London,
(ANI):
Pop
star
Melanie
B
has
been
disgust
by
Chris
Brown"s
alleged
attack
on
her
pal
Rihanna,
and
has
expressed
her
support
for
the
'Umbrella" hitmaker.
The
former
spice
girl
said
that
she
was
taken
aback
after
she
heard
that
Rihanna
was
battered
by
Brown,
who
left
her
with
a
split
lip,
a
bloody
nose
and
bite
marks
on
her
hands.
"I
was
shocked
when
the
news
broke
last
week
of
my
pal
Rihanna
allegedly
being
beaten
up
by
her
boyfriend
Chris
Brown," the
Mirror
quoted
Mel
B
as
stating
in
Closer
magazine.
"I
heard
Kanye
West
on
the
radio
talking
about
it
and
I
sent
Rihanna
a
text
to
check
if
she
was
OK.
I
got
to
know
her
when
she
was
working
in
the
studio
next
door
to
me
last
year,"
she
added.
Mel
B
also
stated
that
Brown,
who
is
guilty
of
allegedly
attacking
Rihanna,
should
be
punished
for
his
crime.
"For
this
to
happen
to
a
superstar
like
her
is
eye-opening.
If
the
rumors
are
true
then
Chris
should
be
punished.
No
woman
deserves
to
be
treated
like
that
–
and
I
hope
she
knows
there"s
tons
of
support
for
her,"
Mel
B
added.