Eddie Murphy It is Martin Lawrence They had a long friendship and working relationship — and it’s possible they’ll one day be related by marriage.
Eddie recently sat down to a conversation with Gayle King for CBS Mornings, and he reflected on his son Eric’s romance with Lawrence’s daughter, Jasmin.
“We were like, ‘That’s cool,'” Eddie said, referring to his and Lawrence’s reactions to the romance, which Eric and Jasmin went public with in June 2021. “They’re both gorgeous. They look amazing together.”
“It’s funny, everyone (asks), ‘What, is this baby going to be funny?’ Like, just our gene pool is going to make this baby funny,” he joked. “If they ever get married and have a kid, I hope the kid is funny.”
Eric, 34, and Jasmin, 28, have been public about their romance since it began, with the latter taking to Instagram in 2021 to wish her boyfriend a happy birthday.
“Happy birthday my love! I am so incredibly blessed to know you, love you and have you by my side,” Jasmin captioned a pair of photos of her and Eric. “Here’s to many more blessings, laughter and beautiful memories! I love you so much!!”
The post comes shortly after Eric expressed his love on Instagram, writing: “Hopelessly IN LOVE with YOU.”
Eddie is a father to 10 children in total. He shares Eric with ex-partner Paulette McNeely, as well as Christian, 33, with ex Tamara Hood. Additionally, Eddie shares five children with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell — Bria, 34, Myles, 31, Shayne, 29, Zola, 24, and Bella, 22. Eddie has a 17-year-old daughter, Angel, with his ex-girlfriend, Mel B.
Also, Eddie and his fiancee, Paige Butchershare two children: daughter Izzy, 8, and son Max, 5.
Meanwhile, Jasmin is Martin’s first child with his ex-wife, Patricia Southall. He also has two daughters — Iyanna, 23, and Amara, 21 — with his ex-wife, Shamicka Gibbs.
Edward I recently spoke to ET at the premiere in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Fand opened up about Eric and Jasmine’s romance — and who will be responsible for paying for their wedding if they do end up tying the knot. Eddie told ET that part shouldn’t be an issue.
“Well, usually the father pays for the daughter, am I right? That’s how it goes,” he said, shifting the financial responsibility onto Martin’s shoulders. “It shouldn’t be a problem, you know? Bad Boys is out of the park and Martin has lots and lots of money, so he should be able to play for a splendid wedding.”
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