Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher tie the knot in Anguilla


July is Eddie Murphy month.

The Oscar-nominated actor and comedian reportedly married his longtime partner, Australian model Paige Butcher, on Tuesday, less than a week after the release of his latest film, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.”

The couple married in a private ceremony in Anguilla, an island in the Eastern Caribbean, People Butcher was wearing a lace gown designed by Mira Zwillinger, while Murphy wore a matching white suit by Brioni, according to reports on Friday.

A representative for Murphy confirmed the report to The Times.

Murphy, 62, and Butcher, 44, have been engaged since 2018, but began dating in 2012, several years after they reportedly They met on the set of “Big Momma's House 2.” They share an 8-year-old daughter, Izzy Oona, and a 5-year-old son, Max Charles.

The “Shrek” voice actor has eight other children from previous relationships, including one with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell Murphy. The former couple finalized their divorce in 2006.

Joining Murphy at the Netflix premiere of “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” earlier this month was his daughter Bria, who plays a police officer in the film.

“She's the one who arrests me,” Murphy told “Today.” “And in the other scene of the film, when I am arrested, my son-in-law appears giving me an electric shock in the neck.”

“Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” is the fourth installment of the action comedy series and a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop III (1994). It premiered on July 3 on Netflix.

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