Mel B granted divorce from Stephen Belafonte who tells supporters he’s ‘single and ready to mingle’ following bitter split
Mel and Stephen have been granted a divorce by the Los Angeles Superior Court
MEL B has been granted a divorce from Stephen Belafonte nine months after their split.
The former Spice Girl was not in court in Los Angeles to hear the settlement, which will allegedly see Stephen “walk away with over £8 million”.
Stephen boasted outside of court: “I’m single and ready to mingle.”
The 42-year-old also said he was “the happiest guy in the world. ”
Their bitter divorce battle has played out in the press with both Mel and Stephen making shocking allegations against one another.
In the ruling, Mel was forced to cover Stephen’s legal fees – reported to be around £180,000 – and has agreed to split the proceeds of the sale of the companies they created during their marriage.
Mel and Stephen will also share custody of their six-year-old daughter Madison.
The judge ruled that the former lovers, who married in June 2007, must also split the profit from the sale of their Los Angeles mansion.
Speaking to , Stephen continued: “I am happy. I got everything I wanted. She put me through the worst hell ever. But now it's all over - I hope.”
Mel has yet to comment publicly following the news.
Mel claimed Stephen was violent towards her throughout their 10 year marriage, allegations he continually denied.
Earlier this week Mel revealed she had cut out a tattoo dedicated to her husband of 10 years.
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The procedure left her needing 13 stitches and means she now has a scar where the inking used to be.
Explaining the shocking decision to go under the knife, Mel said: “I wanted the tattoo removed to help close the final chapter on a toxic relationship.
“Even though I’ve taken the steps to remove Stephen’s name from my body, the domestic abuse will forever remain with me.”
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