NEW PICS: GABRIELLE UNION AT THE LOS ANGELES PREMIERE OF 'MEET DAVE.'

Speaking of funky Eddie, dude left Gabrielle Union hanging at the Los Angeles premiere of soon-to-flop Meet Dave on Tuesday night. According People.com, Murphy went ghost at the event because he 'was busy' on the set of his next film, A Thousand Words which is filming...in Santa Monica, California. "He's not here because he's doing a movie and shooting – he goes back-to-back-to-back," producer David T. Friendly told People on the premiere's red carpet. "Eddie, he'll never admit it, but he loves to work. And I think work keeps him happy." Murphy's co-star Union said the actor is "at peace" after recent activity that included a sudden split from his fiancée Tracey Edmonds last winter. "He's a really cool guy," says Union. "His kids were always on set. He's just really cool and at peace with himself."

And for those of you who were wondering if the short-do Gabrielle sported on the cover of the July 2008 issue of Essence magazine was a wig or the star's own hair, the answer is the latter. A couple of hours ago, I caught an entertainment news update on TV One that showed behind the scenes footage of Gabrielle as she sat in a salon chair while her hairstylist hacked her mid-length locks into an eccentric bob. Why she doesn't sport the do now still remains a mystery to me.

BELOW ARE PICS GABRIELLE AT THE 'MEET DAVE' PREMIERE. THEY'RE HIGH QUALITY PICS, SO MAKE SURE YOU CLICK ON THEM TO SEE THEIR FULL IMAGE.

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