Eddie Murphy Calls His Longtime Fiancée Paige Butcher His Wife During New Interview

Eddie Murphy really likes Paige Butcher.

While appearing on The New York Times‘ Interview podcast, the comedian referred to his fiancée as his wife on two separate occasions. Murphy, 63, and Butcher, 44, began dating in 2012 and got engaged in 2018. They have an 8-year-old daughter, Izzy Oona, and a 5-year-old son, Max Charles.

At one point during an episode of the podcast, David Marchese and Murphy discussed Marlon Brando wanting to meet Murphy when he was an up-and-coming actor in his early 20s.

Now, Murphy said he’s “so out of touch” with what’s considered hip and said he wouldn’t be able to recognize younger talent.

“I used to be so fashionable, I knew who was who, and now there is so much. [I] ask my wife, ‘Who is this person?’ “, said Murphy, adding that he “doesn’t even know what’s going on”.

A representative for Murphy did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Murphy and Butcher’s marital status.

Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher in 2023.

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Elsewhere in the podcast interview, Murphy talked about what television shows he would watch with his partner. “I watch every night at six o’clock when I have dinner, I watch Steve Harvey and Family feud and I watch on Tuesdays masked singer,” He said.

“My wife and I, we watch all these singing competition shows and stuff like that,” he added, also noting that he watched “every The Golden Bachelor” and had a relative reaction to its outcome.

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Less than two weeks before the podcast episode dropped, Murphy was spotted wearing a large ring on the red carpet during Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F premiere.

The Shrek The actor has worn the piece of jewelry at previous events as well, including the 2020 and 2023 Golden Globe Awards.

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The Dream girls the actor was previously married to Nicole Mitchell from 1993 to 2005. Together they share Bria, 34, Myles Mitchell, 31, Shayne Audra, 29, Zola Ivy, 24, and Bella Zahra, 21.

He previously dated Paulette McNeely, and they have a son together, Eric (34). While dating Tamara Hood, he had a son, Christian (33). The comedian also shares Angel Iris, 17, with ex-girlfriend and former Spice Girl Mel B.

Murphy was also married to Tracey Edmonds for two weeks in 2008.

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The father of ten previously told PEOPLE what it’s like to celebrate the holidays with all his children.

“All the traditional things that everybody does, we do,” Murphy said in November 2023.

“We have a lot of kids and a lot of family. And that’s just the buzz in the house — that’s the food and the cooking and everybody else,” Dad’s kindergarten the star continued. “I love the Christmas season.”

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