New
York
(ANI):
Mel
Brown
is
furious
over
the
treatment
given
by
the
press
to
hubby
Stephen
Belafonte.
The
Scary
Spice
said
that
she
hates
the
way
paparazzi
have
treated
him.
"They're
trying
to
make
him
out
to
be
this
aggressive,
violent,
woman
batterer,
and
he's
not...If
you
read
those
police
reports,
they
never
say
he
physically
beat
up
a
woman," New
York
Post
quoted
the
singer,
as
telling
Hello
magazine.
A
close
friend
of
the
Spice
Girl
said
that
Mel
loves
Stephen
a
lot
and
without
him
her
life
would
have
been
tough.
The
friend
also
said
that
Belafonte's
regular
attendance
at
his
wife's
Dancing
With
the
Stars
tappings
was
interpreted
as
jealousy
of
Mel's
partner
Maksim
Chmerkovskiy
by
show
staff.
"The
scrutiny
has
gotten
so
intense
that
Belafonte's
regular
attendance
at
his
wife's
Dancing
With
the
Stars
tappings
(support
which
touched
the
erstwhile
Scary
Spice)
was
interpreted
as
jealousy
of
Mel's
partner
Maksim
Chmerkovskiy
by
show
staff." the
pal
added.
"Mel
loves
Stephen...if
it
wasn't
for
him
by
her
side
life
would
have
been
a
lot
tougher,"
a
friend
told
PageSix.com
According
to
the
sources,
Mel
B's
considers
Stephen
as
her
rock.
"Mel
calls
Stephen
her
rock.
She
hates
the
way
the
media
has
treated
him," the
source
added.
Mel
had
recently
told
PageSix.com
at
a
party
at
West
Hollywood
hotspot
Hyde
that
she
adores
her
husband.
"I
love
Stephen.
We've
been
sweethearts
for
years
and
he's
a
good
man."