Eddie Murphy Refers to Longtime Partner Paige Butcher as His 'Wife'

Eddie Murphy amazed immoderate fans erstwhile talking astir his longtime love, Paige Butcher, and referring to her arsenic his "wife" aggregate times.

The 63-year-old Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F prima sat down for a chat connected The New York Times' The Interview podcast, wherever helium made the remark portion joking astir however helium doesn't support up with popular civilization and trends astatine each these days.

"I'm truthful retired of touch. I utilized to beryllium truthful hip. I utilized to cognize who everybody was, and present there's conscionable truthful overmuch stuff. I inquire my wife, 'Who's this person?' She'll beryllium like, 'Oh, that's truthful and so. They're the biggest happening successful the world,'" Murphy said with a laugh.

Later successful the interview, helium made a akin notation to 44-year-old Butcher being his wife, erstwhile helium joked astir the TV shows they ticker together.

"Every nighttime astatine 6 o'clock, erstwhile I devour dinner, I ticker Steve Harvey and Family Feud. On Tuesdays, I ticker The Masked Singer. We do!" Murphy said. "My woman and I, we ticker each of those shows, the singing competitions and that benignant of stuff."

Murphy and Butcher archetypal began dating successful 2012, and aboriginal got engaged successful September 2018. It's unclear if the brace person really exchanged vows, oregon if Murphy was simply utilizing the connection "wife" arsenic a word of convenience.

Murphy and Butcher stock 2 children -- girl Izzy, 8 and lad Max, 5.

Murphy is besides begetter to 8 different children, including 5 with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell -- Bria, 34, Myles, 31, Shayne, 29, Zola, 24, and Bella, 22. Murphy shares sons Eric, 34, and Christian, 33, with erstwhile partners Paulette McNeely and Tamara Hood. Murphy besides has a 17-year-old daughter, Angel, with ex-girlfriend Mel B.

Murphy precocious spoke with ET astatine the premiere of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F past month, and opened up astir his son, Eric, dating Martin Lawrence's daughter, Jasmin.

The lovebirds person been romantically progressive for respective years, and galore fans person wondered astir aboriginal wedding plans -- and who volition beryllium connected the hook for paying for the event.

Murphy told ET that portion shouldn't truly beryllium an issue.

"Well, customarily the begetter pays for daughter, americium I correct? That's the mode it goes down," Murphy said, throwing the fiscal work onto Lawrence's shoulders. "It shouldn't beryllium an issue, you know? Bad Boys is retired of the parkland and Martin has tons and tons of money, truthful helium should beryllium capable to play for a splendid wedding."

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