Johnny Gill is convinced his good “friend” Eddie Murphy ended his recent engagement to Tracey Edmonds following opposition from his mother, Lillian:

“Eddie has a great level of respect for his mother and his family, just like anybody. And when Mommy finally decided to speak on it, she spoke on it after the ceremony – simply that she felt everything was moving too fast and it didn’t feel right. She’s not an actress and she was being honest with him.”

Footage of Eddie Murphy’s New Year’s Day pseudo-wedding to now former fiancee Tracey Edmonds is rumored to be for sale for $1 million. Developing….

A family feud may have played a role in the Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds split just two weeks after unofficially tying the knot in Bora Bora. Spywitness claim Tracey’s and Eddie’s respective families were at each other’s throats before the wedding ceremony even began. The groom’s mother posed the biggest problem, we hear. Eddie’s mother, Lillian, referred to Tracey as a “gold-digger” and exchanged words with Tracey’s mother.

“…It was as if the families hated each other on sight. It was like the reunion of the Hatfields and the McCoys.”

“The mothers didn’t even want to sit next to each other-even to eat-and it led to both sides of the family squaring off.”

Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds split two weeks after unofficially tying the knot over Tracey’s unwillingness to change her last name to Murphy.

“He was insisting she change her name. It was a huge issue. They were arguing about it before they left for the wedding.”

“There was a knockdown, drag-out family fight two days ago,” an E! source says.

“After much consideration and discussion, we have jointly decided that we will forgo having a legal ceremony as it is not necessary to define our relationship further,” the statement reads. “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.”

Just two weeks after their wedding, Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds have split, People Magazine confirms. The couple unofficially tied the knot on New Year’s Day on a private island near Bora Bora in French Polynesia. The wedding ceremony was a spiritual ceremony and the couple planned on having a legally binding ceremony upon returning to the U.S. However, since that ceremony never took place the couple was never official married to begin with. Eddie and Tracey had been dating since June 2006.

Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds were married in Bora Bora on New Year’s Day, but the marriage is likely to be invalid, the New York Post reports.

In an interview with the Sydney Daily Telegraph, Malgras Benoit, a general law specialist in French Polynesia, declared that the couple was ineligible to be married locally because they had not lived in the region for at least thirty days, which is a qualification that must be met under French law.

Malgras explained that the wedding, which took place on the beach with Tracey walking barefoot down the aisle to Gladys Knight’s “Makings of You,” does not constitute, “a real marriage, if it is on the beach with only a local priest. I think it was just an exotic, artistic ‘marriage.’”

Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds were married on New Year’s Day on a private island off Bora Bora in French Polynesia…Tracey, you’re going to look like a straight fool when he gets caught “riding” another tranny.

Tracey Edmonds and Eddie Murphy will reportedly tie the knot in Tahiti this weekend of 2007. E! claims guest and members of the wedding party are expected to arrive in Tahiti sometime today. “It’s a small, private affair,” the source says. “The bridesmaid dresses are all custom from somewhere in Beverly Hills. They just had their final fittings.”

Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds are planning to marry this Christmas in Tahiti, according to published reports. “They’re getting married on 28 December in Tahiti. The wedding will be intimate, with just immediate family and a few friends.”