Life Mel B opens up about suicide attempt with 200 pills: ‘My life is a mess and I want out’ November 19, 2018 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Mel B opens up about suicide attempt with 200 pills: ‘My life is a mess and I want out’ In her memoir, the former Spice Girl admitted taking "nearly 200 aspirin pills" in an attempt to escape her tumultuous marriage to Stephen Belafonte.