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If you've seen Eddie Murphy interviewed during the press junket for Dreamgirls -- you've noticed two drastically different emotions: giddy humor and grave seriousness. During the award season, Eddie has seemed tense... dare I say, unable to take a joke? One of the rumors circulating from last night's Oscars involves Eddie and a few sour grapes:

Murphy tried to brush off the loss [to Alan Arkin], telling Us, "It's fine. It happens. It's OK." But clearly it wasn't. Shortly thereafter Murphy, 45, and girlfriend Tracey Edmonds left the show in a huff and didn’t return. Thanks to the early exit, the actor didn’t see any of his Dreamgirls castmates perform and missed out on costar Jennifer Hudson’s win for Best Supporting Actress. [us weekly]

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