She learned their relationship was over while she was pregnant last December, when the 46-year-old star told a Dutch TV show: "I don’t know whose child that is until it comes out and has a blood test."

But the 32-year-old has now said that the actor must have been "hurt" by something she said for him to have publicly humiliated her.

A DNA test has since confirmed that the baby is Eddie’s.

She told Essence.com: "This was a completely planned pregnancy. This wasn’t some random ’Oops I fell over and I’m pregnant’."

Asked why she thought her ex denied the baby was his, she said: "I’m a very independent woman so if you’re trying to control me, that’s not going to happen."

She said the pair planned to move together to Malibu but "somehow things got confused along the way because there were certain things that went on in his house with his lifestyle that I wasn’t prepared to be a part of".

Scary Spice said they had a "trippy discussion" and "both refused to budge", but she thought the pair would iron out their differences on her return from London.

The singer added that "what I said must have hurt" the Beverly Hills Cop star, "because the guy doesn’t speak about his relationships".


Scary to wed? - July 19 2007
Mel B apparently wants to marry her new boyfriend.

Scary Spice has been dating film producer Stephen Belafonte since her split with Hollywood star Eddie Murphy.

And now she has told the Sun: "He’s the love of my life and I’m going to marry him."

She added: "Stephen’s been a godsend. Eddie hasn’t been in touch once since I had the baby, it’s unbelievable. But Stephen has been a tower of strength."

The singer’s spokesperson announced that paternity tests confirmed Eddie is three-month-old Angel Iris’s dad. So far the actor has not commented.

Mel, 32, has been married once before to Jimmy Gulzar, the father of her daughter, Phoenix Chi, eight. The pair got engaged after a whirlwind 10-week romance.

The Spice Girls - Mel, Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Mel C, have recently announced their reunion tour later this year, with concerts scheduled around the world.


Mel B drops baby weight - July 16 2007
Mel B has apparently been dieting and working out "like crazy" in an attempt to battle the baby bulge before the Spice Girls tour.

Scary Spice Mel, 32, gave birth to her daughter Angel Iris three months ago and says she’s nearly lost all the extra weight, reports the Daily Mirror.

She said: "I’ve been working out really hard and dieting like crazy and it’s finally coming off. I feel great."

Mel, who was reportedly spotted at LA’s Hyde club with her new producer boyfriend Stephen Belafonte, added: "I can’t wait to go on tour in December, things are going so well at the moment. I couldn’t be happier."

The new mum has had a hard time recently, after entering a paternity row with former boyfriend Eddie Murphy.

Tests have apparently confirmed that Eddie is the father of Angel Iris, although neither has commented on the question of child support.


Eddie is Angel’s father? - June 25 2007
Paternity tests have apparently concluded that Eddie Murphy is the father of Mel B’s baby.

The Spice Girl’s rep told People magazine that the results from two-month-old Angel’s blood tests came in on Thursday afternoon confirming that the actor is the baby’s dad.