Mel B: ‘Stephen Belafonte compulsively took over my life’ | Gossip

entertainment">“I didn’t even know which colors I liked myself anymore, because the choice was made for me,” says 45-year-old Mel B. The singer says she only wore white clothes for a year. That her ex always ‘compulsively’ decided what to wear, she saw in the beginning as something sweet. “It starts with the little things. Then he said: oh don’t wear that dress, I bought you a new dress ”, she explains.

entertainment">But his control went beyond her clothes. Gradually his behavior started to feel worse. For example, Mel says that Belafonte persuaded her to stop calling her mother, with whom she used to hang out every day. “He took over my whole life.” In the interview, the singer emphasizes the impact of Belafonte’s compulsive acts, which she now recognizes as abuse. “It will be centuries before I recover from that.”

entertainment">It is not the first time that Mel lashes out at her ex, from whom she officially divorced in 2017. He would not only have emotionally but also physically abused her. Belafonte has denied any allegations of assault.

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