Halle Berry and her ex-husband Olivier Martinez are in the middle of a heated legal battle over their 13-year-old son, Maceo. On October 1, 2026, Martinez was granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Berry after alleging she physically attacked and choked their son during a late September incident. He was also granted temporary primary physical custody and sole overnight custody of Maceo.
Berry denies the allegations, calling the filing“entirely meritless and deliberately misleading.”She says the incident was playful roughhousing and claims Martinez blindsided her with a no-notice filing. Her 18-year-old daughter Nahla Aubry also submitted a sworn statement defending her mother, saying she has never witnessed her act violently toward anyone.
A hearing on the temporary measures is set for October 16, 2026, where Maceo is permitted to testify. With dueling accounts and a child potentially taking the stand, this case is far from over.
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