Eddie Murphy has sparked speculation he has gotten married again after referring to Paige Butcher as his “wife.”
The Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F actor has been in a relationship with the 44-year-old beauty since 2012, and they got engaged in 2018. However, in a new interview, he appeared to suggest he and his partner – the mother of his children Izzy, eight, and five-year-old son Max – had quietly tied the knot.
Speaking on the New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast, Eddie confessed to being “out of touch” with what is considered hip now and wouldn’t be able to recognize younger talent.
“I used to be so hip, I used to know who everybody was, and now there’s just so much stuff. [I] ask my wife, ‘Who’s this person?’ I don’t even know what’s going on,” the 63-year-old star added.
Elsewhere in the interview, The Nutty Professor star also spoke about his TV-watching habits and again called Paige his wife.
“I watch every night at six o’clock when I eat dinner, watch Steve Harvey and “Family Feud” and on Tuesdays I watch “The Masked Singer.” My wife and I, we watch all those shows with singing competitions and that kind of stuff,” he said.
As well as referring to Paige as his wife, last month Eddie was spotted wearing a large ring on the red carpet for the Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F premiere in California.
The Candy Cane Lane actor was previously married to Nicole Mitchell from 1993 to 2008, with whom he has Bria, 34, Myles, 31, Shayne, 29, Zola, 24, and 21-year-old Bella.
Murphy also has Eric, 34, with Paulette McNeely, Christian, 33, with Tamara Hood, and 17-year-old Angel with Spice Girls singer Mel B.
In 2008, he exchanged vows with Tracey Edmonds in a private ceremony but two weeks later, they announced they had decided against having a legally-binding wedding and wanted to remain friends instead.
A spokesperson for the comic has yet to confirm if he has gotten married.
