July 5, 2023, published at 11:30 a.m. ET
Spice Girl star Mel B revealed plans to call her ex-husband Stephen Belafonte‘s former client to testify as part of her plea for primary custody of their 11-year-old daughter, RadarOnline.com has learned.
According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Mel B said she will sue the singer Malu Trevejowho previously worked with Stephen.
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Stephen represented Malu before things got nasty and she sued him earlier this year. In her lawsuit, Malu accused Stephen of signing her to a unilateral artist deal and allegations of misappropriation of funds.
Stephen’s lawyer has denied the allegations in the complaint, claiming it was intended to distract from a lawsuit brought against Malu by her former employees. The case is running.
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As RadarOnline.com first reported, Mel B and Stephen are now fighting over custody of their daughter Madison.
Madison lived mostly with Stephen in Los Angeles in recent years and would make year-round trips to the UK to visit Mel.
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Mel was forced to move back to the UK after her work visa expired in 2019. Recently, Stephen asked the court for permission to move from California to Florida for work opportunities.
In response, Mel opposed the move and asked the court to allow Madison to move to the UK. She said she had “serious concerns” about Stephen’s parenting ability.
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The singer claimed that Stephen left their daughter with third parties and did not inform her of her whereabouts. Stephen denied the allegations.
In addition, Mel said she had heard from third parties that Stephen had been driving under the influence and was abusing the prescription pill Adderall. Stephen scoffed at the accusations.
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Mel said that while Stephen “claims that I am “creating noise and nonsense to obscure facts about Madison’s well-being” by stating that I know about his drug use and driving while intoxicated. Instead of denying these facts , Stephen states that these statements are hearsay However, I intend to summon the third party (Malu Trevejo) to court so that she can testify to the events she has witnessed and is personally aware of, and which she personally told me.”
Stephen hasn’t responded yet.