Eddie Murphy jokes that he and Martin Lawrence will have ‘serious’ grandchildren
Murphy’s son married Lawrence’s daughter earlier this year
www.independent.co.ukHere are the latest updates: Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence recently welcomed a new grandchild, Ari Skye Murphy, to the family. The news was confirmed by Murphy on the red carpet at AFI’s Life Achievement Award event in April 2026, noting that his son Eric Murphy and Martin Lawrence’s daughter Jasmin Lawrence had a baby girl two weeks to a week prior, named Ari Skye [sources cited in-line]. Martin Lawrence publicly celebrated becoming a grandfather shortly after the announcement, sharing enthusiasm about the blended grandchild situation [source: entertainment coverage of the AFI event].
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