The Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez custody battle added another chapter this week, and the filing has everyone talking. Martinez is asking a judge to keep Berry’s 18-year-old daughter Nahla Aubry off the witness stand, arguing she’s biased and that her testimony isn’t relevant to the case involving their 13-year-old son, Maceo. But in that same request, Martinez wants Maceo to address the court about the alleged September 26 incident in which Berry is accused of physically abusing him.
Berry has denied the allegations, and Nahla previously submitted a declaration defending her mom as a loving parent who never abused Maceo. Martinez’s side says he’s the parent who wants the truth to come out and doesn’t want to suppress his son’s voice, though critics online are questioning the logic of blocking one child’s testimony while requesting another’s.
Since filing a restraining order last month, Martinez gained primary custody of Maceo. Berry now has daytime visits twice a week and every other weekend. With both sides dug in and the case still unfolding, the biggest question may not be legal at all: how much should a 13-year-old be asked to carry in a courtroom? We want to hear from you. Should kids testify in their parents’custody cases?
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