Mel B Gets Bruised And Hospitalized, Husband Denies Physically Abusing Her
Mel B, the former Spice Girl and current X Factor judge, has finally opened up about the allegations that her husband, Stephen Belafonte, physically abused her.
The star took to her Instagram page, addressing the rumors by posting a picture of her and her husband with the caption, “This is for my fans havin problems with my Twitter will be back soon! I’m very good was very polly but much better now and for the record my hubby never would lay a hand on me sorry took so long but any response fuels rumors #lovemyfamily #lovemyfans (sic).”
Earlier this month, Mel B was hospitalized due to an undisclosed illness. The hospitalization caused her to miss the X Factor live show, which is the first part of X Factor‘s finale. There were rumors that prior to being hospitalized, the couple had a huge argument. When Mel B finally returned to X Factor, the star was covered in bruises and her wedding ring was noticeably absent. This sparked rumors that Belafonte physically abused the singer.
Idon’t usually respond to Twitter msgs but I will respond to comments of hitting my wife which I think are quite disgusting un true!
— Stephen Belafonte (@Stephenthinks1) December 15, 2014
Shortly after the domestic abuse rumors started circulating, Stephen told Mail Online, “You can only re-mix ten things, ten ways, so many times.”
He added, “Who accused me of it, did she accuse me of it, the police, the hospital, who accused me of it? I thought when you beat someone up, the police or the hospital or the person you beat up says it.”
Mel B and Belafonte were recently spotted leaving a sushi restaurant together. The couple put up a united front, holding each other’s hands firmly as they walked. The two also spent Christmas together and were joined by their daughter Madison Brown and Mel B’s two other daughters, Phoenix Chi and Angel Iris. Phoenix, Mel’s daughter with her ex-husband Jimmy Gulzar, also took to Instagram to defend her stepfather. Phoenix wrote, “Can everyone just chill he didn’t hit my mom don’t know how that stupid rumor came up.”
However, Belafonte’s brother, Jeremiah Stansbury, clearly doesn’t approve of the union. Stansbury told The Sun, “It’s foolish. She could do so much better. She’s addicted to him and the sad thing is she doesn’t have to be.” He added, “She wanted to give him a wake-up call. But they’ve been here before. I didn’t think their split would be forever.”
Mel B and Belafonte have been together for seven years. The couple married in Las Vegas in 2007 after a whirlwind romance that lasted only four months.
[Main image via YouTube, other images via officialmelb Instagaram]