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Mel B is angry about reports her new husband, Stephan Belafonte, is abusive. The allegations surfaced after it was revealed in 2003 he was charged with battery and ordered to attend a domestic violence programme.
But Mel told Hello! magazine: “Everything I stand for is about being a strong, independent woman, so for him to be seen as a wife-beater is devastating for me because he’s not - he never has been.
“The only thing I don’t like is that my friends and family read this and go into shock-horror mode, thinking ‘Oh, she’s married a psychopath’.”
Mel said Belafonte had been through counselling and is “fully aware of what he’s done”, adding: “They’re trying to make him out to be this aggressive, violent, woman-hitter, and he’s not. He’s never hit a woman. If you read those police reports, they never say he physically beat up a woman.”
Rather strangely, Belafonte is wanted for murder…of a duck.
Mel will be busy in the next few months, touring the Spice Girls Greatest Hits album, which is to have a very bling bling cover. Yeah, I know, it’s daggy to say bling. It’s also daggy to like the Spice Girls, no matter what the girls try and tell you.
A special one-off edition of the album will have the word ‘SPICE’ emblazoned across a white background with each letter decorated with a different gem, representing each of the girls.
The S is made from amber and represents Victoria, the ruby pink P represents Emma, Mel C’s I is made from diamond, Geri’s C is made from sapphire stones while the E is made from emerald and represents Mel B.
A source said: “The album cover is a nice touch. They wanted something simple and stylish and it’s probably one of the most expensive album covers ever made.”
I’m not able to work out who the cover is for. Is it a special run just for the girls, for press, or a limited run for fans?
The album cover looks criminally boring, too close to their debut album, so hopefully the jewelled edition will be available, even with glitter instead of gems. Or sequins, as a nod to Geri Halliwell’s sequinned Union Jack dress. I should design this album cover!
Header image via I’m Not Obsessed. Spice Girls album cover via Just Jared.
Written by Helen
Posted in Spice Girls
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