Mel B gets restraining order against estranged husband, says he beat and sexually exploited her
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Mel B has obtained a restraining order against estranged husband Stephen Belafonte, and shocking details surrounding his alleged abuses have emerged.
In her declaration, the former Spice Girl accused Stephen of physically assaulting her, forcing her to have threesomes with random women, and threatening to release their sex tapes, among other allegations.
The 41-year-old detailed the alleged abuses, which happened over the course of their 10-year marriage. She said in July 2012, Stephen flew into a jealous rage when she was taping a segment of X Factor with Usher. She said he punched her with a closed fist in the face, splitting her lip. When she asked how she was supposed to appear on-camera with the injury, he said she should have thought of that before deciding to "flirt with and f*** Usher," TMZ reports.
She also claimed that in August 2012, after performing at the closing ceremonies for the London Olympics, he punched her with a closed fist and pushed her down on the carpet. She claimed her skin was burned and her face "actually scabbed over the rug burns." Mel B said he forced her to tweet that she injured herself by "running on 7" Christian Louboutin heels."
Along with that tweet, which has since been deleted, she shared a photo of her scabbed jaw.