Actress Halle Berry says her ex Olivier Martinez is not living up to his end of their co-parenting bargain – and now she wants the courts to get involved. According to The New York Post, Berry is accusing Martinez of skipping out on summer sessions with their family’s co-parenting coach – choosing to be outside instead.
In May, Berry and Martinez agreed to use a coach to help them “resolve disputes and conflicts” and successfully navigate their co-parenting relationship. Their agreement included one individual session with the coach for both parents and at least six joint sessions before June 14. After the sixth joint session, the coach would recommend whether or not the two should continue therapy.
But The Post got their hands on court documents in which Berry alleges Martinez “unilaterally decided to defer co-parenting therapy altogether until September because he was traveling to France in the month of July and because his brother will be visiting him in the month of August in Los Angeles.” The actress says Martinez’s travel schedule shouldn’t even be an issue, as the sessions are conducted via Zoom.
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez were married in 2013 and are parents to their now 10-year-old son Maceo. Things seemed to be amicable between the two when they announced their divorce in 2015.
“It is with a heavy heart that we have come to the decision to divorce,” the pair wrote in a statement at the time. “We move forward with love and respect for one another and the shared focus for what is best for our son. We wish each other nothing but happiness in life, and we hope that you respect our, and most importantly our children’s privacy, as we go through this difficult period.”
But things took a turn for the worse and the divorce proceedings dragged on for eight years. The agreement was eventually finalized in 2023 and ordered Berry to pay the 58-year-old French actor $8,000 per month in child support and 4.3 percent of any income she earns above $2 million. She also pays for Maceo’s tuition, school supplies, and extracurricular activities.
As of this post, the judge has yet to rule on the case.
