Eddie Murphy stopped by deputies, transvestite prostitute arrested
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Eddie Murphy was pulled over by sheriff's deputies Friday and a cross-dressing prostitute he had picked up was arrested on a prior warrant, authorities said.
No charges were brought against the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' star, and Murphy said Friday he did nothing wrong.
''It wasn't like we drove to some dark spot to do something,'' Murphy told television's ''Entertainment Tonight.''
''It was like they pulled me over, 'That's a hooker. She has warrants. You be careful, Eddie. Go on home,' That's what it was.''
Murphy's attorney told the E! cable channel that the actor stopped to help the prostitute, who seemed ''disjointed'' as he walked along Santa Monica Boulevard at about 4:45 a.m.
After Murphy stopped his car, the prostitute asked for a lift home, said attorney Marty Singer.
''Eddie was shocked to hear he was a transvestite. He thought he was doing someone a favor,'' Singer said.
Murphy was followed by an unmarked sheriff's car that was working in a ''prostitution abatement zone.'' Deputies followed the vehicle for about two miles after Murphy picked up a transvestite prostitute, said Lt. Mike Ford, a sheriff's spokesman.
''Investigation revealed no illegal activity had occurred,'' Ford said.