Daily Mirror

Mel ex wants divorce fight to be in public

- EXCLUSIVE BY CHRISTOPHE­R BUCKTIN US Editor

MEL B’s husband Stephen Belafonte is fighting her bid to keep future divorce proceeding­s private.

The ex-Spice Girl blindsided him with damning divorce papers that alleged he beat and exploited her.

The Leeds-born mum, 42, also claimed he got their nanny pregnant.

Belafonte, 42, who wants a chance to reply, says Mel is trying to hush up claims about her, including an alleged addiction to cocaine and booze.

His court papers state: “It is hypocritic­al for a public figure who has ‘chosen to be in the limelight’ to seek secrecy.”

A source told the Mirror: “Stephen is devastated at what he has been accused of. He says Mel’s claims about him are totally false.”

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ANGRY Stephen Belafonte

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