Mel B's friend reveals how she broke several ribs and 'severed' her hand
Mel B shocked her fans yesterday when she posted on Instagram a snap of her in a hospital corridor and claimed to have broken two ribs and ‘severed’ her right hand.
But the surprising picture begged many questions. Most importantly – how did the 43-year-old singer sustain such serious injuries?
According to Mel B’s ‘close friend’, Gary Madatyan, she severely hurt herself after falling down the stairs while staying at a friend’s house.
Gary spoke exclusively to TMZ, and told the outlet that she decided to go downstairs during the night and lost her footing and fell.
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Mel B’s lawyer Taline Boyamian added that neither drugs or alcohol were involved in the accident.
He also confirmed that Mel B was set to fly out to Los Angeles on Sunday for a court-ordered drug test on Monday, as part of her ongoing divorce settlement with her ex-husband Stephen Belafonte.
Boyamian claims that all of Mel B’s court-ordered drug tests have been clean so far.
Mel B was visited by three of her fellow Spice Girls – Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell and Mel C – in hospital.
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“When your besties show up to hospital with hugs laughter and A LOT of love, ahhhh I love my spice girls yipppeee #friendship #family #spicegirls,” she captioned the short clip.
In addition to her divorce proceedings, Mel B is in the middle of an international book tour for her memoir Brutally Honest, which includes accounts of the alleged abuse she suffered from her ex-husband Belafonte.
Mel B is also set to go on tour with Spice Girls Mel C, Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton in 2019.
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