Eddie Murphy's new engagement celebrations have been interrupted with news that Melanie Brown is taking him to court.

The mother of his sixth child, Angel Iris Murphy Brown, has filed a paternity suit in Los Angeles over Eddie's reluctance to acknowledge that he is the biological father of the baby.

Every celeb's worst nightmare must be public questioning over the paternity of an unborn child.

Anna Nicole Smith endured months of doubt and up to five possible candidates while Eddie Murphy's ex, Melanie Brown, recently took the actor to court.