strahan for answers. The former NFL star-turned-morning news anchor said he was unaware of Murphy and Misick’s sneaky flight to the island, which at the time, LisaRaye claimed to have proof of the duo boarding the plane to Turks and Caicos thanks to a tape she had received. She allegedly sent the evidence to Strahan.
According to LisaRaye, the tape allegedly showed Murphy dropping Misick off at the private airport in her car, further fueling her claims of their secretive relationship.
“They opened the gate and they pulled up to the plane and she gets out, and he gets out, and I go, ‘Oh I didn’t know y’all knew each other — and I’m gonna leave it right there,” the Hollywood veteran told King with a serious face.
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LisaRaye said she was so pissed off by Murphy’s actions that she came close to “whopping” the celeb, but she has since matured significantly over the years. The betrayal was especially painful for the actress, as Murphy had attended her wedding and bridesmaid party, further deepening the sense of betrayal.
“For me, it was like, wow. I’mma whoop your a**…friends don’t do that. That’s something that I think an enemy [would] do,” she said. “Where I come from? Southside of Chicago that’s an a** whooping. I just had too many other things going on, but I can’t say that I didn’t try to get her. She said some old dumb s*** and I was like, ‘Who you talking to you?!’ I had to let her know that I am not the one or the two.”
Murphy has long denied the accusations of infidelity with Misick, but according to LisaRaye, her ex-husband eventually admitted to the affair. He confessed that he and Murphy had slept together “about two or three” times during their secret meetings.
While the incident didn’t immediately end LisaRaye’s marriage to the former Turks and Caicos Prime Minister, it served as the catalyst for their eventual split, which culminated in their divorce in 2008. Murphy’s relationship with Michael Strahan also didn’t last long. After getting engaged in 2009, the couple remained together for another five years before ending their relationship in 2014, according to The Jasmine Brand.
This Isn’t The First Time That LisaRaye Has Called Out Nicole Murphy
In 2019, the Hollywood star doubled down on the accusation during an interview with TMZ, when asked by the outlet.
“That’s true, absolutely true. She messed around with my husband,” the All of Us alum stressed. “We’ve all done something we regret but when you do it and start being messy enough to do it to family?! I don ‘t know if she’s a homewrecker or not but I know what she’s doing to homes is wrecking it.”
LisaRaye also took aim at Murphy for kissing renowned director Antoine Fuqua, who is married to actress Lela Rochon. The photo of them sharing a kiss while on a business trip to Italy quickly went viral, sparking widespread speculation. Murphy later apologized, insisting that the kiss was innocent and blown out of proportion, explaining that she was simply a family friend of both Fuqua and Rochon.
“I’ve been in that situation before—but amongst friends?! I definitely confronted her, she know it. I ain’t got s*** to say to Nicole,” LisaRaye added of the eyebrow-raising situation.
The actress also revealed that at one point, Nicole tried to be cordial and wave at her, and she confronted her to her face.
“She waved at me, and I was thinking, ‘Who is she waving at?! She not waving at me!’ And so I went to go ask her, ‘Did you try to beckon me over here?’Cause here I am!”
While going into further detail, she noted that she’d like to put the topic of her Nicole Murphy beef to rest.
“It’s nothing that I’m proud of, but it happened and it happened to me. […]You know I would love to put it to rest, maybe after this I can,” said LisaRaye. “But when I look at my wedding pictures and I see my bachelorette party and I see her there, it makes me go, ‘Girrrrrrl you better be glad I am still maturing even now because I could really, you know…you know?”
What do you think about LisaRaye’s Carlos King interview? Is it time for her and Nicole Murphy to hash things out?