The Beverly Hills cop that Mel B is rumored to be dating stepped out with his wife on Saturday the same day the former Spice Girl’s estranged husband Stephen Belafonte claimed that she took cocaine in front of her children and battled an addiction to drugs and alcohol.
Police officer Ryan Lawrence was photographed with Morgan Lawrence, his wife of less than year, outside of the home they share.
This is the first time the couple have been pictured together since his alleged affair with Mel B was revealed last week.
The officer, who is a hostage and crisis negotiator, was still wearing his wedding ring, as his wife also had hers on.
The 29-year-old registered nurse was dressed in scrubs and a purse, while her husband carried a laptop computer out of their home along with a monogrammed tote bag.
Morgan is said to have only learned of the alleged infidelity last week.
Their brief outing on Saturday comes the say day a bombshell legal declaration, obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, revealed how Belafonte said he feared for the safety of his three children aged six, ten and 18 due to his wife’s ‘addiction becoming a major issue.’
Reunited?: Ryan Lawrence, the Beverly Hills cop that Mel B is rumored to be dating was photographed with his wife, Morgan Lawrence, on Saturday (above)
This is the first time the couple have been pictured together since his alleged affair with Mel B was revealed last week
The officer, who is a hostage and crisis negotiator, was still wearing his wedding ring. He carried out a monogrammed tote bag out of the home
The 29-year-old registered nurse was dressed in scrubs and a purse. She also is still wearing her wedding ring. The couple have been married for less than a year
The cop also carried a laptop computer out of their home on Saturday. Their outing comes the say day as a bombshell legal declaration, obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, revealed how Mel’s estranged husband, Stephen Belafonte , said he feared for the safety of his three children aged six, 10 and 18 due to his wife’s ‘addiction becoming a major issue.’
The film producer, 42, said: ‘The biggest reason for my concern with respect to the safety of the children was due to the Petitioner’s habitual and consistent addiction to and abuse of cocaine and alcohol.
‘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 sine 2010 and I did not want Petitioner using drugs and drinking around the children especially without anyone else present to care for the children.
‘Petitioner’s drinking and drug abuse had been a major issue throughout our marriage and was witnessed by the nanny, the children, and her own therapist, Dr Sophy.’
The declaration detailing the bitter fall out between the couple after they separated is backed up by dozens of text messages between Beverly Hills marriage therapist Dr Charles Sophy, Mel B and Belafonte.
DailyMail.com has learned that Mel B failed in an attempt to have the explosive documents sealed at a court hearing last week.
A source told DailyMail.com that Mel’s drug and alcohol abuse were the real reason for the separation that Belafonte was blind-sided by the star’s subsequent allegations of domestic abuse.
Mel, meanwhile, appeared to brush off her ex-partner’s claims as she stepped out in Hollywood on Friday while visiting her lawyer’s office and was photographed out on Saturday with a friend.
Mel, meanwhile, appeared to brush off her ex-partner’s claims as she stepped out in Hollywood on Friday while visiting her lawyer’s office and was photographed out on Saturday with a friend (above)
The America’s Got Talent judge 42, fired nanny Lorraine Gilles and later accused her of sleeping with her husband behind her back and even falling pregnant with his baby, claims Belafonte and the nanny have denied.
The revealing three-way text message exchanges came at the height of their troubles shortly after they had separated in March 2017.
In the text messages seen here, Dr Sophy is seen on the messages as ‘Dr Sofey’, Belafonte is ‘baby’ and Mel B is ‘Mother 2014’
The texts reveal how mom-of-three Mel agreed to take a daily dose of prescription drug Antabuse to tackle her alcoholism, which according to Dr Sophy, would prove she would be ‘safe’ around her kids, daughter Madison, who turns six today, Angel, ten, and Phoenix Chi, now 18, the paperwork states.
Antabuse is a drug used in the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity to ethanol (drinking alcohol), making the user feel the effects of a hangover almost immediately after drinking.
In a message discussing the ‘agreed-upon’ plan, Dr Sophy also informed Belafonte that he would be giving Mel shots of Vivitrol every 30 days commencing March 19.
Vivitrol injections are used to prevent relapse in people who became dependent on opioid medicine, as well as the treatment of alcoholism.
The psychiatrist, who was acting as an ‘intermediary’ between the couple also said Mel would have a ‘hair test’ on a regular basis and random drug testing on a weekly basis.
Belafonte states in the document: ‘During the text exchange…in order to try to ease my concerns, Dr. Sophy, a mandated reporter, informed me that he would try to control Petitioner’s alcohol and drug abuse and that he and Petitioner made an agreement regarding Petitioner’s ‘substance abuse’, as well as ‘child safety’.
The star, a mom-of-three offered to take the prescription drug Antabuse to tackle her alcoholism to prove she would be ‘safe’ around her kids, daughter Madison, six, Angel, nine, and Phoenix Chi, now 18
In the declaration, Belafonte (pictured in Los Angeles earlier this year), 42, says: ‘The biggest reason for my concern with respect to the safety of the children was due to the Petitioner’s habitual and consistent addiction to and abuse of cocaine and alcohol’
In a follow up text Belafonte expressed concern about his kids.
‘What about my kids she took them for (sic) me yesterday and I do not have any idea where they are or who they’re with.’
Mel responded: ‘We are in a gated community called the summit they are very excited and happy.’
The text messages have been released as part of a filing at LA Superior Court Friday.
A source told DailyMail.com that all the text messages submitted to the court have been authenticated by a smartphone forensic examiner.
In his declaration Belafonte hits out at his ex for her ‘unilateral and calculated’ decision to try to restrict his relationship with Angel.
The movie producer says a prior agreement that he could see his step-daughter Angel as well as Madison wasn’t maintained.
He accuses Mel of going back on her word and working in ‘concert’ with Dr Sophy, according to the paperwork.
Belafonte said: ‘Petitioner and Dr. Sophy, apparently acting in concert, ignored my requests to see Angel, and instead, Petitioner stated, ‘The kids are so happy here at the house no drama at all,’ implying that there was no trauma to the children as a result of the divorce.’
He added: ‘I was entirely shocked and disturbed that Petitioner had unilaterally decided to drastically change out agreed-upon custody plan…particularly during this difficult transition period.’
It’s not clear whether the former Spice Girls singer, nicknamed Scary Spice, is still battling addiction.
DailyMail.com also revealed Mel is ‘smitten’ the Beverly Hills police officer and that he has allegedly been staying over at her house and spending time with her children.
DailyMail.com learned that in fact Mel was told by the police officer – who is ten years her junior at 32 – that he is married shortly after they met.
The pair were introduced at the beginning of the year by a high-ranking Beverly Hills PD police officer with whom Mel is personal friends sources claim.
A source told DailyMail.com: ‘They are totally smitten with each other, Ryan has been staying over at Mel’s a lot while telling Morgan he’s had work commitments.
‘Mel has even introduced him to her children and he’s taken them shopping. Mel is loving the attention Ryan is giving her, it’s a big confidence booster.’
The source added: ‘Ryan might be telling Morgan something different, but he has no intention of going back to her. He’s told Mel he doesn’t love his wife and wants out.
‘Once the dust has settled he plans to end the marriage and go on a vacation with Mel, they’ve got it all planned out.’
The bombshell text messages revealed Mel B (pictured on Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards with Heidi Klum) battled cocaine and alcohol addiction which impacted her marriage with Stephen Belafonte and ability to care for her children
The America’s Got Talent Judge was photographed out and about with her friend and hairdresser Gary Madatyan.
The mother-of-three sported joggers, Gucci sandals and a matching Gucci hat for the relaxed outing.
Their outing comes after they were spotted together at a MTV VMAs after party in LA.
Sources claimed to DailyMail.com that she purposely flirted and kissed him to distract the media from her affair with Ryan – knowing members of the press would be watching.
Gary is an Armenian celebrity hairstylist – a close friend of Mel’s – and was caught on camera kissing Mel at Tao in LA.
Mel and Gary partied alongside the star’s fellow America’s Got Talent host Heidi Klum and her boyfriend Vito Schnabel.
But the source said: ‘Mel is good friends with Gary, he does her hair, so she decided to go for it in the nightclub to get some tongues wagging, nothing is going on between them romantically.’