Mel B accuses nanny who ‘broke apart her marriage’ to Stephen Belafonte of being her former husband’s ‘girlfriend and mistress’
- Mel B ‘accused Lorraine Gilles of being ex-husband’s mistress in court papers’
- She claims daughter Madison, eight, ‘forced to perpetuate a lie formed by father’
- Papers filed after she allegedly discovered Gilles still caring for her daughter
Mel B has reportedly claimed the nanny who ‘broke apart her marriage to Stephen Belafonte’ is her ex-husband’s ‘girlfriend’ and ‘mistress’.
The mother-of-three, 44, is said to have made the accusation in court papers filed after she discovered Lorraine Gilles, 29, was still caring for her eight-year-old daughter Madison.
The Spice Girl is also alleged to have claimed her young daughter has been ‘forced to perpetuate a lie formed by her father’ to keep Gilles ‘out of trouble’.
Mel B also reportedly said Madison had been asked by her father to refer to Gilles as ‘Jenny’ so her mother would not find out about his apparent relationship.
Mel B (pictured) reportedly claimed the former nanny who allegedly broke apart her marriage to Stephen Belafonte is her ex-husband’s ‘girlfriend’ and ‘mistress’
But the eight-year-old allegedly told her older sister Phoenix, 21, about the pair.
Mel B is said to have claimed in the papers that her oldest child, from her first marriage to Jimmy Gulzar, was shocked by the development because she knew her mother and Belafonte had a ‘confidential agreement’ banning the nanny from being near her family.
In documents seen by The Sun, she said: ‘I am shocked that our daughter would be forced to perpetuate a lie formed by her father simply to keep his mistress/girlfriend/nanny out of trouble.
‘It is psychologically abusive for our little girl to be forced to keep secrets for her father or be made to believe that she cannot share what she wants… with her mother.’
The accusation comes after Gilles was recently snapped picking up Madison from her school in Los Angeles as she walked the family dog.
The mother-of-three made alleged accusation in court papers filed after she discovered Lorraine Gilles (pictured middle with Stephen Belafonte left) was still caring for her daughter
The Spice Girl also said to claim in the papers that her young daughter (pictured) has been ‘forced to perpetuate a lie formed by her father’ to keep Gilles ‘out of trouble’
Gilles, who was 18 when she was hired by the couple as a nanny, admitted to having sex with both Belafonte and Mel in threesomes during a deposition in their divorce case in 2017.
In April 2019, the Spice Girl paid out $1.8 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought against her by Gilles whom she had called a ‘prostitute’ and a ‘homewrecker’ two years earlier.
Mel B and Belafonte currently share joint custody of Madison following their acrimonious divorce.
However, in early February it was reported Belafonte, 44, had filed for full custody of their child.
Pictured: Mel B with daughters Phoenix Chi Gulzar, Madison Brown Belafonte and Angel Iris Murphy in 2018
Mel B and Belafonte currently share joint custody of Madison following their divorce in 2017
He claimed Mel B had ‘all but abandoned’ her after she returned to the UK. The Spice Girl is also reported to want full custody of Madison.
In December, after discovering Gilles was still involved in the eight-year-old’s life, the singer asked a court in Los Angeles to bar her from having any contact with the child.
She cited a ‘stay away’ provision included in the confidential settlement she reached with Gilles but, according to the Sun, the judge denied the request.
A source close to Mel said there are ‘valid reasons’ she wants the nanny to keep a distance and ‘she is beside herself’ that Belafonte and Gilles are flouting the ‘stay away’ agreement.
Representatives for Mel B and Stephen Belafonte have been contacted for comment.