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The DNA results are in, and Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown was right: Eddie Murphy is the father of her two and a half month old daughter.

“It is confirmed that Eddie is the father!” Brown’s rep tells Usmagazine.com.

Murphy, 46, submitted to a paternity test on June 11. Brown, 32, who dated Murphy for about 6 months, has always insisted that Murphy is the father of her daughter. She was so sure, in fact, that she named the child Angel Iris Murphy Brown.

At the time the test was taken, a source told British newspaper The Sun that for Brown, “this isn’t about the money, it’s about Angel knowing for sure who her dad is.”

Now that she does, Murphy might have some apologizing to do. During an appearance last December on the Dutch talk show RTL Boulevard, Murphy was asked if he was happy with Mel “since she’s pregnant with your child.”

“You’re being presumptuous because we’re not together anymore,” Murphy responded. “And I don’t know whose child that is, until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn’t jump to conclusions, sir.”

With the results in, there’s no jumping necessary in order to conclude that it’s time for Murphy to step up.

Murphy’s rep tells Us, “We do not comment on Mr. Murphy’s personal life.”

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Melanie Brown (a k a Scary Spice, above) was in “complete shock” when Eddie Murphy told a reporter he wanted DNA proof before acknowledging he’d impregnated her. “There was a sea of photographers. There were people shouting about a DNA test . . . I tried to call Eddie, and I couldn’t get through. Then I got through, and he said he would call me back, and that was it. He never called back,” Brown tells OK! magazine, which also has the first photos of her daughter, Angel Iris Murphy Brown. “I don’t feel humiliated. I think the only person who has humiliated themselves is Eddie. His behavior was unacceptable.” Their next meeting might be in a courtroom. “We both know this is his baby,” Brown told OK! “If he wants to do a DNA test, do it. Step up to the plate and be responsible. I have no doubt that this is Eddie’s baby. Maybe one day Eddie will tell me why this happened. I am now more confident and grounded than I have ever been. I feel pretty amazing.”

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Spice Girl Melanie Brown spent yesterday locked in meetings with top Hollywood lawyers, following ex-boyfriend Eddie Murphy’s claims her unborn child may not be his. The singer was seen consulting with several legal teams as she decides which lawyer is best to represent her in what promises to be a high profile fall out following the actor’s appearance on Dutch TV on Tuesday, where he announced the couple were no longer dating. He also demanded a DNA test when the singer gives birth.

She fumed in a statement, “I am obviously upset and distressed at some of the comments made by Eddie Murphy to the media. I have no idea why anybody would want to conduct themselves in this kind of manner about such a personal matter in such a public way. My main concern is for the well being of my daughter Phoenix and of course the baby. I was astonished about what Eddie said – there is absolutely no question that Eddie is the father.”

Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown is reportedly expecting boyfriend Eddie Murphy’s baby. The singer is reportedly four months pregnant with the star’s child. It will be Murphy’s eighth child and Brown’s second.

According to entertainment news website TMZ.com, Brown confirmed the news while shopping at Le Bra Lingerie boutique in West Hollywood on Saturday. She is a frequent customer and admitted that the pregnancy had left her feeling tired. The star also said she was concerned she may be pregnant with twins, since they tend to run in Murphy’s family.

While on her shopping spree, she picked up nearly $5,000 worth of Eres lingerie and $3,000 worth of La Perla men’s undershirts and underwear for Murphy.

In April, Murphy’s divorce from his ex-wife Nicole became final. The star has five children with Nicole, a son with Tamara Hood and another son with Paulette Mcneely. Brown has a seven-year-old daughter, Phoenix Chi, from her previous marriage to Jimmy Gulzar.

The news comes amid rumors that the couple are set to tie the knot sometime next month.