The ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ star said that he thinks the two “look amazing together”
Eddie Murphy is supportive of son Eric Murphy’s relationship with Jasmin Lawrence, Martin Lawerence’s daughter — and already envisioning the next generation.
In an interview with CBS Mornings, Eddie, 63, told Gayle King that he and his former Boomerang costar thought it was “cool” that their kids were in a relationship.
“They’re both beautiful,” Eddie said. “They look amazing together. And it’s funny [because] everybody [asks], ‘What is that baby going to be funny?’”
“Just our gene pool is going to make this funny baby,” he continued. “If they ever get married and have a child, I’m expecting the child to be funny.”
Martin Lawrence, 59, shared a similar sentiment about his possible grandchild in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! back in June 2022. He joked about the couple conceiving a “comedy super-baby” one day.
Martin also mentioned that he and Eddie “stay out of their business… and respect their thing” together. He humorously added that he would “try to get Eddie to pay” for the wedding.
In another conversation with Canadian outlet Etalk, Eddie responded to Martin’s comments by saying, “That’s not how it goes.” He shared, “My daughter just got married, and I had to pay — really had to pay. You have to do the same, Martin.”
Eric, 34, is Eddie’s eldest child out of his 10 kids, and Jasmin, 28, is Martin’s eldest daughter out of his three kids. Eric and Jasmin first revealed their relationship in June 2021 when Eric shared a selfie of the two on Instagram and captioned it, “Head over heels in LOVE with YOU.”
In an interview with InTouch Weekly, Jasmin shared that she first met Eric through her uncle and that the two became good friends.
“It wasn’t even [through] our dads,” Jasmin said. “They’ve done two movies together, and they’re friends.” Over time, Eric and Jasmin “became more,” and their families have been very supportive of their relationship.
During a TODAY show interview, Eddie mentioned that Jasmin is always around the house with Eric during the holidays.
Along with starring together in Boomerang in 1992, Eddie and Martin also appeared in the 1999 film Life.
