Mel B’s new husband is a wife beater.
Friends of Melanie Brown today said the Spice Girl knew about her new husband’s past, as it was revealed he is a convicted wife beater.
Film producer Stephen Belafonte battered the mother of his three-year-old daughter in a “malicious and unlawful” drunken frenzy.
A friend of the singer said although Brown was shocked to hear about his past, she went into the relationship “with her eyes open”.
The friend added: “Mel knows he’s no angel.”
According to court papers, Mr Belafonte, 32, was charged with battery after he attacked his commonlaw wife Nicole Contreras at their home in 2003.
He was spared jail but had to take part in a ‘Domestic Violence Batterers’ Programme’.
He was thrown out of the course twice for skipping classes.
Three years before his battery charge, Mr Belafonte also pleaded guilty to vandalism.
He and Brown are said to be “deeply in love” and she has described him as “a rock” in her battle with film star Eddie Murphy over maintenance for their baby daughter, Angel Iris.
August 10th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
a wife beater and possibly a fraud. there’s some scuttle around the internet that says his real name is Stevie Stansbury not Belefonte and he’s from Pt Pleasant NJ. No relation to Harry Belefonte as some assume.
August 10th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Woohoo! We ladies can pick em, can’t we, Mel??
August 10th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
I guess she’s going to learn the hard way.
August 10th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
They’re both idiots.
August 11th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Midge/Jesse.. yep, She will learn the hard way.. And will wonder why It happened to her.. “what sign did I miss?” Jeesh.. He has controlling eyes.. “looking at my woman?”