EDDIE MURPHY PUNKS OUT OF LONDON PREMIERE OF DREAM GIRLS TRYING TO AVOID BABY MAMA SCARY SPICE

Eddie Murphy snubbed the "Dreamgirls" premiere in London because he didn't want to run into ex-girlfriend Melanie Brown. A source tells the New York Daily News that Murphy was afraid the fans' reaction to him wouldn't be good "because of what he did to her" -- namely dumping her on a Dutch talk show and denying he's the father of her unborn child. Eddie's rep claims he was just tied up with publicity obligations for his upcoming film "Norbit." HOUSE OF GLITZ: GOT PUNK?? "EDDIE MURPHY YOU ARE THE FATHER"...