Murphy Doubts Scary Spice Carries His Baby
Eddie Murphy has doubts that he is the father of the baby Melanie Brown (aka Mel B.) is reportedly carrying. He said so during an interview with a Dutch TV show called "RTL Boulevard."
When an interviewer asked the "Dreamgirls" star if he was happy with the former Spice Girl because she is pregnant with his child, Murphy said, laughing: "But, no, you're being presumptuous. We're not together anymore. We don't know whose child that is until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn't jump to conclusions."
People magazine reported Monday that Murphy, whose marriage to Nicole Mitchell ended in April, is now dating Tracey Edmonds, the ex-wife of singer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
Murphy and Edmonds attended the New York premiere of his new film.Photos: 'Dreamgirls' Premiere
When the Dutch interviewer asked why Brown wasn't in the movie "Dreamgirls," Murphy replied, "we were finished (with the movie) by the time Mel B. popped up."
People magazine reported that Murphy and Brown met in June and took a weeklong vacation to Hawaii in August with his five children and Brown's 7-year-old daughter.
He told Oprah Winfrey last month that a difficult divorce helped his performance in the upcoming movie.
"It was real emotional," Murphy said. "So it was really good because I had all that going on and that's going on under your skin; you get on the set and when you're acting ... (it took) me to a different place emotionally."