While driving in my car over the weekend, I turn on the radio only to find out that actor, comedian and father Eddie Murphy was recently found with a transvestite prostitute. Who’s laughing now? I’m sure Eddie was not amused when the cops busted him with a dude in drag. I’m sure his wife wasn’t laughing either when her husband broke the news. Imagine the dinner conversation that night.Keep in mind this same scenario became a media frenzy for Hugh Grant not so long ago. At the time, Grant was an up and coming actor from England whose girlfriend, Elizabeth Hurley, was and still is one of the most beautiful women in the world. She was the one with all the money in that relationship too. What the hell did Divine Brown have that his super model girlfriend didn’t? Whether women admit it or not, I guarantee every girl in the country felt a little insecure that night. What chance do the rest of us average females have if poor Elizabeth couldn’t even trust her beau. I don’t understand these guys.Did these idiots not realize that they were putting their careers, reputations and personal lives on the line? It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure it out. (Prostitutes… illegal…bad. Wife…career…good.) The embarrassment that Hugh felt (and rightly should have) could not have been worth it – at all. In order to salvage what little dignity he had left, Grant had no choice but to show up on every single late night show for an entire month in a weak and attempt a public apology. And honestly, I really haven’t seen any new movies starring Hugh Grant lately. Maybe these selfish, arrogant jerks did it for the thrill. After all, what could be more thrilling than having to pay someone money to screw you. Ooooh, Ahhhh – the adventure! What creeps. I wonder if the actions were premeditated. Did Eddie and Hugh walk out the front door that day thinking “maybe I’ll get a hooker today.” I would venture to say that this is probably not the first time either had dabbled in this form of entertainment. Their luck just happened to run out. Just think of how many times you snuck your hand into the cookie jar before getting caught. Back to funny-guy Murphy. So his latest flick Metro was a flop, and work might be a little slow for the man right now. What could a prostitute do to solve these inadequacies? He could have avoided learning the hard way. There have been plenty of bad examples before either him or Hugh Grant. To rack your brains just a little bit, some may recall the Jerry Springer incident in Cincinnati many years ago. There are students on this campus who weren’t even old enough to read when that happened. But, even time can’t heal the wounds of bouncing a check made out to a female companion. He still hasn’t lived that one down.There are lots of Celebes and otherwise who turn to unreasonable means of comfort when feeling down and out. Drugs and alcohol are two methods we hear about all the time. Maybe the general public has become numb to these things now. Or, maybe prostitution just strikes an unethical cord in people. Regardless, I think Eddie Murphy the “John” is going to be getting a lot more publicity than Eddie Murphy the actor.I hate to break it to you Eddie, but I think the bad just got worse.

Richelle Taylor is a senior majoring in journalism from Beavercreek, Ohio. Who thinks Eddie’s wife should “TAKE HALF!”