Eddie Murphy explains why he avoids attending funerals
Eddie Murphy has explained why he avoids attending the funerals of his friends, including Redd Foxx and Rick James, despite paying for them.
Jasmine Lawrence and Eric Murphy have welcomed a child from comedy royalty.
Martin Lawrence’s daughter and Eddie Murphy’s son recently welcomed their first baby together. Eddie Murphy shared the news with E! While attending the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony on Saturday, April 18th.
“They just had a baby girl,” he said. “They just had her two weeks ago or a week ago. Yeah, Ali Skye.”
Lawrence and Murphy confirmed their relationship in 2021 and married in 2025. When they shared the news of their engagement in 2024, they wrote on Instagram: “God has blessed us with a love that truly feels like destiny. We couldn’t be more excited for this next chapter.”
Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence have worked together before, having co-starred in the movies Boomerang and Life, but their children actually met through Jasmine Lawrence’s uncle.
“It wasn’t even our father, and they made two movies together,” she previously told InTouch. “They’re friends. I don’t even know. It’s crazy. But we met through my uncle and became really good friends. We bonded over a lot of things. Obviously, we understand each other on some level because we have similar backgrounds.”
Eddie Murphy confirmed that he was married in May 2025 while appearing on “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” At the time, he said, they decided not to have a large wedding. “They got married about two weeks ago,” he said. “Everyone was planning a big wedding, but they decided they wanted to do it quietly, just the two of them.”
Jasmine Lawrence shared photos from her baby shower on Instagram in March, calling it “the most beautiful and special celebration for our baby girl” and thanking “our parents and everyone who made this day so magical.” She added: “Ali Skye Murphy, you are so loved already.”
I’ll talk to Mr. E! News, Eddie Murphy said he had no parenting advice for his son and daughter-in-law. “Oh, you don’t give advice like that. You know, your kids don’t follow your advice. Your kids follow the example you set. They’re watching you.”
During Eddie Murphy’s acceptance speech for AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the “Coming to America” star reflected: “I just had my first grandchild, my third granddaughter, and I just turned 65. I feel like blessings are raining on me this month. And to be able to win this award and still be myself. Sometimes they wait until you’re really old.”
Murphy previously joked on CBS Morning in 2024 that if Eric and Jasmine “get married and have kids, I expect them to be funny.”
Contributor: Brian Alexander, USA TODAY
