Halle Berry's 13-Year-Old Son Testifies Nearly 3 Hours in Sealed Courtroom as Restraining Order Hearing Continues

Halle Berry’s 13-year-old son Maceo spent nearly three hours in a Los Angeles courtroom Monday, testifying in the hearing over Olivier Martinez’s domestic violence restraining order request. Martinez alleges Berry choked Maceo during a September 26 argument over virtual reality goggles and claims other incidents from the past year and a half. Berry denies the allegations and is asking the judge to lift temporary restrictions and restore 50-50 custody. Judge Shelley Kaufman cleared the courtroom and sealed Maceo’s testimony, meaning the public won’t hear what he said.

The scene outside the courtroom drew attention too: Berry arrived with fiancé Van Hunt, while Martinez arrived with Maceo. Berry’s 18-year-old daughter Nahla Aubry filed a court declaration saying she was shocked by the claims and has never seen her mother act aggressively toward her half-brother. The hearing is ongoing and could continue into Tuesday.

This is a family in the middle of a very public, very difficult moment, and it’s a reminder that teen testimony in high-conflict custody cases comes with real stakes. We’ll update this story as the hearing unfolds. Do you think courts should handle child testimony in celebrity cases differently? Drop your take below.