Eddie Murphy and his blushing new “bride,” Tracey Edmonds, have called it quits. They were married just two weeks ago on the French Polynesian island, Bora Bora. No formal divorce will take place, since their marriage isn’t legal here in the states. Under U.S. law, wedding vows must take place on U.S. soil to be legally recognized.
“After much consideration and discussion, we have jointly decided that we will forego having a legal ceremony as it is not necessary to define our relationship further,” their joint statement said.
“While the recent symbolic union in Bora Bora was representative of our deep love, friendship and respect that we have for one another on a spiritual level, we have decided to remain friends,” it added.
Wow, some honeymoons last longer than their marriage. Perhaps Tracey caught him trying to father a kid with someone else? Maybe she didn’t like playing “Shrek and the donkey” in bed?
In other break up news, it’s now official. Tom Cruise has broken up with that pesky thing called reality. The Church of Scientology is trying to suppress a video of Tom Cruise rambling on and laughing like a hyena. It’s making the rounds on the internet, so here’s your chance to watch it. At least Tom is right about something: Scientology brings much happiness - as in laughing at listening to these people talk. I tried to follow Tom’s video but my head hurt too much to follow his mental gymnastics.
And how! As customary, the celebrity marriage is usually pretty expensive, but Eddie held very little back for his new wife, (new amongst all the old ones) Tracey Edmonds. The two got married on a private island, with all the extremely expensive bows and tassles attached. From People:
“Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds were married on New Year’s Day on a private island off Bora Bora in French Polynesia in front of 25 friends and family, their reps tell PEOPLE.
In a sunset ceremony on the beach Tuesday, Edmonds walked barefoot down the aisle to Gladys Knight’s “Makings of You.” The bride wore a custom-designed form-fitting dress by stylist and designer Sugia Nazel and Jill Baracci, designer and owner of Baracci boutique.
Murphy wore a cream suit and vest with an off-white handkerchief.
Among the guests were best man Johnny Gill, maid of honor Nicole Avant, matron of honor Julie Lev, as well as Edmonds’s parents Jacqueline and George McQuarn, her brother Michael, Murphy’s mother Lillian Lynch and his brother Vernon.
Edmonds, 40, gave her bridesmaids gold and diamond earrings from XIV Karats in Beverly Hills, and Murphy, 46, gave his groomsmen D’Atlantis watches.
The wedding was designed by event designer Colin Cowie, who created a gazebo on the beach made out of 6,000 shells for the ceremony. After the ceremony, guests celebrated at a private dinner and after-party, where DJ Darrin Ebron from Los Angeles kept the guests dancing.
The wedding cake was by Sam Godfrey of Perfect Endings in Napa, CA, and featured four layers in whites and cream with handmade sugar cymbidium and dendrobium orchids.
Edmonds and Murphy started dating last fall and were engaged in July.”
Wow. We had lasagna at my wedding reception; and it was held in my mother-in-law’s double wide, in East Texas. It’s memories like those, and stories like these that make us wish we married men with their own private islands, ladies!
Eddie Murphy and his blushing new “bride,” Tracey Edmonds, have called it quits. They were married just two weeks ago on the French Polynesian island, Bora Bora. No formal divorce will take place, since their marriage isn’t legal here in the states. Under U.S. law, wedding vows must take place on U.S. soil to be legally recognized. 