Mel B’s former nanny Lorraine Gilles spotted for the first time since the singer claimed ‘abusive’ ex Stephen Belafonte ‘got her pregnant’
MEL B's nanny has been spotted out in Los Angeles for the first time since the singer claimed her ex Stephen Belafonte got Lorraine Gilles pregnant and paid for her to have an abortion.
The Spice Girls star made the allegation in explosive court documents, in which she accused Stephen of beating her and romping with the childminder.
Lorraine was pictured out and about in LA just days after the shocking claims came to light.
She was seen walking her dog with her husband and looked calm and collected as she hid her eyes behind dark shades.
The pop star alleged her estranged husband admitted to getting Lorraine pregnant in 2014 and then paid her £241,000 for "nanny services".
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Writing in the documents, Mel said Belafonte set Lorraine up "as her rival" and paid for her to have an abortion after discovering she was pregnant with his child.
The shocking claims emerged this week after the mum of three won a restraining order against her second husband.
Writing in the documents, Mel said Belafonte set Lorraine up "as her rival" and paid for her to have an abortion after discovering she was pregnant with his child.
She stated: "[He] would degrade me in front of her by comparing me to Lorraine, telling me how much younger and better looking she was.
"I later discovered that [he] was having sex with Lorraine and was paying her inordinate amounts of money. Over the course of some three years, I recently learned that [he] paid Lorraine in excess of $300,000 for alleged nanny services.
"[He] immediately began setting Lorraine up as my rival. She answered to, and reported to [him]."
Lorraine had been with the family since 2010 after she travelled to the US as an exchange student from Germany.
The court papers also included claims that Stephen told Mel he wanted to keep the baby and live together in a three-way partnership.
Mel added: "[He] told me he wanted her to have the baby and all three of us live together. I was shocked and in disbelief.
"[He] later demanded that Lorraine had an abortion. [He] used money earned by me to pay for Lorraine's abortion, and he used money earned by me to pay for Lorraine's hotel stay while she recuperated from the procedure."
Lorraine's friends have since told The Sun that the nanny has denied having a fling with Stephen.
In her dossier of allegations seen by The Sun, she claims Belafonte punched her in jealous rages, choked her and slammed her against a wooden floor.
A number of other shocking allegations in the court papers include the claim that Stephen repeatedly beat her in jealous rages and subjected her to years of mental and physical abuse.
Mel has said the years of abuse led her to take an overdose in 2014.
Among the claims, Stephen also allegedly forced her to have sex with other women in threesomes that he secretly filmed and threatened to release in a bid to ruin her career.
Mel B announced her plan to divorce Stephan Belafonte in March 2017 after ten years of marriage.
A statement released by Belafonte's rep added: "In due course, Mr. Belafonte will be filing his response to the outrageous and unfounded allegations made by Ms. Brown, which allegations he vehemently denies...
"When the Court determines the truth, it will become clear that this entire charade was nothing more than a smear campaign intended to cover up Ms. Brown's own conduct during the marriage in light of her current involvement with a family television show, and in an effort to unfairly gain leverage both financially and with respect to custody of the children."