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Mel B's make-up artist has come ahead to claim he knew approximately Belafonte's violent behaviour, as he has been concealing her bruises for years.

The beautician instructed TMZ that he frequently overheard the movie manufacturer, 41, being 'aggressive and verbally abusive' to the previous Spice Girl behind the curtain, and regularly protected up an entire choice of injuries on her body. 

The website online further reviews that the make-up artist has presented to draft a sworn assertion of all the marks he has visible through the years for Mel's lawyers, to assist with divorce lawsuits.

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New claims: Mel B's make-up artist has come forward to say he knew about Stephen Belafonte's violent behaviour, as he has been concealing her bruises for years

The artist advised the web site that he has been masking up her bruises and marks with make-up for years - and has witnessed some of incidences among the estranged Mel and Stephen, who are currently locked in a bitter divorce warfare.

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He claimed that Stephen were enormously 'controlling' as well as 'aggressive and verbally abusive', frequently deeming Mel and the youngsters 'ugly' or 'disgusting'.

He added that he turned into additionally Mel's confidant at some point of the troubling time, and she or he would frequently tell him approximately how she attained the bruises while remaining tight-lipped with other participants of her crew.

Helping hand: The artist said he has been masking up her bruises and marks with make-up for years - with Mel famously appearing at the X Factor with some of accidents

However the artist went on to allege that he became sworn to secrecy by means of Stephen approximately the damaging data - with the film manufacturer issuing a number of threats or refusing to pay him if he spoke on the matter.

Yet, he's now reportedly set to take his claims to a legal stage a good way to assist Mel in her war for sole custody over the couple's daughter Madison, 5. 

MailOnline has contacted representatives of Mel for remark.  

The revealations come just days after Sharon Osbourne spread out approximately her time at the X Factor - where Mel B famously appeared bruised stay on air - for the first time.

Tight-lipped: However the artist admitted he became sworn to secrecy with the aid of Stephen (R) about the accidents - issuing some of threats or refusing to pay him if he spoke on the matter

The skills show judge, sixty four, gave her account of what occurred between the former Spice Girl and her estranged husband Stephen.

Speaking on US chat show The Talk on Friday, Sharon opened up about the expertise show finale three years in the past, while Mel B neglected an afternoon of filming after she was hospitalised. 

Speaking about Mel, who filed for divorce from her husband of ten years last month, Sharon explained: 'In the situation that she's been in for 10 years, it is now not simply physical, it's mental abuse too. 

Candid: Sharon Osbourne has unfolded about former X Factor colleague Mel B for the primary time

'Three years ago, in the very last days of X Factor, she didn't make the primary day and she turned into in the sanatorium.

'And it turned into suggested in all the papers that said 'allegedly' she's been crushed via her husband. And she came lower back for the very last day and she or he had a black eye and bruising everywhere, however she made the final.'

Showing her support for the fellow Brit, Sharon introduced: 'This has been brewing and people talking for a very, very long term. 

Opening up: The talent show decide, sixty four, gave her account of what took place between the previous Spice Girl, forty one, and her estranged husband Stephen Belafonte

'You recognise what, she's a terrific woman. She's a splendid mom. She works her bum off.' 

MailOnline has contacted their representatives for remark.

Belfonte formerly referred to as allegations of domestic abuse 'outrageous' and 'unfounded.' 

Meanwhile Mel B has reportedly made a massive trade to her petition to divorce estranged husband Stephen Belafonte, asking that she get everlasting sole custody of their 5-yr-old daughter Madison, having previously asked for joint custody.

'In the state of affairs that she's been in for 10 years, it is not just bodily, it is intellectual abuse too', Sharon defined

'She got here lower back for the final day and he or she had a black eye and bruising anywhere, however she made the very last,' Sharon discovered

According to TMZ, the previous Spice Girl, forty one, has executed a entire U-turn after mastering that Stephen's previous home violence conviction toward any other lady method that he is prohibited from proudly owning a gun.  

The website claims: 'Mel knew Stephen had a gun and became no longer glad about it, specifically because she alleges he again and again dedicated domestic violence towards her.

'But we are advised after currently locating out the gun became illegal to possess, she determined to exchange her custody approach.' 

'She did not realize he turned into BANNED from proudly owning a gun': MelB- who filed for divorce remaining month, has reportedly modified her divorce petition towards estranged husband Stephen Belafonte to request permanent sole custody in their 5-year-old daughter Madison

The apple of her eye: TMZ claims: 'Mel knew Stephen had a gun and became now not happy about it, particularly on account that she alleges he again and again devoted domestic violence in opposition to her. (Mel pictured with Madison ultimate year)

TMZ also reports that Mel is now making plans to make her brief restraining order permanent after claiming Stephen used 'racial slurs towards her, were given the nanny pregnant and was violent in the direction of her in front of the youngsters.'

Moreover, they claim that even as Mel might allow monitored visits with Madison within the future, she would not want Stephen having touch together with her different kids.

She has Angel, 10, from her romance with Eddie Murphy and Phoenix, 18, from her previous marriage to Jimmy Gulzar. 

Bitter row: TMZ claims Mel may allow monitored visits with Madison (2d from right) in the future, she does not need Stephen having contact with her different youngsters (2015 picture) 

Stephen, forty one, has asked for joint legal and physical custody of Madison and is inquiring for spousal guide, the files show, despite the fact that no determine is said.

The filing also exhibits the previous couple disagree on their separation date - him claiming it turned into March 1 and she or he December 28.

Mel became noticed leaving her attorney's workplace for a 2nd day in a row on Thursday as she prepares to take on a messy divorce conflict with Belafonte. 

Acrimonious: Stephen (left) has now filed his professional reaction to Mel B's (right) divorce petition worrying she pay his legal professional's fees

Mel states in the documents: 'I am in fear for my safety and that of my kids... Likewise the Respondent's emotional and bodily abuse of Petitioner in the presence of the minor infant is tantamount to abuse of the minor toddler.'

She maintains: 'I even have tried to go away the Respondent often. Every time I tried, the Respondent threatened me with violence and threatened to destroy my life in every manner.

'He said he might damage my profession and take my youngsters from me. He threatened to launch sexually specific videotapes claiming I could in no way again paintings inside the amusement industry.' 

Stephen Belafonte's legit response to Mel B's divorce petition is pictured above

Mel claims stunning German nanny Lorraine Gilles, who labored for the family for seven years, fell pregnant by means of Belafonte who then paid for her to have an abortion.

Mel B ultimately sacked the 26-yr-old German blonde in September closing yr after a disastrous own family holiday to Ibiza, she says, in explosive courtroom papers lodged on Tuesday.

However, Lorraine's sister Jacquelyn Baartz has hit returned in opposition to the claims, insisting her more youthful sibling has done not anything incorrect, by no means slept with Belafonte and cherished the singer's children as her very own.

Jacquelyn told MailOnline Lorraine wants to say more about the claims but cannot because of a confidentiality settlement.

'She said she couldn't inform me more from LA because of the agreement she has signed,' said mother-of-two Jacquelyn, who described herself as 'very close' to Lorraine. 

'She is a rustic lady from the sticks who landed up in Los Angeles and the whole thing changed into going extremely good for her till this. Now she, and we her family, were plunged into this world of fear and uncertainty due to this.

'There is some kind of settlement, that is all I realize. I think she desires to tell her side of things although. There is definitely a tale to be informed at some point.

'I feel positive that if the pregnancy tale have been authentic we might have acknowledged...'

She stated Lorraine had denied the allegations to her in a phone call from Los Angeles. 

FROM THE SPICE TO THE SCARY: MEL AND STEPHEN'S ROCKY 10-MARRIAGE

JUNE 2007

Mel and Stephen tie the knot in a secret Las Vegas ceremony after simply 5 months together

AUGUST 2007

Mel publicly defends Stephen's 'abusive' beyond with spouse Nicole Contreras in 2003: 'They're seeking to make him out to be this competitive, violent, woman batterer and he's now not.'

NOVEMBER 2008

NOVEMBER 2010 

SEPTEMBER 2011 

Couple welcome baby daughter Madison, together

SEPTEMBER 2013

Mel exhibits she kissed 'all' of the Spice Girls at some point of her time within the band

JULY 2014

Former Playboy version Luann Lee claims she spent an hour of 'passion' in a disabled rest room in Las Vegas with Mel B whilst her husband Stephen stood outside

NOVEMBER 2014

Mel defends her 'perverts' remarks, announcing she and Stephen are 'very sexually like minded' and tells The Guardian that they have got intercourse 5 instances a day. 'I essentially married myself,' she stated.

DECEMBER 2014

JANUARY 2015

Mel denies she became 'kept prisoner' at her London home with the aid of Stephen, back in December  

MARCH 2016 

Stephen stocks a steamy clinch photograph to Instagram joking about having a threesome with his spouse and every other lady 

MAY 2016

Mel makes plans to renew their wedding vows again expressing her determination to make her 2d marriage paintings. She stated: 'Stephen is a bit crazy, but then I am a chunk loopy so it kind of evens itself out' 

OCTOBER 2016

Mel admits 'sex' is a massive challenge in her house and she or he regularly walks round completely naked 

FEBRUARY 2017

Mel praises her 'baby boo' Stephen in a social media willpower, telling him: 'You are my world honey and permit's no longer forget about you are a chunk of a d**khead too'

MARCH 2017

APRIL 2017 

She went on: 'My sister stopped operating for the couple last year. But until she parted I idea the entirety turned into harmonious among them.

'She cherished their kids as her very own and became, so we concept, appreciated by way of each Mel and Stephen. But who is aware of what went on under the surface?'

Angelika Gilles could now not be drawn on the furore surrounding her daughter, announcing handiest: 'If you have got kids you would realize I can not say something. I can not say whatever in any respect.'

In the courtroom papers filed by Mel B this week, the singer regularly refers to Lorraine and claims the nanny had intercourse along with her husband.

Belafonte has denied all of the claims in opposition to him. 

The catalogue of ancient allegations of abuse consist of Belafonte 'punching' and 'choking' Mel, 'splitting her lip' and 'pushing her down on a carpet'. 

Mel alleges the psychological and bodily abuse dates lower back to the first 12 months of their marriage, in 2007.

In the papers, Mel claims that Stephen forced her to 'participate in sexual intercourse with him and random girls.'

The former Spice Girl shows that in their marriage, she become coerced into trysts that he secretly file and later used as ammunition against her, threatening to release as intercourse tapes 'if she attempted to withstand the threesomes'. 

Mel says she begged him to delete the tapes. 

Belafonte is also speculated to have proven his spouse little sympathy as her cherished father Martin misplaced his struggle with most cancers and hid her passport so she could not travel.   

The movie producer allegedly told her to 'Suck it up. If he is going to die, he is going to die.' 

Recalling his alleged violent behavior, Mel recalled a time Belafonte become involved in a bar brawl in 2010 while he beat up men.

Bold assertion: The former Spice Girl, 41, seemed stunning in a equipped cream turtle neck and generously reduce matching flares as she arrived at a pal's home in Beverly Hills

Claims: The singer alleges her husband Belafonte repeatedly beat her in jealous rages, compelled her to have sex in threesomes that he secretly filmed and threatened to release the tapes

MEL'S CASE AGAINST STEPHEN 

Psychological Threats

Allegedly threatened to release intercourse tapes if she did now not now not take part in threesomes 

Infidelity

Stephen reportedly 'paid the couple's nanny $300,000' of Mel's money to get an abortion, after impregnating her and suggesting the trio stay and lift the baby together

False Imprisonment

Kept Mel 'locked in her bedroom' unable to call emergency offerings after she took an overdose in 2014

Physical Violence 

In any other incident, the papers allege: 'Stephen placed both of his palms round her neck, began choking her and slammed her down onto the hardwood floors' at the same time as she become getting ready for U.S. Expertise show Dancing With The Stars.

It is said that although some pals and circle of relatives individuals had requested Mel approximately her accidents and provided to name the police on her behalf, she begged them no longer to as she feared for her own existence and theirs if Belafonte have been to find out.

In the documents, Mel alleges that the abuse became part of a 'sample'. When she have become a success, Stephen 'would beat me right down to permit me recognise he became in charge.'

She also alleges Belafonte 'punched her and break up her lip' after becoming jealous at the same time as she filmed a segment with Usher for the X Factor lower back in 2012. 

After asking her husband how she may want to appear on tv with the obvious injury, Belafonte allegedly instructed her 'she need to have thought of that before determining to flirt with and f*** Usher.'  

In similarly claims, Belafonte is alleged to have 'punched' Mel and 'pushed her down on a carpet' the day before she and the Spice Girls carried out on the Olympic remaining ceremony. 

Mel claims her accidents have been so extreme her skin turned into burned from the carpet, adding that she was then pressured through her estranged husband to 'tweet that she injured herself by using strolling in heels.' 

So 'triumph over with emotional and bodily exhaustion,' an embattled Mel famous she overdosed on a bottle of Aspirin lower back in 2014.

Disturbingly, Belafonte allegedly stopped her from calling the emergency offerings, with Mel pointing out he locked her inside the bed room and informed her to 'die b***h.'

Mel says she previously attempted to depart Belafonte several times, however claims 'he threatened me with violence and threatened to wreck my existence in each viable way... Break my profession and take my kids from me.'

However the singer claims Belafonte became supportive and 'rushed to help her in each way' within the months following their marriage.  

Stephen Belafonte's response 

'I have not heard these allegations. You understand what my comment on this is,  as that is the mother of my children? 

'I'm genuinely virtually distraught my mind how that is going to affect our kids. And the depths that she's long past to. That's it. I'm greatly surprised at the ones allegations and that is what it's miles.

'I assume a person's set me up to appear like a bad man. Obviously you saw my residence were given raided and no one determined some thing. It's accusation after accusation. But we're going to have our day in courtroom.

'And we've got children. If everybody knows our children, we've got stunning children. They're on social media. Why do that?

'We had been friends two weeks ago. And now all of a unexpected the group receives around and now it is were given to be this.'  

But she admits to being 'emotionally weak' as her engagement and subsequent wedding ceremony came about quickly after the beginning of 2nd daughter Angel, conceived during a short dating with Hollywood superstar Eddie Murphy.  

'At the time, I became vulnerable. I changed into giving delivery as a unmarried mom, my vanity changed into very low, and my hormones have been out of stability due to the being pregnant,' she claims.

She says: 'Respondent's call is Stephen Stansbury, but he regularly is going by way of the alias Stephen Belafonte. At the time of our marriage, I became unaware that 'Belafonte' become no longer Respondent's felony surname, nor become I aware that he turned into previously married.

'Throughout the wedding, I become the number one profits earner. Respondent held neither consistent nor gainful employment.  

'Respondent has held himself out to be the son of singer Harry Belafonte, while in fact, he isn't always related.' 

The singer also alleges that Belafonte time and again informed her she become 'worthless, that he made me 'who I am.' 

She says he called her 'fats, unpleasant and antique' and continuously alluded to the nanny being prettier, more youthful and better at elevating the youngsters.   

However, a announcement on behalf of Stephen Belafonte has been issued in opposition to his estranged ex Mel B - claiming her allegations of home abuse are 'outrageous' and 'unfounded.'

Row: Lorraine, pictured with Mel's husband Stephen Belafonte, is the nanny diagnosed in court papers submitted by means of the former Spice Girl as she divorces him

The movie manufacturer's legal professionals advised TMZ: 'It's a disgrace that Ms. Brown elected now not to proceed in a deferential and amicable style in this very non-public matter. In due course, Mr. Belafonte could be filing his response to the outrageous and unfounded allegations made by way of Ms. Brown, which allegations he vehemently denies.'

Continuing on, the announcement reads: 'When the Court determines the fact, it will become clear that this whole charade turned into nothing more than a smear campaign supposed to cover up Ms. Brown's personal behavior in the course of the wedding in light of her modern-day involvement with a own family television show, and that allows you to unfairly gain leverage both financially and with admire to custody of the youngsters.' 

'When the degree to which Ms. Brown has long gone to create a false depiction of her marriage to Mr. Belafonte is uncovered, actual sufferers and survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse will be understandably offended, irritated and disappointed.'

'Mr. Belafonte is assured that the fact will come out whilst he has his day in court docket at which period he appears forward to being reunited with his youngsters.'

It become also introduced: 'What subjects most to Mr. Belafonte is the protection and properly-being of his daughters and step-daughters.'

'Beautiful': German former change pupil Lorraine Gilles became hired by way of Mel B and her estranged husband Stephen Belafonte for round seven years