Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are more than just former co-stars.
Murphyโs son Eric has tied the knot with Lawrenceโs daughter Jasmin.
โActually, they got married, like, two weeks ago,โ Murphy said on the May 29 episode of โThe Jennifer Hudson Show.โ
โThey went off, everybody was making the big wedding plans, and they decided they wanted to do something quiet with just the two of them.โ
The โBeverly Hills Copโ star said he and Lawrence, who have appeared together in the big-screen comedies โLifeโ and โBoomerang,โ now have a deeper connection, thanks to their kids, who announced their engagement in November of last year.
โYeah, weโre in-laws and he doesnโt have to pay for the big wedding now,โ he joked.
That quip came after Lawrence previously said Murphy was making him pay for the wedding.
โWell, Eddie said I gotta pay for it,โ Lawrence said in December 2024 on the radio show โBig Boyโs Neighborhood.โ โHe said I gotta pay for it, because he paid for his last daughterโs wedding, like, the last six weddings … but he said itโs my turn now.โ
Murphy, who has 10 kids, said they may have gotten hitched, but a celebration may be in the wings.
โI think weโll have a big party or something,โ he said.
Murphyโs son and Lawrenceโs daughter confirmed their romance on Instagram in 2021. In 2023, Murphy told TODAY the couple spends a lot of time together.
โJasminโs always at the house with Eric,โ he said.
Wedding celebration planning aside, Murphy also hopes Lawrence, who has three daughters, will join him in remaking a comedy classic.
โThereโs a bunch of ideas that we have,โ he said. โThereโs one thing: โItโs a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.โ Itโs an old movie from the สผ60s. I want to remake it and do it with all the funniest, like, a whoโs who of Black comics. Thatโs what I want to do. And, of course, Martin would be in that.โ