Another one bites the dust. In a sad turn of events, Halle Berry and husband Olivier Martinez have called it quits after two years of marriage. On Tuesday (Oct. 27), the couple announced their divorce through a joint statement acquired by People. The news falls just a week after a scandalous video was released of Martinez attacking a Los Angeles Airport employee with their child's car seat.
"It is with a heavy heart that we have come to the decision to divorce," Berry and Martinez said in a joint statement to People. "We move forward with love and respect for one another and the shared focus of 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."
According to TMZ, the 49-year-old Oscar-winning actress was the the one who issued the divorce, citing irreconcilable differences in the marital documents. A source close to the entertainment media outlet stated the couple was dealing with personality differences.
The site also stated things became extremely tense between the couple after fighting over the 49-year-old Unfaithful star's recent lawsuit involving a car seat. Confusing him for paparazzi or just someone who stepped too close, Martinez struck LAX employee Ronaldo Owens to the ground with a car seat in January of 2015. The incident allegedly became Berry's breaking point.
The two met in 2010 on the set of Dark Tide. They tied the knot three years later on July 13, 2013 at the Chateau des Conde in his native country France, while Berry was pregnant with their one and only child together.
On Oct. 5, 2013, Berry and Martinez welcomed their son Maceo-Robert into the world. The X-Men star is reportedly not looking to go through another custody battle by asking for joint or full custody, instead she wants to do what's in "the best interest of the child."
Berry also shares a seven-year-old daughter named Nahla Ariela with her ex-boyfriend, model Gabriel Aubry. Nahla's parents have been in a nasty custody battle since breaking up in 2010. Martinez was also involved in an ugly scuffle with Aubry due to a living arrangement disagreement.
This will be Berry's third divorce and Martinez's first. The actress was involved in two rocky marriages before meeting Martinez. Her marriage to baseball player David Justice in 1993 ended in a restraining order in 1996, while her 2001 marriage to singer Eric Benet ended in 2005 with a cheating scandal, resulting in him entering rehab for sex addiction.
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