Eddie Murphy and his longtime girlfriend, Paige Butcher, are expecting their second child together.
Murphy's representative confirmed the news to Entertainment Tonight, meaning this is the 57-year-old actor’s 10th child overall.
“Eddie Murphy and longtime girlfriend Paige Butcher are pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child in December,” the rep said in a statement to Us Weekly.
Murphy has eight other children from four previous relationships.
In 1989, Murphy welcomed his first child, a son named Eric, 29, with ex-girlfriend Paulette McNeely. He had a second child, a son named Christian, 27, with ex-girlfriend Tamara Hood in 1990. He has five children with his ex-wife, Nicole Mitchell: Bria, 28, Miles 25, Shayne, 23, Zola, 18, and Bella, 16. He also has an 11-year-old daughter named Angel with Mel B of the Spice Girls.
Butcher and Murphy, 39, have been dating since 2012. They have a 2-year-old daughter named Izzy together.
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