Deciding it was time to give a soon-to-be divorced, um... married Black superstar a major wake-up call, Melanie Brown filed a Superior Court petition against you know who with her lawyer Gloria Allred.
Payback is a mutha, right Mr. Tracie Edmonds?
The legal move seeks to officially and unequivocally establish Eddie Murphy as the father of her 4-month-old daughter.
Brown will also seek sole custody of Angel Iris Murphy Brown and reasonable (I'm going to break the bank be-otch) child support, attorney Gloria Allred said at a press conference.
"I am here today for one reason and one reason only; her name is Angel," Brown said. "Angel is my baby and Eddie's. She will always know that she was planned and wanted by both of us."
Arnold Robinson, a spokesman for the 46-year-old actor, declined comment. "We just don't comment on Eddie Murphy's personal life (when doing so puts us in the unenviable position of trying to defend the indefensible)," he said.
Murphy has shown "shocking and appalling" conduct (by hooking up with Babyface's woman) since the test, Allred said in a statement.
The statement also indicated that a DNA test has shown that Murphy is the father. The test itself "established paternity but paternity has not been legally acknowledged."
Brown, aka Scary Spice of the Spice Girls, dated Murphy in 2006 when "Donkey" made the conscious decision to procreate rather than putting the needs of his other children first.
The 32-year-old singer gave birth to her daughter April 3. She listed Murphy as the father on the birth certificate. Murphy took the DNA test in June, Allred said.
Murphy has five children from his marriage to Nicole Mitchell Murphy (currently the only one in this messy soap opera that actually looks like they have some sense), who filed for divorce in 2005.
Brown, who looks amazing for someone who just had a baby, also has an 8-year-old daughter.
While Eddie ponders whether to confirm rumors about his recent engagement, The Spice Girls recently reunited for a tour that is scheduled to begin later this year.