Mel B appeared to take a swipe at estranged spouse Stephen Belafonte by wearing a dress emblazoned with the words “You Will Never Own Me” to the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night. The former Spice Girls star has been locked in a bitter divorce battle with her producer spouse for the past few months, after initially claiming that he had emotionally and physically abused her as she announced their split in March. Since filing for divorce, numerous claims have emerged about Stephen’s allegedly controlling behaviour, which Mel appeared to hint at with her bold fashion choice at the Californian ceremony. Mel’s outfit statement came after her legal team asked the judge overseeing her messy divorce battle to keep the case private. The singer claims that her allegations about her marriage, including the report that Stephen impregnated the family nanny, are beginning to affect her daughters Phoenix, 18, Angel, 10, and five-year-old Madison.