Eddie Murphy Is an 'Amazing Father' to Daughter Angel After Difficult Split from Mel B: Source

A source tells PEOPLE the actor is “an amazing father” and that his 11-year-old daughterAngel Iriswith former Spice GirlMelanie “Mel B” Brownjust accompanied her dad and siblings on a Hawaiian getaway. “They all have a very good relationship,” the insider reveals. “He always makes sure to get them involved with Angel. She had something at her school recentlyand a number of her siblingsturned out to support her. She texts Eddie and is on the phone with him all the time.

Eddie Murphy Is Engaged! Actor's Pregnant Girlfriend Paige Butcher Shows Off Large Diamond Ring

Photo: Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Eddie Murphyis preparing to tie the knot! On Friday, a rep for the actor confirmed the happy news to PEOPLE. The 57-year-old actor’s partner,Paige Butcher, was seen sporting a large diamond ring while running errands in Los Angeles on Thursday. Butcher, 39, is pregnant with the couple’s second child — and Murphy’s tenth. The mother of one was photographed in a casual black top that hugged her bump and black leggings which she paired with black sunglasses and black sneakers as she headed into a HomeGoods store to pick up a rug.

Eddie Murphy Is on a Mission for Christmas Cheer inCandy Cane LaneFirst Look (Exclusive)

Eddie Murphy, Jillian Bell and Madison Thomas inCandy Cane Lane(2023).Photo:CLAUDETTE BARIUS CLAUDETTE BARIUS Eddie Murphyis spreadingChristmascheer. The actor, 62, stars in his first-ever holiday movie, the upcoming adventure comedyCandy Cane Lane,which PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at. Murphy plays Chris Carver, a father of three who “loves Christmas so much he’s even given all his kids Christmas-themed names (Holly, Joy and Nick),” according to directorReginald Hudlin. “When Chris is unexpectedly laid off, he throws himself into winning the Candy Cane Lane house-decorating contest in his neighborhood, which has a huge cash prize,” Hudlin says.

Eddie Murphy Jokes About the Will Smith Oscars Slap as He's Honored at 2023 Golden Globes

Eddie Murphyhad a punchline about theWill SmithOscars slap. Murphy, 61, was honored with theCecil B. DeMille Awardat the 80th annualGolden Globesceremony Tuesday night, and at the end of his speech, Murphy surprised the audience with a joke about last year’s Academy Awards and the moment when Smith hit Chris Rock onstage over a comment about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. “I’ve been in show business for 46 years, and I’ve been in the movie business for 41 years, so this has been a long time in the making and greatly appreciated,” Murphy began his speech, thanking his partner Paige Butcher andhis 10 “amazing” children.

Eddie Murphy Loves Being a Dad of 10: 'I Don't Have One Bad Seed'

Photo: Willie Toledo Eddie Murphyis opening up about his favorite role that he’s ever played: dad.As the father to 10 children, theComing 2 Americastar explained in a recent appearance onMarc Maron’sWTFpodcastthat his kids always come before his career, calling them “center of everything.““I am going to be 60 in April and I have all these babies,” the actor said. “I love fatherhood.““The whole idea of being out there and doing three movies a year, that s— is over … I found over and over again and along the way I realized that if you put your children first you never make a bad decision,” the comedian added.