Halle Berry has had enough — and no, it’s not another dramatic movie role, it’s real life. The actress coughs $8k a month in child support to ex-husband Olivier Martinez, and she’s calling it exactly what it feels like — ‘extortion.’
Let’s be real: if it’s extortion for a woman to pay child support then it’s same for men too, or men have no blood running through their veins? Halle is feeling the child support heat and we are here for it!
Berry, who shares 10-year-old son Maceo with the French actor, filed a request for sole legal custody in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday, according to People magazine and Fox News. If sole custody is not possible, “The Union” star is requesting “tie-breaking authority to make all decisions” regarding Maceo’s education, health, and therapy needs, per People.
Berry and Martinez married in July 2013 and welcomed Maceo in October of that year. The couple filed for divorce in October 2015, which was finalized in August 2023.
Per the decision, the former couple were to share joint legal and physical custody of their son. Berry also agreed to pay Martinez $8,000 a month in child support and 4.3% of all income she makes above $2 million.
Bottom line? Halle thinks she isn’t paying for parenting — she’s funding a lifestyle and that’s what she calls “extortion.”
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