Eddie Murphy said he doesn’t want a funeral and hopes his loved ones will “just let him go peacefully” after his death.
The 63-year-old, who has 10 children with five women, made the comments to promote his new film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
He initially joked that the Beverly Hills Cop theme from the original 1984 film should be played at his memorial service to “bring a smile” to the survivors.
He burst out laughing at the thought of loud film music playing at his funeral, while those in attendance looked at each other in confusion.
“That’s just a joke, because I’m never going to have a funeral,” he told film journalist Kevin McCarthy in a BBC interview. Instagram interview.
Eddie Murphy, 63, revealed he doesn’t want a funeral and hopes his loved ones will allow him to ‘just walk away peacefully’ when he dies; pictured at the premiere of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F in June
“I mean, I’m going to die, just like everyone else, but they know they’re not supposed to do that. There’s no funeral, no, just let me go peacefully,” he added.
‘They’ refers to Eddie’s loved ones, including his 10 children and his great love Paige Butcher, 44, an Australian model with whom he has been together since 2012.
Eddie had five children during his 13-year marriage to Nicole Murphy: Bria, 34, Myles, 31, Shayne, 29, Zola, 24, and Bella, 21.
Between meeting and marrying Nicole, Eddie also had a 34-year-old son, Christian, with a woman named Tamara Hood.
His eldest child is a son named Eric, 34, whom he had with Paulette McNeely, a woman he dated in 1989.
Eddie’s family also includes his 17-year-old daughter Angel, whom he shares with his former flame Mel B, of Spice Girls fame.
Although Eddie initially doubted the claim that he was Angel’s father, he eventually had a DNA test done that proved his paternity when the girl was two months old.
When he took the test, he was already in a relationship with Babyface’s ex-wife Tracey Edmonds, who married Eddie on New Year’s Day 2008 and left him two weeks later.
The actor, who has 10 children with five women, delivered the funeral speech while promoting his new film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, in which he stars
Eddie is pictured with his love Paige Butcher (center) and three of his daughters (from left) Bria, 34, Shayne, 29, and Bella, 21, at the premiere.
Eddie is pictured in 2004 with his then-wife Nicole and their five children Bria, 34, Myles, 31, Shayne, 29, Zola, 24, and Bella, 21
He and Paige have been engaged for over five years and also have two children together: Izzy, eight, and Max, five.
Last month, Eddie posed with Bria, Shayne, and Bella at the all-star premiere of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, the fourth film in the franchise.
Eddie’s firstborn son Eric was also spotted at the premiere, accompanied by his girlfriend Jasmin Lawrence, daughter of Martin Lawrence.
Eddie first broke into the film business with the original Beverly Hills cop film in 1984, after becoming a household name on Saturday Night Live.
In the first film, Eddie’s character Axel Foley is a Detroit detective who goes away to Beverly Hills for a while to investigate the murder of his childhood friend Mikey.
The new film centers on a conspiracy that threatens the safety of Axel’s daughter, played by Zola star Taylour Paige.
Axel travels from Detroit back to Beverly Hills and meets some familiar faces from the first film.