If Eddie Murphy wasn’t afraid of Scary Spice before, he should be now. Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown is pregnant and says Murphy is the father. But the actor has told the media that he’s not so sure.

And Brown is not pleased. In a statement released Thursday by her publicist, Nadine Bibi, Brown said “I am obviously upset and distressed at some of the comments made by Eddie Murphy to the media.

“I have no idea why anybody would want to conduct themselves in this kind of manner about such a personal matter in such a public way,” she continued. “My main concern is for the well-being of my daughter, Phoenix, and of course the baby. I was astonished what Eddie said. There is absolutely no question that Eddie is the father.”

In a recent TV interview to promote his upcoming film “Dreamgirls,” Murphy was asked whether he was excited about Brown’s pregnancy.

“Now you’re being presumptuous because we’re not together anymore,” he replied. “And I don’t know whose child that is until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn’t jump to conclusions, sir.”

Murphy seems to have a new woman in his life, film producer Tracey Edmonds, whom he took to the “Dreamgirls” premiere earlier this week. Edmonds is quoted as saying to People magazine that she and Murphy have been dating for over a month now.






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