{"id":2264254,"date":"2026-02-03T06:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T06:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2264254"},"modified":"2026-02-03T06:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T06:03:14","slug":"eddie-murphys-son-and-martin-lawrences-daughter-are-expecting-their-first-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/eddie-murphys-son-and-martin-lawrences-daughter-are-expecting-their-first-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Murphy&#8217;s son and Martin Lawrence&#8217;s daughter are expecting their first child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Look out, Hollywood, a new potential king or queen of comedy is incoming!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/eddie-murphy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eddie Murphy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Eddie Murphy<\/a>&#8216;s son, Eric, and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/martin-lawrence\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Martin Lawrence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Martin Lawrence<\/a>&#8216;s daughter, Jasmin, are expecting their first baby together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Thank you Jesus for the greatest gift,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUQ-KMBkhnU\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the couple said in a post shared;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the couple said in a post shared<\/a> on Monday jointly to their Instagram accounts. The message came alongside two sweet shots of Jasmin cradling her bump, and one photo of the couple posing together lovingly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans of the couple and their famous patriarchs flooded the comments with their excitement, with one writing, &#8220;Having Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence as your grandparents is life!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another person wrote, &#8220;Imagine having Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence as your grandfathers!!! \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0dI love this!!&#8221; While another added, &#8220;That baby gona be talented and funny as hell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Eric Murphy and Jasmin Lawrence <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Jasmin Lawrence Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Eric and Jasmin\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/eddie-murphy-son-eric-dating-martin-lawrence-daughter-jasmin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:began dating;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">began dating<\/a>\u00a0in 2021, and they first\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/eddie-murphy-son-and-martin-lawrence-daughter-are-engaged-8753606\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced their engagement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">announced their engagement<\/a>\u00a0in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During an appearance on <em>The Jennifer Hudson Show<\/em> last May, Eddie revealed the lovebirds had officially tied the knot recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Actually, they got married, like, two weeks ago,&#8221; he said at the time. &#8220;They went off&#8230;. Everybody was making the big wedding plans, and they decided they wanted to do something quiet with just the two of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of his fellow longtime comedian, Eddie joked, &#8220;Yeah, we&#8217;re in-laws. And he doesn&#8217;t have to pay for that big wedding now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Hudson asked whether Eddie had sung at the wedding, the &#8220;Party All the Time&#8221; artist revealed he wasn&#8217;t even at the affair \u2014 with good reason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;No, they didn&#8217;t have a wedding. They went off and they got married at the church. They just had the two of them and the preacher,&#8221; Murphy said. &#8220;They had a quiet little thing. So I think we&#8217;ll have like a big party or something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prior to the couple&#8217;s engagement, in an interview with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KH862gmK0WI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CBS Mornings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>CBS Mornings<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on July 2, 2024, Eddie told\u00a0Gayle King\u00a0that he and Martin thought it was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/eddie-murphy-talks-son-dating-martin-lawrence-daughter-8673841\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201ccool\u201d that\u00a0their kids were in a relationship;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u201ccool\u201d that\u00a0their kids were in a relationship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey\u2019re both beautiful,\u201d Eddie said. \u201cThey look amazing together. And it\u2019s funny [because] everybody [asks], \u2018What is that baby going to be funny?\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cJust our gene pool is going to make this funny baby,\u201d he added. \u201cIf they ever get married and have a child, I\u2019m expecting the child to be funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Eric is the eldest of the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/coming-to-america\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Coming to America;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Coming to America<\/em><\/a>\u00a0star&#8217;s 10 kids, while Jasmin is the eldest of the\u00a0<em>Blue Streak<\/em>\u00a0actor&#8217;s children. Eddie and Martin previously worked together in both 1992&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Boomerang<\/em>\u00a0and 1999&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/eddie-murphy-son-and-martin-lawrence-daughter-are-expecting-their-first-child-11898112\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look out, Hollywood, a new potential king or queen of comedy is incoming! Eddie Murphy&#8216;s son, Eric, and\u00a0Martin Lawrence&#8216;s daughter, Jasmin, are expecting their first baby together. &#8220;Thank you Jesus for the greatest gift,&#8221; the couple said in a post shared on Monday jointly to their Instagram accounts. 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