Stephen Belafonte can apply for custody of his stepdaughter.
That was now decided by a court in Los Angeles. According to the producer, he was not the biological father of 10-year-old Angel, but he had played an important role in the life of Mel B and Eddie Murphy's daughter. The judge in charge said: "Mr. Belafonte says that it is in the child's best interest to have regular contact with the child he grew up from. The applicant states that it is definitely not in the child's interest."
Mel B's lawyer accused Belafonte of self-expression in the media and asked the judge to reject his application. She also said, "Angel has the right to privacy. Whether he likes it or not, he's not her father. Mr. Belafonte will send a file to the media. [He] opens Pandora's box. It will be an even bigger one Become a circus. "
Belafonte is satisfied with the judicial decision. A confidant told the New York Daily News: "He raised Angel himself. He is the only father she ever knew. God knows what the poor child thinks. Stephen is looking forward to the day he gets the can see both girls together. The children are everything to him. "
