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27th December 2014
11:48am GMT

The news comes after weeks of speculation hit the couple following Mel’s sudden exit from the first half of the X-Factor final. Rumours that their marriage had hit crisis point went into overdrive when viewers spotted Mel had ditched her wedding ring, with many people questioning if there was bruising on the judge’s face. Belafonte later broke his silence on Christmas Eve, saying he has never hit his wife of seven years. Speaking to the paper, Jeremiah branded his older brother a "ruthless" money-grabber, claiming Stephen had ordered Mel not to speak to her mother Andrea Brown. He told the newspaper: "I know Steve - he’s cold, he’s hard and he’s violent. He loves money. Mel should look after her inner health - and that will never happen around Steve. She should get help. "He will destroy her. He will stress her out and pressure her until her stomach lining bursts wide open from an ulcer or she falls down and faints."
On Christmas Eve, Belafonte posted a snap to Instagram of him and step-daughter Phoenix doing some last-minute shopping. Responding to nasty comments on the post, Phoenix, whose father is Mel B.'s first husband, Jimmy Gulzar, wrote: "Can everyone just chill he didn't hit my mom don't know how that stupid rumor came up."
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