Mel B’s husband Stephen Belafonte chats to mystery blonde as former Spice Girl visits divorce lawyer’s office in Beverly Hills
MEL B is clearly getting ready to ditch her estranged husband for good as she was spotted stepping out to see a divorce lawyer today in Los Angeles.
The 41-year-old pop star was seen heading in to a Beverly Hills attorney's office and, despite a heartbreaking and stressful few weeks, seemed surprisingly upbeat and composed.
She wore an all-white ensemble comprised of a crisp white dress with off-white thigh, high boots and a trench coat, the star looked ready for action as she starts hashing out the details of her divorce from husband Stephen Belafonte.
News of Mel and Stephen’s break-up emerged early last week when paperwork confirmed her divorce bid and application for joint custody of their daughter Madison – weeks after he was seen looking close to a mystery brunette in New York.
Since then, Stephen has been seen cuddling up to a mystery woman again - while Mel had to fly back to Leeds to say goodbye to her father who passed away after a lengthy cancer battle.
The official cause for their split was listed as 'irreconcilable differences' in the divorce papers.
Her husband Stephen was spotted in Beverly Hills later that day, and stops to speak to a mystery blonde woman as he ran errands around the popular California area.
The pair seemed friendly as he stopped to talk to a third person, before heading into a frozen yoghurt shop.
Noticeably, Stephen was still wearing his wedding ring - while Mel's opted to take hers off.
Elsewhere, The Sun On Sunday revealed that Mel dumped Stephen after he brought a gun into their house and chatted up the nanny.
Stephen’s brother Jeremiah Stansbury laid bare Belafonte’s behaviour days after the Spice Girl filed for divorce to end their ten-year marriage.
The artist, who used to live with the warring couple in LA, said his controlling brother insisted on keeping a revolver in the house.
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He revealed: “In America keeping guns is normal but I remember one of the maids telling me that Mel was confused about why he needs one. She seemed to be a bit nervous about it.”
He also sensationally made accusations of the estranged couples love lives following the interview, and told Daily Star: "“Basically what they had going on was a very fun, loose, open king of relationship.
“They liked to bring a stripper over and have a little fun and stuff like that.”
He added: “If you’re not a very mature person and you’re not very solid, if you’re going to look at that as a license to do whatever the hell you want, then someone is going to feel unappreciated.”
People Magazine have reported that as part of the divorce agreement currently being hashed, Stephen wants joint physical and legal custody of their daughter Madison, 5.
Meanwhile Mel wants to not have to pay any spousal support to Hollywood producer Stephen.
The couple were just months away from celebrating their 10-year wedding anniversary, having tied the knot in Las Vegas in June 2007 after a five month romance.
Despite her troubled personal life, Mel B has remained ever the professional in front of the camera - and after the funeral, flew back to the US to start her work on the judging panel of America's Got Talent.
Mel dazzled the crowd as she arrived in a halterneck sequinned jumpsuit for one event, and kept a smile firmly on her face as she posted for the cameras.
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