Judge extends Berry restraining order through weekend

A Los Angeles judge extended Olivier Martinez’s temporary restraining order against Halle Berry through the weekend as a closed custody hearing over their 13-year-old son, Maceo, remained unfinished on Friday, October 23. The extension is temporary and is not a final finding that Berry committed abuse. Martinez alleges Berry choked Maceo during a September 26 incident at her home. Berry denies abusing their son and is seeking to have the order lifted. The hearing has included closed testimony, and details of witness accounts have not been publicly disclosed. The proceedings were scheduled to resume Monday, October 26, with Berry’s 18-year-old daughter, Nahla Aubry, expected to testify virtually. Aubry submitted a court declaration on October 5 saying she had never witnessed Berry physically abuse Maceo. Her statement is a declaration supporting her mother, not a court finding about the disputed incident. Berry is asking for sole legal custody over decisions involving Maceo’s education, health care and therapy, while also seeking restoration of the parents’ previous equal physical custody arrangement. She has accused Martinez in court filings of interfering with schooling and...