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"Toni Braxton has denied that she is dating Eddie Murphy. The two stars were first romantically linked when Murphy was spotted backstage at one of Braxton&amp;#039;s recent Los Angeles concerts. An insider has since told Us Weekly that the actor and Braxton &amp;quot;are seeing each other and very into it&amp;quot;, but the rumors have been officially quashed.   Murphy&amp;#039;s spokesperson insisted: &amp;quot;Toni and Eddie are just friends and have been fans of each other&amp;#039;s work for a long time.&amp;quot; Braxton separated from ex-husband Keri Lewis in 2009 after eight years of marriage. The couple are parents to two sons. Murphy and Nicole Mitchell&amp;#039;s 13-year marriage ended in 2006. He has since been in relationships with Spice Girl Melanie Brown and Tracey Edmonds. The actor co-stars with Kerry Washington in A Thousand Words, which opens on March 9 in US cinemas. &amp;gt; Eddie Murphy death reports denied &amp;gt; Eddie Murphy to play Marion Barry in HBO biopic? Watch a trailer for A Thousand Words below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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