Singer Mel B’s estranged husband Stephen Belafonte has asked a court to force the former Spice Girl star to produce hospital and medical records over her claims that he beat her during their decade-long marriage.
Court records show Belafonte’s legal team made a request for the documents three months ago to prepare for a trial scheduled in September set to deal with the allegations of domestic violence against the film producer.
But despite repeated requests for the paperwork and three extensions, Mel B’s response has been “woefully deficient”, according to the court documents, and Belafonte’s attorney, Grace Jamra, has now filed a “motion to compel” asking the court to order Mel B to produce the records.
The hospital records requested by Belafonte are the ones related to injuries Mel B sustained when she was forced to pull out of The X Factor finale in 2014.
Belafonte first asked for the documents on April 5, two days after he was given a temporary domestic violence restraining order.
After a series of letters failed to produce the paperwork, Belafonte had “no choice” but to ask the court to act, according to the court filing. Belafonte is now waiting for a judge to make the order.
