Halle Berry’s ex granted primary custody of son Maceo after accusing actress of choking their 12-year-old

See more of our coverage in your search results. Halle Berry’s ex-husband Olivier Martinez has been granted primary custody of their son, Maceo, after he accused the actress of choking their 12-year-old. The restraining order was granted Thursday, with the “Monster’s Ball” actress losing 50/50 custody in lieu of daytime visits with Maceo, Page Six has confirmed. Berry will be able to see her son during court-ordered visitation, which is two days a week and every other weekend. In addition, Berry is ordered to not come within 100 yards of Martinez. WireImage Broadimage / Shutterstock The next court date for the exes is set for Oct. 16. Berry denied Martinez’s shocking allegations through her attorney, who called the filing “entirely meritless and deliberately misleading.” “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 Thursday. She also claimed Martinez has a well-documented history of “erratic, possessive and violent behavior.” “Halle is used to this kind of outrageous conduct from Mr. Martinez and, while she is deeply saddened, she will not allow it to deter her from fighting for Maceo’s best interests and providing him with the love and support he needs,” the statement concluded. On Sept. 26, Berry allegedly jumped on Maceo, put her hands around his neck and choked him, Martinez claimed in court docs obtained by Page Six. The French actor claimed the argument began after Berry told Maceo he looked “stupid” and was “such an idiot” for playing a game with his virtual reality goggles. “The situation escalated and Petitioner jumped on our son and started physically fighting with him,” Martinez alleged in the docs. “She grabbed Maceo by the neck and started choking him while shouting, ‘Who is dominant now?! Who is dominant?!’ ” Martinez claimed that a panicked Maceo called him to pick him up after the alleged incident — and said he doesn’t want to return to his mom’s house due to being “traumatized.” In text messages included in the filing, Maceo asked his dad to “come pick [him] up right now” after the alleged incident. He later wrote to his dad, “Are u here please come.” Berry and Martinez, both 60, were married for two years before splitting in October 2015. Their contentious divorce took eight years to finalize. The “Catwoman” star was ordered to pay Martinez $8,000 a month in child support, according to court docs obtained by Page Six in August 2023. As of April of that year, she was also ordered to pay the “Unfaithful” star 4.3 percent of any income she receives above $2 million, which would be considered “additional child support” for Maceo. This is a developing story… Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. Simply put, keep it civil. Your post will/might be rejected if it contains: Spam Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language and threats of any kind Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author User accounts will/might be blocked if we notice: Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected Racist, sexist, or homophobic comments Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk So, how can you be a power user? Stay on topic and share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!