Martin Lawrence says he is preparing to pay for the wedding between his daughter and Eddie Murphy’s son.
The actor says his close pal asked him to contribute to the wedding because he (Eddie) had already spent a lot on the marriage ceremony for six of his ten children.
The Bad Boys actor made this known in an interview on Big Boy’s Neighborhood podcast, published on December 4. Eddie Murphy has nine other kids, while Martin Lawrence has two other daughters.
“Eddie says I gotta pay for it…He said he paid for his last daughter’s wedding [and] for the last six weddings. He says it’s my turn now … I don’t mind, I don’t mind,” Martin stated, adding that it was a “blessing” that Jasmine Lawrence, 28, and Eric Murphy, 35, were going to tie the knot.
Eric and Jasmin disclosed the next phase of their relationship on Wednesday, November 27.
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“We’re engaged!! God truly blessed us with a love that feels like destiny…We couldn’t be more excited for this next chapter,” they said in a joint post.
They have reportedly been together since 2020, with their parents indicating that they would not interfere in their love affair.
The two Hollywood comedy legends, according to sources, have been close friends since 1999, while Jasmine and Eric have also taken after their parents in the movie industry, featuring in some movie roles.
In July, Eddie Murphy expressed his thoughts about his son dating Martin Lawrence’s daughter. During an interaction with the New York Times, he said he was happy to watch the two elderly people fall in love.
In a related conversation, he said his fellow comedian supported the romance and had high hopes for the couple’s future child.
“We just were like, ‘It’s cool.’ Yeah, it was cool. We thought it was cool,” he said during the sit-down… They’re both beautiful; they look amazing together, and it’s funny; everybody’s like, ‘What is that baby going to be funny?
“Our gene pool is just going to make this funny baby…If they ever get married and have a child, I am expecting the child to be funny,” he stated.
Eric and Jasmin confirmed their relationship in 2021 when the former confessed he was “head over heels in love.”
