Melanie Brown will tell you what she wants, what she really, really wants: for Eddie Murphy to accept his responsibilities.

The former Spice Girl said Thursday she was "upset and distressed" by comments made by her ex-boyfriend implying that he was not the father of her unborn child.

"I was astonished what Eddie said," Brown said in a statement. "There is absolutely no question that Eddie is the father."

Murphy first hinted that he was unsure of the baby's paternity during a promotional appearance for Dreamgirls on a Dutch TV show.

When asked about Brown and her pregnancy, Murphy told the interviewer not to "jump to conclusions."

"You're being presumptuous, because we're not together anymore, and we don't know whose child that is until it comes out and has a blood test," Murphy said.

Before the TV appearance aired, Brown was unaware either that her relationship had ended, or that Murphy was questioning his role in her pregnancy, a source close to her told People magazine.

Adding insult to injury, Murphy showed up at the New York premiere of Dreamgirls Monday with Tracey Edmonds (Babyface's ex-wife), whom he told People he had been dating for about "a month and a half."

"I have no idea why anybody would want to conduct themselves in this kind of manner about such a personal matter in such a public way," Brown stated.

The erstwhile Scary Spice has been living in Los Angeles for the past several years while trying to launch a solo singing career.

She and Murphy began appearing in public together last summer, after the Shrek star's divorce from his ex-wife Nicole Mitchell was finalized in April.

In August, the twosome vacationed together in Hawaii, accompanied by five of Murphy's children and Brown's seven-year-old daughter, Phoenix.

Speculation that Brown was pregnant began in October, when a telltale baby bump became apparent. At the time, gossipy types pegged her at four months.

A friend of the singer's tells People that she will submit to a paternity test to prove Murphy is the father of her unborn child.

For now, Brown said, her "main concern is to concentrate on the well being of my daughter and baby."