An appallingly anti-male piece in the Mail. The headline:

Despicable rant of Mel B’s ex: Stephen Belafonte hits back at claims he physically and mentally abused Spice Girl – and insists she is ‘infatuated’ with him.

The start of the piece:

The ex-husband of Spice Girl Mel B has launched an extraordinary tirade against her claim that he physically and mentally abused her throughout their ten year marriage – bizarrely claiming she is still ‘infatuated’ with him. [J4MB: The ‘tirade’ would only be ‘extraordinary’ if he were lying, which is the assumption throughout the piece.]

Demonstrating an astonishing lack of contrition, which is certain to infuriate the singer – who has been awarded an MBE for her campaigning against domestic violence – he also claims she should ‘be at peace’ and suggests she should stop bringing his name up in public.

Another extract:

She also claimed that her Spice Girls bandmates knew about the abuse and that she would not report domestic abuse because she doesn’t know if she can ‘trust the police’ in Britain. [J4MB: A simply absurd claim, given the police’s propensity to believe women and disbelieve men in cases of domestic abuse.]

Mel, 47, whose real name is Melanie Brown, is a patron of Women’s Aid and campaigns with the charity on domestic abuse issues.

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