Mel B and estranged husband Stephen Belafonte are going head-to-head during their bitter divorce battle.
It has now emerged that the former Spice Girl could be at risk of losing her children as social services are investigating their family life following the breakup.
Stephen’s Hollywood home has been raided by the FBI in search of firearms and according to the Daily Star, the LA Department for Children and Family would have been alerted, and may launch a full-scale investigation.
Mel, 41, shares five-year-old daughter Madison with Stephen, and has Angel, 10, and Phoenix Chi, 18, from previous relationships.
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Mel wants sole custody, and has stated that she fears for her children’s safety because Stephen was “violent”, and even forced her to take part in threesomes.
Courtroom documents state that she suffered “emotional and physical abuse”.
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