Martin Lawrence has been married twice, and neither marriage lasted very long. The first was to Patricia Southall, who was a pageant queen and was named Miss Virginia. Martin and Patricia were married in 1995, but got divorced two years. Since their divorce, Patricia has re-married to former Dallas Cowboy's running back Emmitt Smith, and the two work together on a variety of philanthropic projects.

Martin got married again in 2010 to Shamicka Gibbs, who he had been dating since his divorce from Patricia. Their wedding was attended by a number of high profile guests, including Denzel Washington and Eddie Murphy. After they got married, though, their relationship didn't last long. The two were divorced in 2012, and agreed to share joint custody of their two children.