Eddie Murphy is going to be a dad for the ninth time! The actor and his girlfriend Paige Butcher are expecting their first child together, according to ET. The newest arrival is expected to arrive in May 2016.
Baby Murphy will join big siblings Eric, 26,Christian, 25, Bria, 25, Myles, 22, Shayne, 21, Zola, 15, and Bella, 13, Eddie’s children with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell, and his 8-year-old daughter Angel with Melanie Brown. This will be the first child for Butcher.
Murphy was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor last month; he is slated to star in Lee Daniels’ Richard Pryor biopic.