No joke: Two of the funniest actors in Hollywood are officially in-laws. Eddie Murphyconfirmed during a May 29 appearance on "The Jennifer Hudson Show"that his son, Eric Murphy, has marriedMartin Lawrence'sdaughter, Jasmin Lawrence. Murphy said the couple opted against a large wedding and instead tied the knot quietly. "They got married like two weeks ago," herevealed in a clipshared by Entertainment Weekly. "Everybody was making the big wedding plans, and then they decided they wanted to do something quiet with just the two of them. "They went off and they got married at the church," he went on to add. "They just had the two of them and the preacher." Though the pair skipped a large wedding, Murphy said there will likely be a "big party" to celebrate the union. He noted that he and Martin Lawrence, who co-starred in the films "Life" and "Boomerang," are "in-laws" and joked the "Bad Boys" actor doesn't have "to pay for the big wedding now." Eddie Murphy's sonis marrying Martin Lawrence's daughter: 'A love that feels like destiny' Jasmin Lawrence and Eric Murphy confirmed their relationship in 2021. In 2022, Lawrencetold InTouchthat they met through her uncle, not their famous parents. "It wasn't even our dads, and they've done two movies together," she told the outlet. "They're friends. I don't even know. It's crazy. But we met through my uncle, and we became really good friends. We bonded on a lot of things. Obviously, we have similar backgrounds, so we understood each other on a certain level." The pair confirmed their engagement in November by sharing aromantic video on Instagramshowing Murphy getting down on one knee in a room filled with candles. "We're engaged!! God truly blessed us with a love that feels like destiny. We couldn't be more excited for this next chapter," Lawrence wrote on Instagram at the time. Eddie Murphy's sonis 'head over heels in love' for Martin Lawrence's daughter Speaking to "CBS Mornings" last year, Eddie Murphy joked that if Eric and Jasmin "get married and have a child, I'm expecting the child to be funny." In his ownappearance on "The Jennifer Hudson Show,"Martin Lawrence praised Eric Murphy as a "great young man." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Eddie Murphy says son Eric married Martin Lawrence's daughter Jasmin
