Halle Berry claims son, 13, leaves ex Olivier Martinez’s house ‘angry and combative’ in new court docs as battle heats up

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-05 · by Antoinette Bueno

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Halle Berry has filed new court documents accusing ex-husband Olivier Martinez of influencing their son Maceo to be angry towards her. Berry wants the court to reinstate a 50/50 custody agreement for Maceo, arguing that Martinez's behavior has negatively impacted their relationship and caused the boy to act out. The filings come after Martinez was granted primary custody and a temporary restraining order against Berry, alleging she choked Maceo during an argument and has been abusive towards him on multiple occasions over the past year and a half.
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Halle Berry accused her ex-husband Olivier Martinez of influencing their 13-year-old son Maceo to be angry and combative towards her in new court documents. The actress wants the court to reinstate a 50/50 custody agreement for Maceo after Martinez was granted primary custody earlier this year, along with a temporary restraining order against Berry, alleging she choked their son during an argument. In the documents, Berry claims that Martinez repeatedly violates court orders and interferes with necessary therapeutic and educational interventions for Maceo. She also states that when Maceo returns from time spent with Martinez, he is angry and combative toward her and often sides with Martinez in disputes between them. The situation has led to Maceo disregarding Berry’s authority as his mother, according to the filing.

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Daily Mail · 0.92 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 22% hedged 18 of 82 📰 publisher trust 65
“The articles describe different stages of a custody battle, with Article A reporting on Martinez's initial allegations and court decision granting him temporary primary custody, while Article B reports on Berry's response to those allegations in new court documents.”
New York Post · 0.89 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 30% hedged 3 of 10 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different court filings and accusations made by Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez, occurring on different dates.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 13% hedged 2 of 15 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different court filings and accusations between Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez, not the same specific incident or outing.”
Global News · 0.91 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 17% hedged 4 of 23 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different stages of a legal battle, with one reporting Martinez's initial accusations and court filings, while the other details Berry's response in new court documents.”
New York Post · 0.88 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 1 of 9 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different filings and accusations made in a custody battle, not the same specific incident.”
Fox News · 0.90 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 36% hedged 10 of 28 📰 publisher trust 69
“The articles describe different phases of a custody battle and restraining order case, not the same specific incident.”
New York Post · 0.87 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 8% hedged 1 of 13 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different court filings and outcomes, with Article A reporting the granting of primary custody to Olivier Martinez and a restraining order against Halle Berry, while Article B reports on Berry's response in new court documents.”

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Antoinette Bueno
42 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 “When Maceo would come home from his custodial time with Olivier, he would be angry and combative,” she alleges in the docs. “I also perceived Maceo to repeat disputes that Olivier and I discuss in private and take Olivier’s side/position in that dispute,” she also claims.
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Subjects

Maceo PERSON · 18× Martinez PERSON · 12× Berry PERSON · 10× Olivier PERSON · 3× Page Six ORG · 3× Halle Berry PERSON · 2× Hunt PERSON · 2× Olivier Martinez PERSON · 2× People ORG · 2× Van Hunt PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“There is voluminous evidence, including numerous judicial rulings, that Olivier Martinez repeatedly violated court orders and interfered with necessary therapeutic and educational interventions to the detriment of his and Halle Berry’s minor son Maceo — misconduct for which Mr. Martinez has already been legally sanctioned,” the actress’ attorney, Marina Beck, shared in a statement with Page Six. Berry and Martinez, both 60, first met on the set of their film, “Dark Tide,” back in July 2010.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05
🔮 “When Maceo would come home from his custodial time with Olivier, he would be angry and combative,” she alleges in the docs. “I also perceived Maceo to repeat disputes that Olivier and I discuss in private and take Olivier’s side/position in that dispute,” she also claims.

Claims (17 extracted, 6 hedged)

Halle Berry hit back at ex-husband Olivier Martinez in new court docs, accusing him of influencing their son Maceo to be “angry and combative” towards her. asserted
Berry → hit → her
The actress asked the court to reinstate her 50/50 custody agreement for Maceo, 13, in court docs obtained by People Monday. asserted
actress → ask → People
The filing comes after Martinez was granted primary custody of Maceo as well a a temporary restraining order against her, alleging she choked Maceo during an argument and has been abusive towards him. asserted
she → come → him
Berry alleges in the new docs that Martinez causes Maceo to be angry at her due to his “continued attempts to align Maceo with him and against me in many areas of our child’s life and activities.” asserted
Maceo → allege → life
“When Maceo would come home from his custodial time with Olivier, he would be angry and combative,” she alleges in the docs. “I also perceived Maceo to repeat disputes that Olivier and I discuss in private and take Olivier’s side/position in that dispute,” she also claims. uncertain
she → come → dispute
According to the docs, Martinez’s behavior has led their son to completely disregard Berry’s authority as his mother, and she claims Maceo has personally been negatively affected. uncertain
Maceo → accord → mother
“[Martinez’s] refusal to allow early interventions have caused Maceo to fall further behind in school, caused Maceo’s acting out behaviors to worsen, and caused further damage to Maceo’s and [Berry’s] relationship,” she claims in the docs. uncertain
she → allow → docs
Per the new filing, Martinez has allegedly refused to accept Berry’s relationship with her fiancé, musician Van Hunt. uncertain
Martinez → refuse → fiancé
Berry claims Martinez doesn’t allow Maceo to undergo family therapy with her and Hunt, with the purpose of creating a healthy blended family. uncertain
Maceo → claim → family
The Oscar winner is also asking the court to force Martinez to attend their court-ordered therapy sessions. asserted
winner → ask → sessions
The French actor filed a response and asked the court to deny Berry’s request, People reported. Berry and Hunt were spotted spending time with Maceo Sunday in pics obtained by Page Six. asserted
Berry → file → Page
The trio went to Sky Zone in Los Angeles in photos obtained by Page Six, and were accompanied by some of the teen’s friends. asserted
trio → go → friends
The outing comes after Martinez alleged in his court filing that on Sept. 26, the “Monster’s Ball” actress jumped on Maceo, put her hands around his neck and choked him after the two got into an argument over him playing a virtual reality game. asserted
him → come → game
Furthermore, Martinez alleged that Berry has been abusive toward their son on multiple occasions and that this wasn’t an isolated incident: “Throughout the last year and a half, Ms. Berry had wrestled Maceo to the ground and forced him to ‘tap out.’” The “S.W.A.T.” star included private text messages in the filing, in which Maceo pleaded with his dad to pick him after his mom allegedly choked him. uncertain
mom → allege → him
Berry denied Martinez’s shocking allegations against her through her attorney, who called his filing “entirely meritless and deliberately misleading.” asserted
who → deny → filing
“There is voluminous evidence, including numerous judicial rulings, that Olivier Martinez repeatedly violated court orders and interfered with necessary therapeutic and educational interventions to the detriment of his and Halle Berry’s minor son Maceo — misconduct for which Mr. Martinez has already been legally sanctioned,” the actress’ attorney, Marina Beck, shared in a statement with Page Six. Berry and Martinez, both 60, first met on the set of their film, “Dark Tide,” back in July 2010. asserted
Berry → be → July
They tied the knot in July 2013 and were married for two years, before splitting in October 2015. asserted
They → tie → October
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