Mel B who married her film producer lover Stephen
Belafonte in a Las Vegas ceremony on June 6 - kept quiet because she wanted
to avoid being criticized for marrying while simultaneously fighting a
paternity battle with ex-lover Eddie Murphy.

Mel B's marriage shame

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"Mel didn't tell the other girls and she hadn't told her family.
"She thought the timing looked bad giving she is in the middle of a
paternity battle with Eddie Murphy."
Mel - who tied the knot with Stephen just one month after reports surfaced
they were dating - is expected to invite bandmates Victoria Beckham, Mel C,
Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton to a big wedding bash later in the year.
The couple - who have been friends for seven years - paid just $59 for their
nuptials at the 'drive-thru' Special Memory Wedding Chapel.