Eddie Murphy once refused to take a photo with a young Martin Lawrence. Lawrence recalled the sting: "My face was cracked." Decades later, their kids married - Murphy's son Eric wed Lawrence's daughter Jasmin in 2025. In April 2026, they welcomed Ari Skye, making both men grandfathers. At Murphy's 2026 AFI tribute, Lawrence looked him in the eye: "You're my brother, my friend, and you are my in-law."