MEL B: Broken Silence

By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices

Melanie Brown, aka 'Scary Spice,' has become a mainstream media sensation as of late -- with her much buzzed about paternity battle with box-office superstar Eddie Murphy.

Now that the former Spice Girls starlet is in the clear, with actual proof that the 'Beverly Hills Cop' star is indeed the father of her baby daughter (3-month old baby Angel Iris), she's no longer remaining mum about her ordeal swith Murphy.

Mel B, as she is also known, kicked the ballistics with Essence.com.

Excerpts are below ...

On the pregnancy: "Oh this was a completely planned pregnancy. This wasn't some random, "Oops I fell over and I'm pregnant." I don't live my life like that. I'm a responsible parent and have been a responsible single parent since I got divorced. This is the one thing that really annoys me. If I wanted to have a baby I would have had a baby a long Eddie Murphy has been proven that he is indeed the father of Spice Girls member Mel B's newborn daughter. time ago. I wouldn't have waited eight years to have another one."

On the break-up: "There was no official breakup. I went to London and on my return flight I learned that he made that announcement on that TV show about wanting a DNA test. Then I saw him on the red carpet with Tracey Edmonds and that's when I knew we were over."

On Eddie: "I'll simply say that there were lifestyle changes he would have to make if we were going to live together and do it properly that still weren't resolved. I have a house where it¹s about my kids and me. I don't have people knocking on my door at 3 and 4 in the morning. I have a very simple life-I don't have a ton of people looking after my kids-I'm a very regular person when it comes to that because I want my kids to have a normal life as much as possible."

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