Olivier Martinez’s temporary restraining order against Halle Berry has been extended through the weekend, with the divorced couple’s explosive custody battle boiling over into next week.
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battle → extend → week
In court, Martinez, 60, continued his closed-door testimony from Thursday, in which he doubled down on his claims that Berry abused him, despite being confronted with his 2024 sworn statement which said the former couple had no history of domestic violence.
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couple → continue → violence
After a lunch break, Berry’s fiancé, Van Hunt, 56, took the stand.
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fiancé → take → stand
His testimony was also held behind closed doors.
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testimony → hold → doors
Hunt appeared relieved to be finished as he left the courtroom alone around 4 p.m., but he was later seen laughing with a member of Berry’s legal team.
After court adjourned at 4:30 p.m., Martinez and his attorneys exited the courtroom together, followed by Berry and her team.
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Martinez → appear → Berry
Berry, 60, was seen rubbing Hunt’s arm in the hallway before leaving the courthouse with her team.
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Berry → see → team
Berry’s daughter, Nahla Aubry, 18, is expected to testify virtually Monday when the hearing resumes.
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hearing → expect → ?
On Thursday, Berry’s attorney, Marina Beck, questioned Martinez during cross-examination on day four of proceedings in their domestic violence restraining order hearing and custody dispute, asking him about allegations she’d abused him during their relationship — including alleged incidents from a decade ago.
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she → question → incidents
The attorney presented the French actor with a declaration he signed two years ago under penalty of perjury, which stated they’d had no history of domestic violence.
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they → present → violence
Martinez confirmed the signature to be his and Beck asked, “That statement was true when you made it on September 30th, 2024, correct?”
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you → confirm → 30th
He replied, “correct.”
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He → reply → ?
Patrick Baghdaserians, Martinez’s lawyer, told Page Six that the 2024 declaration was in regards to a financial request.
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declaration → tell → request
“There was no conviction of domestic violence at the time so his statement is correct,” he told us.
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he → be → us
He continued, “So the statement, it’s correct.
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it → continue → ?
But again, that is not for anything related to custody, it’s for need-based attorneys fees.”
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it → relate → fees
Earlier in the day on Thursday, Berry testified in a closed courtroom about Maceo — who himself spent upwards of four hours on the witness stand during closed-door proceedings earlier this week.
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who → testify → proceedings
The court appearances stem from Martinez’s allegation that the Oscar winner choked their teen son during an alleged confrontation at her home on Sept. 26.
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winner → stem → Sept.
A judge previously granted Martinez a temporary domestic violence restraining order — and his request for primary custody of Maceo.
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judge → grant → Maceo
The arrangement limits Berry’s time with Maceo during the case.
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arrangement → limit → case
Beck previously told Page Six that Martinez’s claims were “entirely meritless and deliberately misleading,” and stressed that her client vigorously denies allegations of wrongdoing.
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client → tell → wrongdoing
Berry’s daughter Nahla Aubry, 18, previously submitted a court declaration stating she’d never seen the actress abuse Maceo.
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actress → submit → Maceo
Berry’s attorneys have alleged in documents that Martinez has meddled with Maceo’s education and therapy, and accused him of involving Maceo in their ongoing dispute.
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Martinez → allege → dispute
Berry has asked for sole legal custody — enabling her to better oversee Maceos’ education, therapy and medical care — and for the restraining order to be dismissed.
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order → ask → education
She’s asked the court to restore the previously instated 50/50 physical custody agreement, as well.
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She → ask → agreement
The former couple seemingly settled their divorce in 2023 after years of legal wrangling, with Berry being ordered to pay her ex-husband $8,000 per month in child support.
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Berry → settle → support
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