Eddie Murphy’s longtime love Paige Butcher was caught out looking very pregnant — and now the “Trading Places” star is officially engaged to his longtime girlfriend as he becomes a father for a tenth time! Eddie has been dating the awesome Aussie swimsuit model since 2012, and they had their first daughter together in 2016. The two have stayed out as a couple in 2018, as well. Now this new pregnancy could have Eddie’s kids outnumbering the total of his hit movies. In his defense, said an insider, “Eddie’s turned down some really big projects over the years so he could make movies that his children would enjoy.” That could mean that Eddie’s set for another decade of kiddie films — with The National ENQUIRER adding up his wild decades of being a dad…
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Eddie began dating his future wife Nicole in 1988 — but was also seeing Paulette McNeely, who'd later give birth to his first son, Eric, sometime around 1989. That was the same year that Eddie had daughter Bria with Nicole. The comedy star was also getting serious with Tamara Hood Johnson, and she quietly gave birth to his son Christian around 1990.
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Nicole then had four more children with Eddie after they were married in 1993. She'd go on to date
Michael Strahan and
Nick Cannon after divorcing Eddie in 2006, telling RADAR Online that she and Eddie “speak to each other and have a great relationship.” That's even after
Eddie fathered a child with Melanie Brown in the same year that the couple got divorced!
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Eddie hooked up
with the former Spice Girl — now
Mel B — and ended up with a daughter. It took a paternity case and DNA test
before Eddie admitted to being the father, though. “I had people calling me a gold-digger,” complained Mel, “saying that I got pregnant on purpose. It was a horrible time.” Eddie's now involved in young Angel's life, but he'd stay elusive with his next lady.
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He started out 2008 by exchanging New Year's Day vows with Tracey Edmonds on an island off Bora Bora — and then announced two weeks later that the union wasn't really legal. The couple both took credit for declaring they'd "jointly decided that we will forgo having a legal ceremony." Good thing, too, since Eddie was dating Paige by 2011 — and, in a shocking development, wrapped up the relationship with Tracey before they had a kid!
Eddie began dating his future wife Nicole in 1988 — but was also seeing Paulette McNeely, who'd later give birth to his first son, Eric, sometime around 1989. That was the same year that Eddie had daughter Bria with Nicole. The comedy star was also getting serious with Tamara Hood Johnson, and she quietly gave birth to his son Christian around 1990.
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Nicole then had four more children with Eddie after they were married in 1993. She'd go on to date
Michael Strahan and
Nick Cannon after divorcing Eddie in 2006, telling RADAR Online that she and Eddie “speak to each other and have a great relationship.” That's even after
Eddie fathered a child with Melanie Brown in the same year that the couple got divorced!
Photo credit: Getty Images
Eddie hooked up
with the former Spice Girl — now
Mel B — and ended up with a daughter. It took a paternity case and DNA test
before Eddie admitted to being the father, though. “I had people calling me a gold-digger,” complained Mel, “saying that I got pregnant on purpose. It was a horrible time.” Eddie's now involved in young Angel's life, but he'd stay elusive with his next lady.
Photo credit: Getty Images
He started out 2008 by exchanging New Year's Day vows with Tracey Edmonds on an island off Bora Bora — and then announced two weeks later that the union wasn't really legal. The couple both took credit for declaring they'd "jointly decided that we will forgo having a legal ceremony." Good thing, too, since Eddie was dating Paige by 2011 — and, in a shocking development, wrapped up the relationship with Tracey before they had a kid!
