Wed, 16 January 2008 21:17:26 ET
The pair have released a joint statement saying they won't forgo having a second wedding as planned before and will remain friends despite the break-up.
No second wedding ceremony for
Eddie Murphy and new wife Tracey Edmonds as planned. The couple have shockingly decided to get separated just two weeks after their intimate wedding in French Polynesia, People magazine revealed Wednesday, January 16, 2008.
"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," the two stated in an exclusive statement to the magazine. "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."
Murphy and Edmonds tied the knot on New Year's Day in a sunset ceremony on the island in front of only 25 friends and family members. Nevertheless, the newlyweds, according to a source, quickly had their honeymoon got off to a rocky start, particularly due to Murphy's behavior.
"Eddie started yelling at Tracey in front of people," says one of their wedding guests. "He did it on a few occasions and it was very embarrassing."
The twosome were noted to begin dating each other in the fall of 2006 before got engaged last July. Murphy previously married to model Nicole Mitchell from 1993 to 2006 while Edmonds was divorced from R&B singer/songwriter Kenneth "
Babyface" Edmonds in June 2007.
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