Mel B and Eddie Murphy's relationship: Does Eddie see his daughter?

August 2024 · 6 minute read

What happened to Eddie Murphy's relationship with Mel B? The two were romantically involved in 2006 after Murphy divorced Nicole Mitchell. Mel B even once declared that Eddie Murphy was the love of her life. However, after some disputes, which resulted in Eddi denying Mel's pregnancy, Eddie distanced himself, and the once-power couple was no more. So, how did Mel B and Eddie Murphy’s relationship start and does Eddie see his daughter?

The rise of a Hollywood power couple is celebrated as much as the fall. Mel B was in a relationship with Eddie Murphy, which morphed into something extraordinary. However, the sudden end and the drama that ensued shocked the world. So, how long were Mel B and Eddie Murphy together?

How did Mel B and Eddi Murphy meet?

Mel B revealed that Eddie Murphy will always be the great love of her life despite the tumultuous end to their relationship. She stated this in her biography, Brutally Honest, where she also informs the public about her suicide attempt and past relationships. So, how did Mel B and Eddie's relationship start?

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Mel met Murphy during a dinner party at his house in Beverly Hills in 2006. This happened after Murphy had divorced his ex-wife, Nicole Mitchell. According to her 2018 memoir, it was love at first sight. She felt like a 2,000-volt electric current had passed between them as she felt 100 different emotions, from confused to elated, and everything in between.

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Mel B was single then and met Eddie Murphy via a mutual friend whom the talented actor had pestered to introduce her. After locking eyes with Eddie, Mel B rushed to the closest bathroom to cool down. She later created an excuse to leave Eddie's house and went home.

However, Mel was later informed that Eddie Murphy had moved the party to the location where she stated she would be. Therefore, she had no choice but to put on her make-up again and go to the party. Mel enjoyed Eddie's company that night, and the following day, he rang her and requested if they could meet often.

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They instantly hit off after meeting a few times, and Mel B frequenting Eddie Murphy's home. She described Eddie's house as a beautiful and pristine mansion.

Mel B enjoys a luxury LA lifestyle

After a few weeks of dating, Eddie reportedly had Mel B chauffeured in his Rolls Royce and even asked her to move in. However, the Spice Girl rejected the request.

Eddie gave Mel B a credit card for her expenses as their love blossomed. He thought it would make her happy. But, unfortunately, and according to Mel, she gave it back after a couple of weeks.

Mel stated that her relationship with Eddie was exceptional initially, but they did not have sex until six weeks after the first meeting. She further states that their sex was fantastic as it was like poetry.

Marriage plans and baby

Were Mel B and Eddie Murphy married? Unfortunately, Eddie Murphy and Mel B did not tie the knot but had planned it. According to various reports, Eddie had asked Mel B's father for her hand in marriage as he tried to push the relationship to the next level.

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Mel's father flew from the United Kingdom, and Eddie booked the dining room at Viceroy L’Ermitage, an upscale hotel in Beverly Hills. Murphy asked for his daughter's hand in marriage on the spot, and her father affirmed. They planned to marry at Christmas in 2006.

Mel B got pregnant while on vacation with Murphy in Mexico in July 2006. Even though their relationship ended around that time, the discovery of the pregnancy was a great joy.

Why did Mel and Eddie Murphy separate?

Eddie was happy about the pregnancy and requested Mel B and her daughter Phoenix to move in with him. But she was reluctant, and that is when the trouble started in their relationship. According to Mel B, she felt like she was living her life in a gilded cage.

Eddie didn't want her to leave the house or do anything as he insisted some people could do that for her. Mel B even requested that they buy properties together and spend their time between properties, but Eddie couldn't have any of it. So, they argued over the housing issue, and Mel decided to take some time off and think about things.

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However, upon returning home, Mel was met by a sea of reporters asking her about her relationship with Eddie. So, what did Eddie Murphy do to Mel? In an earlier interview, Eddie spilt the beans, denying that the child is his.

Did Eddie Murphy have a daughter with Mel B?

Mel B gave birth to Angel Iris Murphy Brown on April 3, 2007, Eddie Murphy’s 46th birthday. She did a DNA test, and the test's results confirmed that Eddie was the father.

Unfortunately, despite the test proving he was the child's father, Eddie hardly had any relationship with her daughter at the beginning. Reports even claimed that Eddie Murphy insisted that Mel B had tricked him into getting pregnant.

Does Eddie Murphy see Angel?

Although Eddie didn't want anything to do with her daughter, Angel, he changed his heart in later years and is now involved in her upbringing.

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A 2009 deal gave Mel B full custody of their daughter, and Eddie Murphy was ordered to pay £21,000 per month plus additional health insurance and education cost for the child.

However, Mel B's lawyers have stated that her income has drastically reduced, and she might consider modifying child support for the first time.

How long were Mel B and Eddie Murphy together?

Eddie Murphy and Mel B’s relationship lasted for nine months. It was a fairy tale at the start, but it started deteriorating after Mel B became pregnant. She decided to call it quits.

How is Eddie and Mel B’s relationship now?

Despite the poor end to their relationship, Mel B has nothing but positive words for her ex-boyfriend. She meets Eddie on a semi-regular basis as Angel visits her father.

Mel B moved on with her now ex-husband Stephen Belafonte. She filed for divorce, citing domestic abuse allegations she had encountered and shot down for years.

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Mel B and Eddie Murphy had one of the most extraordinary relationships in Hollywood, but it was short-lived, only lasting nine months. They now co-parent their beautiful daughter Angel.

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