According to court documents filed by her ex-husband, the 'America's Got Talent' judge's addiction affected her ability to take care of her three children.
- Sep 2, 2017
AceShowbiz - Melanie Brown reportedly battled cocaine and alcohol addiction throughout her marriage to Stephen Belafonte. Stephen filed court documents, alleging that Mel B's addiction affected her ability to take care of her three children.
Stephen begged the judge to give him step-parent visitation with Mel B's daughter Angel. "The biggest reason for my concern with respect to the safety of the children was due to petitioners have habitual and consistent addition to and abuse of cocaine and alcohol," he claimed in the court docs obtained by Radar Online.
He continued, "To make matters worse, my fear for the children's safety was amplified due to the fact that petitioner had fired the children's nanny, who had been in the children's lives since 2010 and I do not want petitioner using drugs and drinking around the children, especially without anyone else present to care for the children."
According to Stephen, Mel B's addictions were long-term. "Petitioner's drinking and drug abuse has been a major issue throughout our marriage and was witnessed by the nanny, the children, and her own therapist, Dr. Sophy," he alleged, "Simply put, this was a constant problem and issue in our marriage."
Stephen submitted an exhibit of text messages with Dr. Charles Sophy, Mel B's alleged therapist, which detailed the drug testing she agreed to back in March.
The text message read, "Good morning Stefan. I want to inform you of an agreed-upon plan with Mel regarding any substance abuse and child safety. Today she will receive her Vivitrol shot and will do so every 30 days."
"She will begin a daily dose of Anabuse to continue indefinitely," it added, "She will have a hair test on a regular basis not to exceed more than 60 days between each test. She will also have random drug testing on a weekly basis."
A representative for Mel B hasn't responded to a request for comment.
