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Mel B has spoken out about the reputation of her new husband Stephen Belafonte after reports last week revealed that he had beaten up an ex-girlfriend.
Talking about her new Hollywood producer lover, she told Hello!: "Everything I stand for is about being a strong, independent woman, so for him to be seen as a wife beater is devastating for me because he's not - he never has been."
The Spice Girl admitted that she is concerned that her family will view her husband in a negative light after last weeks news and hopes that they don't think he's a "psychopath".
Commenting on the reports, she said: "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.
"The only thing I don't like is that my friends and family read this and go into shock-horror mode, thinking, 'Oh, she's married a psychopath!'"
