Eddie Murphy (left) and Martin Lawrence.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
Martin Lawrenceis getting candid about the details of his daughterJasmin Lawrence’s wedding toEric Murphy.
In the latest episode ofSherri, theBad Boysactor, 59, revealed that he is planning to let Eric’s comedian father,Eddie Murphy, 63, take the lead when it comes to toasts during the wedding reception.
“I’m gonna let Eddie do the toasts. He’s funnier,” Martin said.
When hostSherri Shepherdasked him if he was going to just “sit there and let Eddie get all the laughs,” Martin replied, “I don’t know. I might say something.”
“I might be crying,” he added, before saying while exaggerating sobs, “ ‘I just want to say this is a special moment.’ You know, I might be like that.”
TheMartinstar previously revealed that he and Eddie decided thathe would pay for the nuptials. He told Shepherd, “[Eddie] said, ‘I paid for the last six weddings.’ You know, ‘cause Eddie got a lot of children. So, he said, [you’re] paying for this one. I don’t have a problem with it.”
Martin said the wedding money will go toward “what my daughter wants” — and that included the wedding menu. He said the food at the ceremony would be “whatever my daughter’s menu is.”
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Eddie’s sonpopped the questionto Martin’s daughter on Nov. 27 in a room filled with candles and roses. Avideoposted of the proposal showed Eric getting down on one knee, as Jasmin responded, “It’s beautiful. Oh my gosh.” She then said “yes” and shared a kiss with her him.
When Shepherd asked about how he felt about his daughter’s fiancé and whether he had to “lay down some rules” during their courtship, Martin said, “Nah because he’s so chill and cool.”
Eric Murphy and Jasmine Page.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
“He’s a lot like his father,” he explained. “[He’s] real calm, cool, collected and just a cool young man.”
He also shared what he andThe Nutty Professorstar talked about after they got a chance to sit down and chat following their children’s engagement.
“I told him, ‘Can you believe it?’ He said, ‘Yeah,’ ” Martin recalled. “He said ‘As long as they, you know, respect each other, [it’ll be alright]. Yeah.’”
Eddie has 10 children — six daughters and four sons. He and his wife,Paige Butcher, share daughter Izzy Oona, 8, and son Max Charles, 6. He is also father to eight other children, including five with his ex-wife, Nicole Murphy — son Myles, 32, and daughters Bria, 35, Shayne, 30, Zola, 24, and Bella, 22. He shares sons Eric, 35, and Christian, 34, with former partnersPaulette McNeely and Tamara Hood, and also has a daughter named Angel, 17, with ex-girlfriendMel B.
source: people.com
