Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez were married for three months when they welcomed their son, Maceo-Robert, in October 2013. Entertainment Tonight (via Star Magazine) shared that just five months later, tabloid reports surfaced that there was trouble in paradise. The outlet claimed Berry and Martinez were “leading increasingly separate lives because they can’t stop fighting.”
Martinez showed off his love for fighting in January 2015 when he allegedly attacked an airport employee who later sued the couple for $5 million, per TMZ. Berry and Martinez announced they were done in October of the same year. ”We move forward with love and respect for one another,” via a statement shared with CNN.
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The love and respect soon dissipated. According to People, a bitter custody battle was waged, resulting in their divorce dragging on for over seven years. It was finally settled in August 2023. The couple was granted joint custody, and Berry agreed to pay Martinez $8,000 a month in child support, 4.3% of everything she earns above $2,000,000, and their son’s private school fees and associated costs. A source said Berry was “relieved” and “so ready to move on” from the divorce proceedings. However, it turns out she’d already moved on years prior. Per BET, Berry began dating the musician Van Hunt in 2020. “Don’t be the girl a man wants; be the woman a man needs,” she captioned a pic of them.
