Olivier Martinez has filed for a domestic violence restraining order against Halle Berry, and the court documents are drawing serious attention. According to Page Six, Martinez alleges that on September 26, Berry choked their 12-year-old son Maceo during a dispute over a virtual reality game. The filing includes text messages showing Maceo pleading with his father to come get him, including one that reads,“Are u here please come.”
The documents also claim Berry shouted“Who is dominant now?!”during the alleged incident and that Maceo had to fight back to break free. Martinez says Berry texted him the following morning writing,“I feel terrible about what happened last night as I know he does as well.”Berry and Martinez married in 2013 and split in 2015; they currently share 50-50 custody, and this filing seeks to change that.
These are allegations from one side, and Berry has not publicly responded. But the story has people talking, especially about the messages from a 12-year-old caught in the middle. What do you think should happen next in cases like this? Sound off in the comments.
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