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| Spice Girl Melanie Brown has filed court papers in the US in a bid to confirm that actor Eddie Murphy is legally the father of her daughter. | Spice Girl Melanie Brown has filed court papers in the US in a bid to confirm that actor Eddie Murphy is legally the father of her daughter. |
| Mr Murphy, 46, has maintained he is not the father of Angel Iris Murphy Brown, who was born in April. | |
| The singer's solicitor, Gloria Allred, said a DNA test carried out in June had "established paternity, but paternity has not been legally acknowledged." | The singer's solicitor, Gloria Allred, said a DNA test carried out in June had "established paternity, but paternity has not been legally acknowledged." |
| Ms Brown said Angel needs to know she was "planned and wanted by both of us". | |
| Child support | |
| The 32-year-old performer added: "I want her to know that she has two parents who desire to be responsible for her during her life and who love her so much that they want to be a part of it." | |
| Ms Brown also hopes the pair can settle child support payments. | |
| Ms Allred said they have contacted Mr Murphy's solicitor and are "moving forward". | |
| But Mr Murphy's spokesman, Arnold Robinson, said: "We do not comment on Mr. Murphy's personal life." | |
| Eddie Murphy is rumoured to be engaged to Tracey Edmonds | |
| It was in December that Mr Murphy, who received an Oscar nomination this year for his role in Dreamgirls, was asked by a TV interviewer if he was excited that Ms Brown was pregnant. | |
| "I don't know whose child that is until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn't jump to conclusions, sir," he said. | |
| Ms Brown, who is divorced and has an eight-year-old girl, dated Mr Murphy in 2006. | |
| In 2005 Mr Murphy divorced Nicole Mitchell Murphy, the mother of his five children, and according to US reports is currently engaged to music and film producer Tracey Edmonds. | |
| In June the Spice Girls announced they are getting back together for a world tour in December and January. | |
| Last week the band added three new dates to their reunion tour, taking the total number of concerts to 14. |