Murphy to pay millions in child support

Eddie Murphy has agreed to pay out $51,000 (€39,093) a month in child support to his former lover,

singer Melanie Brown.

The former Spice Girl hit the headlines in 2006 after embarking on a short fling with the Beverly Hills Cop star and falling pregnant with his child.

Murphy sparked a war of words with Brown following their break-up when he suggested it was possible he wasn't the father of the baby.

He subsequently took a DNA test which determined daughter Angel Iris - born on Murphy's birthday, April 3, 2007 - was in fact his.

The News of the World has revealed that the actor has agreed to a support package totalling more than $10m (€7.6m), following a 15-month court battle in Los Angeles.