Halle Berry's Ex Granted Temporary Restraining Order: What We Know Before the October 16 Hearing

Olivier Martinez filed for a domestic violence restraining order against Halle Berry on October 1, alleging that she choked their 12-year-old son, Maceo, during a September 26 incident at her home. According to the filing, Maceo called his father in a panic asking to be picked up, and Martinez claims Berry sent an apology text the next morning. A Los Angeles County judge granted a temporary restraining order requiring Berry to stay 100 yards away from Martinez, while temporarily modifying her visitation to Mondays, Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Berry’s attorney, Marina Beck, pushed back hard, calling the filing“entirely meritless and deliberately misleading,”and accusing Martinez of repeatedly violating court orders and interfering with their son’s therapeutic and educational needs. The judge declined to order sobriety monitoring for Berry, citing insufficient information. Martinez’s attorney, Patrick Baghdaserians, has not issued a public statement on the next steps.

This is a temporary order, not a final ruling, and the allegations remain just that until a judge weighs the evidence. A hearing on October 16 will determine whether the restraining order becomes permanent, and the outcome will shape one of Hollywood’s most closely watched custody fights. What do you think: should family court records in celebrity cases be sealed to protect the children involved?