Halle Berry reportedly got handed down a mixed bag this week by the judge handling her custody case with ex-husband Olivier Martinez.
As first reported by TMZ on Thursday (Oct. 29), Martinez is said to have retained primary physical custody of the former couple’s 13-year-old son. The report quotes Martinez’s lawyer as calling the move a “huge victory” for his client, while a Berry rep is cited as pointing out that she still has joint legal custody. The issue of primary physical custody previously came up in tandem with a prior temporary restraining order request against Berry.
As for the mixed bag of it all, Thursday’s report notes that Berry was the victor when it came to those restraining order efforts from Martinez. In a statement shared with Page Six, a legal rep for Berry called the latest developments “a huge win” for the Oscar winner.
Complex has reached out to legal reps for Berry and Martinez for comment. This story may be updated.
Preceding the court saga were allegations of abuse made by Martinez. Berry has denied the allegations, while her daughter, Nahla Aubry, whom she shares with former partner Gabriel Aubry, also disputed the claims in a court declaration.
“In all my years living with my mom, I have never witnessed her act violently toward anyone; however, I do remember Olivier beating up my father in our driveway when I was little,” Aubry wrote earlier this month. “I have also never seen my mom throw anything at anyone, not a knife, or plate, or any other object.”
