The former Spice Girls singer has been granted a temporary restraining order against her estranged husband following threesome scandal.
- Apr 5, 2017
AceShowbiz - Melanie Brown has been granted a temporary restraining order against her estranged husband Stephen Belafonte. The former Spice Girls member alleged in her document, filed on Monday, April 3 that her hubby engaged in abusive behavior during their nearly 10-year marriage including physical assault, verbal threats and stalking.
In addition to Mel B, Stephen was also ordered to stay away from their 5-year-old daughter Madison and the "America's Got Talent" judge's children Phoenix, 18, and Angel, 10, who are from her previous relationships. A hearing has been set for April 24.
"I am in fear of my safety and I am in fear of being irreparably harmed as a result of [Belafonte's] threats," she wrote. "I fear [he] will carry out his threats against me which will collaterally harm the children."
Mel B said in her documents that Stephen was "very much there for me and my newborn" when they first met but shortly after they were married, "[his] kindness quickly turned sour as he became controlling, manipulative and abusive."
After a year of marriage, Mel B reportedly tried to leave her husband, but claimed that every time she did, he would threaten to release intimate videos to tabloids - a tactic she claimed he also employed to force her into uncomfortable sexual situations. She also claimed that he physically attacked her, called her names, and took "millions of dollars" from her.
"I would come to realize that [his] beatings and abuse would coincide with my career success," she recalled, "When something good would happen for me, he would beat me down to let me know that he was in charge."
Mel B decided to leave Stephen after he allegedly took her passport to prohibit her from spending time with her father before he died last month. As a result, she was only able to spend a few days with him before he died.
"After informing him of my decision [to divorce] and having moved out of the family house on March 18, 2017, [he] again threatened that if I did not separate in a manner acceptable to him, he would ruin me by releasing the videotapes he claims to have made of me," she added.
