Just days after news broke that Mel B was granted a restraining order against her estranged husband, who she claims abused her, Stephen Belafonte has spoken out through his lawyers and denied the allegations.
In the court docs filed the America's Got Talent judge, whose real name is Melanie Brown, accused Belafonte of some very serious allegations of physical and sexual abuse and getting their children's nanny pregnant. Belafonte, however, denies the claims and his attorneys released a lengthy statement to ET on Wednesday, April 5, regarding the matter.
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"What matters most to Mr. Belafonte is the safety and well-being of his daughters and step-daughters," the statement read. "It's a shame that Ms. Brown elected not to proceed in a respectful and amicable fashion in this very private matter. In due course, Mr. Belafonte will be filing his response to the outrageous and unfounded allegations made by Ms. Brown, which allegations he vehemently denies.
"When the Court determines the truth, it will become clear that this entire charade was nothing more than a smear campaign intended to cover up Ms. Brown's own conduct during the marriage in light of her current involvement with a family television show and in an effort to unfairly gain leverage both financially and with respect to custody of the children. When the degree to which Ms. Brown has gone to create a false depiction of her marriage to Mr. Belafonte is uncovered, real victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse will be understandably offended, angry and upset ... Mr. Belafonte is confident that the truth will come out when he has his day in court at which time he looks forward to being reunited with his children."
On Monday, April 3, Belafonte was ordered by a judge to move out of the couple's home and stay away from the family until the next hearing which is scheduled for April 24.