14 Celebrity Dads who Fathered Illegitimate Children

7. . . . AND ALL THINGS NICE

Mel Brown, best known for her persona as “Scary Spice” in the mega-successful British 90s pop group The Spice Girls, always knew the truth about her daughter’s father. It was actor Eddie Murphy that took a while to believe it. Angel Iris was born in 2007, but it was only after a paternity test that Murphy accepted that she was his daughter. This revelation resulted in a bitter legal battle between the superstar parents and in the end, the judge ruled in favor of mother and daughter, and Murphy was ordered to pay millions in child support. The actor has seven other children—two with girlfriends, five with long-time partner and ex-wife Nicole Mitchell, and one on the way with current girlfriend Paige Butcher.