Cue "Axel F", there's finally some action from the Eddie Murphy camp (not to be confused with Daddy Day Camp, the sequel to Daddy Day Care, Murphy was in the latter). Eddie Murphy publicly acknowledged that he is the father of Melanie Brown's baby, but just the newest one! Scary Spice had filed a paternity suit against Murphy earlier this week over the child, Angel Iris Murphy Brown.
A statement issued by Murphy's publicist said that he "always has and
will continue to honor his responsibilities as a father.
"Mr.
Murphy and Ms. Brown dated very briefly and never made any plans of ANY
sort," the statement said, referencing a statement that Mel B. made to the contrary. "He acknowledges paternity of the child
Angel, and has paid child support to Ms. Brown as well as covering the
expenses of her pregnancy."
It concludes by saying that Murphy "views this as a private matter, and as such, will not be making
any further comments about it." This in addition to not making any comments about it prior.
A DNA test
in June confirmed that Murphy is the father of Brown's baby, and he was listed as the father on the birth
certificate.
It's about time. Although I was kind of hoping for something more dramatic, now that it had been built up so much. I kind of saw it going down ala Luke and Darth Vader, but whatever. At least he owned up.
It is nice to know that little Angel won't starve or be neglected, nearly having to survive on Melanie's salary. That was a close one.
