*Halle Berry’s fiancé, Van Hunt, claims her 13-year-old son shoved the actress during a confrontation that triggered an escalating custody battle. Hunt’s eyewitness account challenges allegations from Berry’s ex-husband, Olivier Martinez, who accuses her of physically abusing their son, Maceo.
In court documents obtained by the Daily Mail, Hunt described the September 26 incident at Berry’s Los Angeles home. He said the confrontation began when Berry instructed Maceo to remove his Oculus virtual reality headset.
“Halle instructed Maceo to remove the Oculus and asked, ‘So, you’re going to fight me now?!'” Hunt stated.
“Maceo ignored her. Halle reached to remove the headset from over Maceo’s head, but Maceo aggressively resisted and then threw off the headset himself and shoved Halle. I immediately jumped in between them.”
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Hunt said the confrontation escalated as Maceo threatened to contact his father.
“They started yelling at each other with me standing between them. Maceo began threatening to call Olivier.”
The musician described an emotional scene involving both mother and son.
“I could also see that both Maceo and Halle were on the verge of tears – they both appeared like they wanted to work things out but didn’t know how; which was heartbreaking to see.”
According to Hunt, Maceo began packing his belongings before Martinez arrived to collect him. Hunt encouraged Berry to give her son space rather than prevent him from leaving.
Hunt defended Berry as a “loving, attentive, highly engaged, forbearing mother” and rejected Martinez’s allegations about her behavior.
“I have never witnessed Halle choke Maceo, place him in a headlock, put her hands around his neck, restrict his breathing, force him to “tap out” or make statements such as: “Who is dominant now?””
Martinez, 60, is seeking sole custody and obtained a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Berry on October 1. Berry, 60, denies the abuse allegations and currently faces court-ordered restrictions on visitation.
Her attorney, Marina Beck, called Martinez’s filing “entirely meritless.”
A judge has permitted Maceo to testify about the restraining-order request.
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