Bad Boys for Life: Fox 5 News mistakes Will Smith for Eddie Murphy in news report on sequel

‘You had one job,’ an angry viewer tweeted

Fox’s news channel has been criticised for mistaking Will Smith for Eddie Murphy during a broadcast.

Fox 5 was running a segment on new film Bad Boys for Life, which reunites Smith with Martin Lawrence for the first time since 2003.

A scene from the film was shown on screen depicting Smith and Lawrence in character as Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett.

The caption beneath the clip read: ”Bad Boys for Life starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence now in theatres.”

“FOX HAD 1 JOB,” one viewer posted in a tweet hat has since gone viral.

Another wrote: “Which Fox 5 news f***ed this up? Y’all know damn well neither one is Eddie Murphy.”

“White people really do think all black people look alike,” one person responded.

Fox 5 has been contacted for comment.

Bad Boys for Life is in cinemas now. The film has been such a hit that a fourth film is in the works.