Now Melanie is fighting back against Eddie. She released a statement on Thursday that said, "I am obviously upset and distressed at some of the comments made by Eddie Murphy to the media. I have no idea why anybody would want to conduct themselves in this kind of manner about such a personal matter in such a public way. My main concern is for the well being of my (seven-year-old) daughter Phoenix and of course the baby. I was astonished at what Eddie said – there is absolutely no question that Eddie is the father."

A friend of Melanie's confided to People magazine that the singer is devastated by Eddie's remarks. The insider said, "Melanie's gone through shock, pain, anger, the whole range of emotions…Melanie insists there is absolutely no question whose baby this is. And she resents the inference that she wouldn't know whose baby it was. It's fairly simple. She hasn't slept with anyone else."

The 31-year-old singer is in her second trimester and her friend claims that she is willing to undergo a paternity test. Brown began dating 45-year-old Murphy in the summer. There was speculation that the pair might wed, but now Murphy is dating Tracey Edmonds, who he took as his date to the Dreamgirls premiere this week.