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Mel B. lists Murphy on baby’s birth certificate

Former Spice Girl says she’s sure actor-comedian ex-boyfriend is father

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Melanie Brown was once known as Scary Spice of the Spice Girls.
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updated 1:33 p.m. ET April 13, 2007

NEW YORK - Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown has listed Eddie Murphy’s name on the birth certificate of her infant daughter, her publicist said Friday.

The 31-year-old Brown, known as Scary Spice when she was in the megahit group of the ’90s, gave birth to the child April 3 in Santa Monica, Calif.

Brown’s publicist, Nadine Bibi, didn’t immediately respond Friday to an e-mail from The Associated Press asking for details.

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Arnold Robinson, a spokesman for Murphy, declined comment.

Brown has said ex-boyfriend Murphy is the father. The 46-year-old “Dreamgirls” star has said he isn’t sure, while Brown has said there is “absolutely no question that Eddie is the father.”

Brown has an 8-year-old daughter, Phoenix Chi, from her marriage to Jimmy Gulzar.

Murphy has five children from his marriage to Nicole Mitchell Murphy.

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