Eddie Murphy expecting ninth child

AT 54 years old, comedian Eddie Murphy is expecting his ninth child, his first with longtime girlfriend Paige Butcher.

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EDDIE Murphy is expecting his ninth child, his first with longtime girlfriend Paige Butcher.

The couple “are pleased to announce that they are expecting a child in May,” Murphy’s rep told Page Six.

Murphy, 54, and Butcher, 36, have kept the details of their four-year relationship largely under wraps.

Telling Vanity Fair in 2013, Butcher explained her reason for staying away from social media. “I’m in a relationship with a celebrity, so I felt like there’s already enough of me out there,” she added.

“I felt like I was giving out too much information. I was giving people too much access. I like to keep as much private as possible now.”

The pair is often seen making Starbucks runs in Los Angeles. They were last seen together in Washington, DC, in October, where Murphy was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humour.

The Beverly Hills Cop star and his ex-wife, reality star Nicole Murphy, have five children together: Bria, 25, Myles, 22, Shayne, 21, Zola, 15, and Bella, 13.

Murphy has a 26-year-old son, Eric, with Paulette McNeely and a 25-year-old son with Tamara Hood.

Murphy is also the parent of eight-year-old daughter Angel with former Spice Girl Mel B.

A request for comment from Murphy’s rep was not immediately returned.

Murphy, his partner Paige Butcher and members of his family at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

This article first appeared on the New York Post.

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