Halle Berry's fiance Van Hunt has shown up to support her as she arrived for her custody battle hearing where her ex-husband Olivier Martinez showed up with their 13-year-old son, Maceo.
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The 60-year-old Oscar winner was in all black including a suit while walking alongside her 56-year-old musician partner outside of Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to Berry and Martinez's representatives for comment and has yet to hear back.
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The escalating legal dispute with her ex-husband Martinez, 60, includes accusations that Berry had physically abused their son, Maceo.
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Berry denies the allegations.
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This comes as Hunt has shed new light on the confrontation with her son, revealing the 13-year-old allegedly shoved his mother during a heated confrontation at their home in explosive court documents obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail.
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Hunt, the sole identified eyewitness to a September 26 confrontation between the mom and son, revealed in a public court declaration obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail that Berry had shouted: 'So, you're going to fight me now?!' after Maceo allegedly resisted her demands to remove his Oculus virtual reality headset.
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Halle Berry's fiance Van Hunt has shown up to support her as she arrived for her custody battle hearing where her ex-husband Olivier Martinez showed up with their 13-year-old son, Maceo
Hunt, in his declaration filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court, said
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the teenager 'aggressively resisted' when Berry tried to take off the device, then threw it and shoved his mother – prompting the singer to intervene.
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The singer described Berry and Maceo as yelling at each other and being 'on the verge of tears' before the boy began calling his father and packing his clothes.
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Martinez, 60, is now seeking sole custody of Maceo on the basis that Berry 'physically abused' the boy, according to a bombshell filing on October 1.
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Martinez was granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Berry, which protects both him and their son from the actress.
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The order requires Berry to stay 100 yards away from Martinez.
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Berry temporarily lost 50/50 custody on October 1 and has been allowed to see Maceo only during court-ordered visitation two days a week and every other weekend.
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Her attorney Marina Beck told the Daily Mail that the filing is 'entirely meritless,' adding that Berry is 'used to this kind of outrageous conduct' from Martinez.
Maceo has now been cleared by a judge to testify in the dispute later this month.
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According to Hunt, Martinez has 'emboldened' the boy by giving him too much control over his own life.
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The Daily Mail has obtained photos of the 60-year-old Oscar winner in all black including a suit while walking alongside her 56-year-old musician partner outside of Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday
This comes as Hunt has shed new light on the confrontation with her son, revealing the 13-year-old allegedly shoved his mother during a heated confrontation at their home in explosive court documents obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail
In his declaration, Hunt, a Grammy-winning musician, defended his fiancée as a 'loving, attentive, highly engaged, forbearing mother' who has never been abusive.
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He said that he and Maceo had developed a 'close relationship' since he began dating Berry six years ago, five of which they have lived together.
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On September 26, the day of the incident, Hunt said that Maceo was in 'great spirits' and that he and his mother went shopping for birthday gifts; he celebrated his 13th birthday on October 5.
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They were back at home when Maceo went to the boy's room with Hunt close behind her.
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According to his statement, Hunt said he heard Berry say 'Maceo,' to which the boy gave a 'monotone' reply of 'Yeh.'
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Soon after Maceo called out Hunt's name 'playfully,' which he took to mean his mother was tickling him, Hunt claims.
But then Hunt heard Berry tell Maceo twice that 'you don't have anything to prove' – the second time with a 'pleading' in her voice that made Hunt go into the room, he said in the statement.
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Hunt added: 'Halle instructed Maceo to remove the Oculus and asked, 'So, you're going to fight me now?!'
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Maceo ignored her.
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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.
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I immediately jumped in between them.
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They started yelling at each other with me standing between them.
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Maceo began threatening to call Olivier.'
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Berry has denied the allegations of abuse leveled by ex Martinez, 60, who is seeking sole custody of their son.
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The pair wed in 2013 and split in 2016.
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Pictured in 2014 in LA
According to Hunt, this was the first time he had ever heard Maceo make such a threat.
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He said in his statement: '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.
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Maceo started calling Olivier [his father] and began packing some clothes.
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Halle did not want Maceo leaving home late in the evening or removing his belongings, but to de-escalate the situation, I encouraged Halle to allow Maceo some space and to take whatever belongings he wanted with him'.
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Martinez arrived and took Maceo away.
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The boy came back to his mother's house two days later, during which time, Hunt said, their interactions were 'normal, positive and loving.'
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According to Hunt, Berry and Martinez have long argued over how best to attend to Maceo's 'educational and mental health needs' which include 'behavioral challenges and impulse control issues.'
Berry was seen attending 'Through Her Lens: The Tribeca CHANEL Women's Filmmaker Program Luncheon' in New York on September 22 - just days before the incident
He also claims in the statement that Martinez has 'emboldened' the boy by giving him too much control over his own life.
Hunt said he has tried to mediate between Berry and Martinez, having 'multi-hour conversations' on the phone with the two.
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But, according to Hunt, Martinez would not back down and once said: 'When she [Berry] stops, I will stop.'
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Hunt claimed Martinez resisted all of the suggestions to get help for his son and then changed his tune, claiming that Maceo should be the one to decide, even though he is still a minor.
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After Maceo learned of this, he became 'emboldened' and, after coming back from a visit to his father, he told Berry: 'I should be the one to decide.'
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