Eddie Murphy sparks rumors by calling longtime fiancee Paige Butcher his 'wife' twice in new interview

Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher, who share two children together, started dating in 2012 and got engaged in 2018
PUBLISHED JUL 1, 2024
Eddie Murphy, 63, has garnered online attention after recently calling fiancee Paige Butcher, 44, as his 'wife' (Getty Images)
Eddie Murphy, 63, has garnered online attention after recently calling fiancee Paige Butcher, 44, as his 'wife' (Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Comedian and actor Eddie Murphy has got his fans curious after he called his fiancee Paige Butcher his "wife" during a recent interview.

Talking with The New York Times' ‘The Interview’ podcast, the star was discussing Marlon Brando’s interest in meeting him in person, when he was a newcomer in the industry at one instance.

That’s when Murphy shared that he was ‘hip’ at one time but now he won’t be able to recognize younger talents. 

"I used to be so hip, I used to know who everybody was, and now there's just so much stuff. [I] ask my wife, 'Who's this person?'" Murphy revealed, adding that he doesn't "even know what's going on."

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 10: (L-R) Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher attend the 80th Annual
Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher started dating in 2012 and got engaged in 2018 (Getty Images)

Eddie Murphy referred to Paige Butcher as his 'wife' twice

During the same interview, the 63-year-old once again mentioned Paige Butcher as his wife.

"I watch every night at six o'clock when I eat dinner, watch Steve Harvey and Family Feud and on Tuesdays I watch The Masked Singer," he said, before adding, "My wife and I, we watch all those shows with singing competitions and that kind of stuff."

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06:  Eddie Murphy speaks onstage during WSJ. Magazine 2019 Innovator A
Eddie Murphy referred to fiancee Paige Butcher as his wife twice in a recent podcast (Getty Images)

The star also mentioned that he watched "All of the Golden Bachelor" and had a relatable reaction to the results.

Murphy and Butcher started dating in 2012 and got engaged in 2018, per People.

The pair also share a daughter, Izzy Oona, eight, and son Max Charles, five. 



 

Internet reacts to whether Eddie Murphy has married his fiancee Paige Butcher 

Netizens commented on Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher's relationship.

A user wrote on Facebook, "People can get married and not announce it the whole wide world."

"Dude has 10 kids with 5 baby mommas," another stated.

"Just the last name would scare me away, seeing as, i see you with Sofia Vergara anyway because of the obvious …" one person said. 

One gave their own example, "I was always the wifey and he was the hubby even before he and I were married."

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