The Eddie and Nicole Murphy Divorce

On August 5, 2005, Eddie and Nicole Murphy divorced in Los Angeles. In recent years, Eddie has been involved with several women and is currently engaged to Tracey Edmonds. Nicole is living quietly and enjoying the company of their five children when they were married. 


In divorce records, Edward “Eddie” Regan Murphy is an award-winning black actor known for his humorous and funny movies like The Nutty Professor, Dr. Doolittle and Shrek. Although he has also played more serious roles, people very much adored his fun-loving nature. Recently, he tried doing a Broadway-influenced film Dreamgirls and was nominated for his great singing and acting prowess. He is grossed at over $3 million dollars.

In divorce records search, Nicole Mitchell Murphy was a longtime model who met Eddie way back in 1988 at an NAACP Image Awards show. They quickly began dating and lived in a single apartment for over a year before tying the knot on March 18, 1993 in New York City.

Data about Eddie and Nicole Murphy from Divorce Records

After 12 years of a fruitful relationship, Nicole Murphy decided to call it quits and filed for divorce in August 2005. The couple had five kids together namely Myles, Bella Zahra, Zola Ivy, Shane Audra and Bria. Bria and Myles were already born at the time of their wedding. As for the settlement, she asked for spousal support as well as joint custody of all their children.

Eddie and Nicole used to have a great marriage and they often communicate and compliment each other well. The main reason for the separation was irreconcilable differences. Nicole stated that through the years, their relationship just started to deteriorate and waste away. Eddie was getting more difficult to talk to due to his busy schedule, active charity work as well as being involved in a number of controversial issues as cited in marriage divorce records.

In divorce records, Eddie was rumored to have several extramarital affairs during the course of his marriage with Nicole. He was occasionally seen with different women and appeared to be very intimate with them. Also in May 1997, he was caught by authorities in his vehicle in a prostitution abatement zone with a transvestite inside.

These extramarital scenarios where very much recorded in public divorce records and also were a part of the cause of the split. Nicole and Eddie did try to refute all the accusations and stated that they care most about the welfare of their children which is why they want the divorce to go as smoothly as possible. The split was finalized on April 17, 2006.

Divorce Records Aftermath

Eddie Murphy continues to support his ex-wife and children financially and spends time with all of them especially on special occasions. All in all, he has seven children. The divorce would be the first for the two of them although Eddie was previously engaged in 1991 and already had a son. At present, the couple remains friends. After the divorce, Eddie reportedly dated Melanie Brown who sometime later revealed that he was the father to her baby girl. Eddie is now engaged to Tracey Edmonds, a film producer who is also the ex-wife of Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds.

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