Eddie Murphy Challenged By Girlfriend's Son.... Dreamgirls star Eddie Murphy faced stiff competition when he began dating producer Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds' ex-wife Tracey - from her three young sons.The actor has never had a problem with his lover spending family time with her ex and kids, but Edmonds admits her eldest son, Brandon, 10, was tough on her new man.She says, "The hardest adjustment for them is that, like, with boys and their moms, the three of us are so close, so the idea of me dating - that's the hardest part, I think, for them, especially Brandon."