Former Spice Girl Mel B (a.k.a. Melanie
Brown) has reportedly walked out on her
husband of seven years, Stephen Belafonte,
amid rumors of domestic abuse.
The rumors started spreading online on
Sunday when Mel appeared on the UK's X
Factor finale show, having missed the semi-
finals the night before.
She bailed on the event due to an
"unspecified illness."
That's not reason enough to make the leap
to violence, but when she appeared sans
wedding ring and sporting what looked like
bruises on her face and arms?
Worried fans began speculating, that's for
sure.
Mel B's sister Danielle Brown threw gasoline
on the rumors when she Tweeted a series of
rather alarming messages during her sister's
mystery illness.
She threatened to recordings of what she
called "abusive" phone calls Belafonte had
allegedly made to Mel B, and said she was
desperate to contact her sister.
According to Us Weekly, Belafonte responded
to comments made on Twitter, denying the
scandalous allegations and calling them
"disgusting" and "untrue."
But according to The Sun (UK), the singer
has left the London home she shared with
the American director, and packed up all her
belongings to boot.
Sources say the two have long had a
"volatile" relationship, and that the X Factor
judge was in tears during commercial breaks
for the hugely popular show.
A rep for Mel B could not be reached.
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