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Rishi Kapoor commits Twitter gaffe, mourns alive Eddie Murphy

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Rishi Kapoor has made the headlines again. The 64-year-old actor took on Twitter to post a message about the new of comedian Charlie Murphy's death.

Unfortunately, Rishi Kapoor posted his Tweet with the RIP message that was attached with Charlie's younger brother and comedian, Eddie Murphy.

Of course, Rishi Kapoor deleted the post as soon as Twitterati trolled him for his mistake.

Charlie Murphy, a performer on The Chappelle Show and comedian Eddie Murphy's older brother, passed away at the age of 57.

His representative Domenick Nati confirmed that Charlie lost his battle with leukemia, reported variety.com.

Charlie worked in The Chappelle Show both as a writer and actor.

His Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories sketch replayed encounters with various celebrities such as Rick James and Prince when he was a member of his brother's entourage.

Charlie - sometimes credited as Charles Murphy - also served as a writer for Eddie's movies, including Vampire in Brooklyn and Norbit.

He was also an accomplished voiceover artsite, working on The BoondocksTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.