Janet Charlton's

HOLLYWOOD

Obviously, Melanie Brown wants to get AWAY from all those nasty stories surfacing about her newlywed husband Stephen Belafonte AKA Stansbury. (Since he used a fake name on the marriage license – does that mean the union wasn’t valid?) She and Stephen were seen at LAX today waiting for a US Airways flight to somewhere. According to a witness she looked pretty in a brown dress, had “loads of luggage,” her little girl carried a puppy, and Mel fussed over her baby. A nanny and assistant rounded out the group. Her husband was on the phone ALL the time said the witness and he and Melanie barely spoke to each other. Could she be coming to her senses? We doubt it.

What does Melanie Brown REALLY know about her new husband who calls himself Stephen Belafonte? If, indeed, his real name is Stephen Stansbury, the dirt just keeps piling up. Does she know about his criminal record in New Jersey, San Diego, and LA? In Beverly Hills it was assault with a deadly weapon, in Hollywood it was vandalism and assault on a roommate. Does she know how many EX-WIVES and GIRLFRIENDS have charged him with assault and battery? He’s lived in four apartments in LA and the con artist was EVICTED from each one for not paying rent. He was 86’d from Skybar for some sort of credit card “problem.” He served time in jail for trying to alter his computer police records. In 1997, he was married for three months until his wife charged him with battery. In the past he has tried to pass himself off as Dionne Warwick’s nephew and Harry Belafonte’s son. Need we say more?