It's no doubt that Halle Berry has had an incredibly tough time in her love life.
Sadly, with three failed marriages, it seems like finding love is a lot harder than it
should be for the actress.
Her most recent split was from fellow actor Olivier Martinez , and what started off as
the epitome of romantic Hollywood perfection turned out to be a clashing priority, headstrong
temperaments, and a nasty custody battle over her children.
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"They have had many issues.
They both have fiery personalities and don't like to compromise.
Halle has threatened to file for divorce several times after arguments."
That's what an insider had to share about Halle and Olivier's relationship.
But things didn't start out this way for the couple; at first, things could not have been
more perfect for them.
Halle was happy for what felt like the first time in a long time, so what happened?
What was the breaking point for this couple after things had started out so well?
According to a close friend that shared some insight into their relationship, one major
issue between the couple was their living situation.
Martinez and Berry said their "I do's" to each other back in 2013.
Halle was pregnant at the time, and they had decided that they wanted to raise their family
– including Berry's daughter from a previous relationship, Nahla – in Europe.
However, the actress got locked in a custody battle with her ex-boyfriend, model Gabriel
Aubry , and their plans to move to Europe were put to a stop.
What resulted was a nasty custody battle over Halle's daughter, and a judge ruled that Berry
was to pay Aubry 16,000 dollars a month in child support as well as retroactive payment
of 115,000 dollars and 300,000 dollars for Aubry's attorney fees.
The court had also denied Berry's request to move overseas permanently with her daughter
Nahla.
Aubry - Nahla's father - was adamant about not letting Berry take his daughter away from
him.
Due to the custody agreement, Berry had to stay in Los Angeles in order to raise her
daughter, forcing Martinez, and their newborn son, to relocate to L.A.
According to the source, Martinez had a hard time adjusting to the move, "Olivier never
loved living in L.A. full time.
He just isn't happy in L.A."
Naturally, Martinez was furious, and both he and Aubry had a violent confrontation on
Thanksgiving outside of the actress's home.
The brawl got so out of hand that it resulted in both men being sent to the hospital for
their injuries.
After Aubry was treated at a hospital, he was subsequently booked at the Metro Detention
Center for misdemeanour battery and later released on $20,000 bail.
While Berry blamed Aubry for instigating the brawl, she was still "mad" at Martinez in
the aftermath.
"She felt that he could have handled it in a different way — called the police, walked
away.
She has a pretty hot temper herself, but violence is the one thing she will not tolerate."
A close friend shared.
However, their living situation wasn't the couple's only issue.
Another source who knows the couple alleged that it was Martinez's temper that caused
a rift between them.
"He has a violent temper.
Friends say he has an out of control hair-trigger temper." the insider shared.
We already know that he was throwing fists at Berry's ex, but was there any other indication
that he had a short temper.
Well, cameras caught Martinez shoving an empty car seat toward a LAX employee as he, Berry,
and the kids exited the airport.
The employee went on to sue the couple for $5 million.
If that's how he behaved in public, Halle's fans can't help but wonder what his temper
is actually like behind closed doors.
The couple's tough working schedules also added to their stress and made things even
more difficult to handle.
With both Berry and Martinez's busy schedules as working actors, they both found it extremely
difficult to balance their newfound family life with their work life.
A source shared just months before the split that Olivier complained that Halle wasn't
spending enough time at home with him.
They weren't getting enough time together because she was working so much.
He had been hoping that after their son was born that the actress would take a break from
work so that they could get more family time.
Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
Just a year into their marriage, rumors started to swirl that the couple was headed for divorce.
However, a rep shared to E! News that "nothing is further from the truth."
With Berry hard at work and often traveling to promote her acting career, Martinez found
himself growing lonely.
"He complains he spends his days alone, or with friends.
He doesn't understand why Halle wants to work so much and is still so focused on her career.
Halle has instead been extremely busy and Olivier, who has not been working, is very
bored in L.A."
An insider confessed.
So in order to deal with his boredom, Olivier would travel to France rather than stay at
their home in L.A.
So when Halle would come home after a long day at work, her husband wasn't even there.
After it became clear that they were both unhappy in their marriage, they tried to make
their relationship work for the sake of their children.
Their solution?
Spend time away from one another, even if it meant living apart for extended periods
of time.
The distance between them grew so vast that Berry even forgot about their two-year anniversary.
While being interviewed on E! News, the presenter brought up her and Olivier's two-year milestone,
and the actress responded with, "Thank you for reminding me."
The couple was aware that they had difficult personalities, and they were clashing more
often.
So Halle would stay in her house in Malibu, while Olivier would stay at a hotel in L.A.
They had managed to agree on one thing, that they are much better when they don't spend
too much time together.
Sometimes, they would even go weeks without seeing one another, and just as they thought
things had cooled off, they would spend time together, and everything would go downhill.
Naturally, with separate living arrangements and Berry's hectic work schedule, the distance
eventually drove them apart.
"Even though they are married, they always had very separate lives," said the initial
source.
"Their marriage has never been what Olivier imagined it to be.
It's been a disappointment to him."
In 2015, Berry was photographed without her wedding ring, inciting rumors again that there
is trouble in paradise.
Instead, the actress claimed that she lost her engagement ring while in Mexico the previous
January and has been wearing a gold band instead.
Despite the ongoing rumors that things weren't going well with the couple, they were often
spotted out and about, holding hands, doing their best to smile and show the public that
there was nothing to worry about.
However, this could not have been further from the truth.
Just a few months after the actress was spotted without her ring, she filed for divorce from
her husband, citing "irreconcilable differences."
"We move forward with love and respect for one another and the shared focus of what is
best for our son," the former pair told E! News in a statement.
Olivier Martinez, on the other hand, "never expected" to divorce Halle.
A friend close to the actor shared that he was disappointed that their relationship had
turned so sour and came to an end.
It seemed as though he had hoped that they would have been able to work things out, despite
all of their differences and clashes.
"He and Halle always had a very passionate relationship.
There was a lot of arguing, but also a lot of love."
The source shared.
Meanwhile, Halle previously opened up about how she is feeling happier than ever following
her split from Olivier.
She confessed, "I just feel happy, you know?
I've arrived at a really good place once again; that's always good news.
This wasn't Halle's first rodeo when it came to getting a divorce.
The actress had been divorced twice before -- first from baseball player David Justice,
whom she married in 1993, and then from singer Eric Benét, whom she married in 2001.
"As women, we go into marriage thinking it's going to last forever and that this is our
prince on a shiny horse.
That's what fairy tales taught me as a kid … and I'm kind of anti-fairy tales today.
The actress shared.
Somehow, she pushed through all of her heartaches and continued to search for love, even after
her heart had been broken numerous times and seemed irreparable.
And yes, she holds no regret when it comes to any of her relationships.
Despite every one of those heartbreaks that she also described as "sometimes embarrassing,"
Halle admitted that she learned a lot about herself through all of it.
"All of those relationships were necessary for me.
We all come here with lessons that we have to learn, and those relationships provided
me with lessons that got me to where I am right now.
For that, I'm grateful.
But it has been hard.
It's been a difficult part of my life."
However, since then, Halle had moved on and given her heart to another man, musician Van
Hunt.
Berry and Van Hunt have been hot and heavy since 2020, and the actress confirmed her
new blossoming relationship in September 2020 with a cheeky Instagram post.
Several months later, the twosome made their red carpet debut at the 2021 Academy Awards.
"Halle absolutely believes Van is The One for her.
She can see herself settling down with him," a source told Us Weekly at the time, adding
that he "really brings out the fun side of Halle."
She's not the only one who is smitten, either.
"Van is head over heels for Halle.
It's adorable to see how much he is infatuated with her."
We only want the best for Halle, and we hope that this time, she's found the one who will
make her happy and treat her like the goddess that she is.