WARNING: this post contains descriptions of alleged domestic violence which may be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour assistance please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or 1800 RESPECT.
When singer and television host Mel B (Melanie Brown) was this week granted a temporary restraining order against her husband, weight was sadly lent to years of rumours, of gossip and tabloid speculation.
Via detailed court documents published by various media outlets, the former Spice Girl threw open the doors on her private world to allege years of emotional and physical abuse at the hands of the man she loved, the father of her five-year-old daughter, Stephen Belafonte.
This is their dark history, according to the 41-year-old’s claims.
Top Comments
Funny that. A man accused of domestic abuse denies it. I was so sure he was going to admit it in front of worldwide media...cos that's what criminals do...
Domestic Violence seems to be a global epidemic which doesn't discriminate on socio-economic factors.
The one thing I know for sure, is that the people who seek to control another by any means but especially through fear are the most miserably inadequate, loathsome cowards ever to have stumbled their way into adulthood. They are so insecure, they seek to project their inadequacies onto the person they have manipulated into their life through lies and deception and attempt to strip that person from all the things they themselves wish they possessed.
Lionel Nation is my newly found hero. His cognitive reasoning abilities interspersed with a cutting edge humour made possible with his linguistic flair and ability to prosecute a case without diminishing the gravitas of the subject matter, is why I find myself completely enamoured.
"Something To Be Brave For" by Priscilla Bennett https://www.youtube.com/wat...
It rates of domestic violence are certainly linked to economic factors. To quote from VAWnet:
Studies that have examined DV across social classes show a strong inverse relationship between financial status and a woman's risk of DV victimization: as social class increases, the likelihood of domestic violence decreases.
I agree with what you've said, except the parts about Lionel Nation and Priscilla Bennett because i don't know who they are! Something to look up tonight :)