Olivier Martinez is asking a judge to keep Halle Berry’s 18-year-old daughter Nahla Aubry off the witness stand in his custody dispute over their 13-year-old son, Maceo. Martinez argues Nahla is biased and“does not have any significant bearing on this case,”even as he pushes for Maceo to testify about a September 26 incident he claims involved Berry physically attacking the boy.
Nahla already signed a sworn declaration stating she never saw Berry hit or physically abuse Maceo. Berry’s attorney, Marina Beck, called the abuse allegations“entirely meritless and deliberately misleading.”Martinez obtained a domestic violence restraining order on October 1 and is seeking to change the couple’s 50-50 custody arrangement, arguing he’s“the parent who wants the truth to come out.”
A court hearing is scheduled for Friday, October 16. The case raises a bigger question about family court: should a teenager be allowed to testify against a parent in a custody fight, and what does it mean when one side wants one witness heard but not the other? We want to know where you stand.
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