Oscar winner Halle Berry accused of child abuse by ex-husband

Oscar winner Halle Berry has been accused of child abuse by her ex-husband. (AP)

[Reporter Feng Yining/Comprehensive Report] Although Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry and her second husband Oliver Martinez have divorced, another dispute broke out recently. Olivier Martinez accused Halle Berry of abusing her 12-year-old son and applied for a temporary restraining order.

Olivier Martinez said that his son called him on September 26 to tell him about Halle Berry's violence, and this was not the first time she had been violent. That day, her son had an argument with Halle Berry. Halle Berry suddenly jumped on her son, strangled his neck with both hands, and yelled: Who has the upper hand now? Who is in control? Olivier Martinez said: "Although this incident happened recently, I believe that there have been many related incidents of abuse over the past few years. This includes physical attacks on our son, as well as verbal and emotional bullying of me."

Halle Berry (right) and Olivier Martinez fell in love on the show and filed for divorce after only two years of marriage. (Reproduced from X)

Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez fell in love on the show and filed for divorce after only two years of marriage. After the court ruled that the two parties were divorced, the two were willing to share custody of their children. Halle Berry was also willing to pay US$8,000 (approximately NT$255,000) in child support per month. In addition, if the income exceeds US$2 million (approximately NT$63.74 million), she is willing to spend 4.3% of her income as additional parenting expenses. Halle Berry pays for her 12-year-old son's private school tuition, uniforms, school supplies, and extracurricular activities. She also agreed to repay Olivier Martinez’s education fees previously advanced starting from the 2023 school year.

Attorney Halle Berry believes Olivier Martinez's approach was deliberately misleading. (Reuters)

Olivier Martinez submitted text messages between the two to the court as evidence. The content was that Halle Berry complained that "he (son) doesn't respect me and thinks that I have no say in anything. I am just a wallet! This is wrong. It's so wrong." Olivier Martinez also sent a text message to Halle Berry saying that her son wanted his father Dad went to pick him up and asked Halle Berry if she agreed, but Halle Berry reacted fiercely and replied: "No, I have no opinion on this matter. Does he want to fight with his mother? What kind of son did we raise? As a father, asking him what kind of child he is, does he regard me as his mother?"

Halle Berry's lawyer believes that Olivier Martinez's application for a temporary restraining order from the court was simply misleading. Halle Berry has become accustomed to the other party's outrageous behavior over the years. Although she feels very sad in her heart, she will not stop fighting for her son's best interests, and she will also support and love her son.