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Spice Girl, Melanie Brown’s ex-husband has filed for custody of the couple’s nine-year-old daughter after the singer took her on tour with the Spice Girls. Dancer Jimmy Gulzar refused to alter his visitation schedule while Brown toured the globe with their daughter Phoenix Chi, but Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert Schnider blocked Gulzar’s attempt to stop the child from traveling and gave Brown the green-light to take Phoenix out of the U.S. Brown still maintains sole legal and physical custody of Phoenix, and Gulzar will have scheduled visitation over the next few months.

Robbed of the DWTS Mirrorball trophy, that is.  I know Helio Castroneves is adorable & all, but COME ON- Mel’s a better dancer by far!

It’s with mixed emotions I congratulate Helio & Julianne.  ;*(

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I’m surprised nothing has been said about last night’s season premier of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars!  I’ll be honest- I’m obsessed with the show.  Each season’s cast has gotten better & better to watch.  Last night was no exception. 

It was ladies’ night yesterday & they were really good- especially that l’il Cheetah Girl.  I’ve gotta say, Jennie Garth was pretty good, too!  She might be my new favorite.  Go, Kelly Taylor!

Tonight the men perform & I can’t wait!  C’mon … who’s with me?

Here are the stars who are on this season (click here for profiles of both the stars & the dancers):

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.

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