Mel B been granted restraining order against her estranged husband

Publish Date
Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 7:44AM
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Mel B has obtained a restraining order application against estranged husband Stephen Belafonte, alleging he beat her, got their nanny pregnant and extorted her to take part in threesomes throughout their ten-year marriage.

The 41-year-old former Spice Girl made a string of explosive and disturbing claims in her court declaration which forces Stephen to stay away from her and her three children, according to the Daily Mail.

The catalogue of historic allegations of abuse listed by TMZ includes Belafonte "punching" and "choking" Mel, "splitting her lip" and "pushing her down on a carpet".

Mel, who filed for divorce from the producer last month, alleges the psychological and physical abuse dates back to the first year of their marriage, in 2007.

In the papers, Mel claims that Stephen forced her to "participate in sexual intercourse with him and random women."

The former Spice Girl suggests that during their marriage, she was coerced into trysts that he secretly record and later used as ammunition against her, threatening to release as sex tapes "if she tried to resist the threesomes". 


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There is also the explosive revelation that Stephen got their nanny pregnant and even suggested "all three [of them] live together" with the new baby.

The nanny was paid allegedly "paid $300,000" to have an abortion, according to the filing.

The U.S website also repeats claims that things turned violent in the marriage, despite previous denials from both camps.

In the documents, Mel alleges that the abuse became part of a "pattern". When she became successful, Stephen "would beat me down to let me know he was in charge."  

She also alleges Belafonte "punched her and split her lip" after becoming jealous while she filmed a segment with Usher for the X Factor back in 2012. 

After asking her husband how she could appear on television with the obvious injury, Belafonte allegedly told her "she should have thought of that before deciding to flirt with and f*** Usher." 

The singer alleges that Belafonte repeatedly told her she was "worthless, that he made me 'who I am."  

She also alleges in the court documents that Belafonte has "taken millions of dollars" from her during the marriage, withdrawing money from their joint account to pay child support for a child from a previous relationship and for business investments.

Stephen denied his estranged wife's claims, telling TMZ on camera: "I haven't heard these allegations. You know what my comment on this is, as this is the mother of my children? I'm really really distraught my brain how this is going to affect our children (sic), and the depths that she's gone to. That's it. I'm shocked at those allegations and that's what it is. 

"I think someone's set me up to look like a bad guy. Obviously, you saw my house got raided and nobody found anything. It's accusation after accusation. But we'll have our day in court.

"And we have children. if anyone knows our children, we have beautiful children. They're on social media. Why do this?

"We were friends two weeks ago. And now all of a sudden the team gets around and now it's got to be this."

The judge also ordered Belafonte to leave the family's Hollywood Hills mansion with TMZ reporting that he packed some of his things up on Monday afternoon.

Along with being a mother to five-year-old Madison with Belafonte, Mel also has daughter Phoenix Chi, 18, by her first husband Jimmy Gulzar and nine-year-old daughter Angel with movie star Eddie Murphy. 

The couple's marriage has been subject to increased scrutiny since Mel filed for divorce last month.

Where to get help:

• Women's Refuge: Free national crisis line operates 24/7 - 0800 REFUGE or 0800 733 843 www.womensrefuge.org.nz
• Shine, free national helpline 9am- 11pm every day - 0508 744 633 www.2shine.org.nz
• It's Not Ok: Information line 0800 456 450 www.areyouok.org.nz
• Shakti: Providing specialist cultural services for African, Asian and Middle Eastern women and their children. Crisis line 24/7 0800 742 584
• White Ribbon: Aiming to eliminate men's violence towards women, focusing this year on sexual violence and the issue of consent. www.whiteribbon.org.nz
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Lifeline: 0800 543 354 (available 24/7)
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Depression helpline: 0800 111 757 (available 24/7)
• Samaritans 0800 726 666
• If it is an emergency and you feel like you or someone else is at risk, call 111.

This article was first published on Daily Mail and is republished here with permission.

 

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