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Mel B's Hubby Stephen Belafonte On Split Rumours: "I'm Not Disputing It"

The 39-year old also hits back at claims that he attacked the X Factor judge last week...

Mel B's hubby Stephen Belafonte has broken his silence following claims that he's quit Britain after a series of explosive rows with the Spice Girls star.

During an interview with Mail Online, Belafonte addressed reports that he may have physically abused Mel, after she mysteriously missed the first night of last weekend's X Factor final and emerged on the Sunday looking a little worse for wear and WITHOUT her wedding ring.

[related]Confirming he has flown home to California without Scary Spice, the 39-year old said of the domestic violence accusations: "Who accused me of it, did she accuse me of it, the police, the hospital, who accused me of it?

"I thought when you beat someone up the police or the hospital or the person you beat up says it. You'll see all the legal letters going out tomorrow."

He added: "Everybody's been contacted by Mel's representative, all the papers, that said: 'I did not hit her, this isn't going on, that's not going on.'"

When asked about the rumours suggesting he'd split with Mel, Stephen stated: "Really, I didn't know that.

"Listen I had no idea, I didn't know I have no idea, what was it New York Times, or was it the LA Times, what was it, this week, what paper was I on?'

When informed it was the UK papers Belafonte, claimed: "Oh, I don't read them, I'm not in the UK I don't read those, so I don't know. I haven't been in the UK.

"I'm not disputing it, I didn't know, I had no idea."

While Belfonte has been very vocal over the claims, Mel is yet to comment on the allegations.

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