Who is Mel B’s ex-husband Stephen Belafonte, and why is he suing her? The TV producer was married to the Spice Girl for 10 years, they share a daughter called Madison – and he denies abusing her
- Belafonte just filed a US$5 million defamation lawsuit against his ex – the former Spice Girl Mel B – who has repeatedly alleged he abused her throughout their 10-year marriage
- Belafonte is a producer who has worked on films and TV shows including Thank You For Smoking, I Pity the Fool, and his ex’s reality show Mel B: It’s a Scary World
“Never, not once. We never had a physical argument,” Belafonte told Page Six. “We never had anything close to it, and to think that I was this monster … I’m a goofball.” He currently has full custody of their daughter, 12-year-old Madison, per the same source.
In his interview, he said his father abused his mother. “That’s why I’m the way I am as a father. I don’t believe in that,” he told the tabloid. “And I’m totally, totally for anybody who does do it for them; they get the maximum extent of [punishment for] whatever they’ve done.”
Belafonte seemingly challenged his ex to court. “Don’t try to settle. I ask you, please bring your evidence. Come to court and show the world that everything that you said, the thousand lies out there, you’re gonna have to back them all up,” he continued, “See you in court.”
Here’s what we know about Mel B’s ex:
What does Stephen Belafonte do for work?
According to his IMDB profile, Belafonte, 49, is a film and TV producer and director from Los Angeles, California. He has worked on films and TV shows including Thank You For Smoking, I Pity the Fool, and his ex-wife’s Mel B: It’s a Scary World reality TV show.