Eddie Murphy is father of Mel B's baby

(Daily Mail)
Updated: 2007-06-25 13:27

Eddie Murphy has been confirmed as the father of Spice Girl Melanie Brown's daughter.

The results of DNA tests show two-month-old Angel Iris Murphy Brown is the actor-comedian's child, according to the singer's representatives.

A friend of 32-year-old Mel B said last night: 'The DNA is back and the baby is definitely Murphy's.

'Mel is immensely pleased that the whole saga is over and she is looking forward to moving on with her life with her new baby.' Mel B - the former Scary Spice - gave birth to Angel, her second child, in April in a California hospital and has always said that Murphy was the father.

Summer romance: Mel B with Eddie Murphy

The pair dated in the summer of 2006 before splitting up.

Murphy then went on a Dutch TV show and said he would not admit he was the father until blood tests had been carried out.

His representatives have refused to comment on the DNA results which were revealed on the same day that news emerged about an impending Spice Girls reunion tour.

Mel B, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Mel Chisholm and Victoria Beckham are expected to announce next week that they are getting back together for a 25- date world tour.