Halle Berry’s ex-husband, actor Olivier Martinez, has filed a statement with a Los Angeles court against the actress and asked to be granted sole custody of their 12-year-old son, Maceo. According to Martinez, an argument between the 60-year-old Oscar winner and their son on September 26 escalated into a physical altercation, during which the actress allegedly grabbed the boy by the neck and choked him, TMZ reports.

According to Martinez’s account, the incident began over a video game Maceo was playing with a VR headset. Berry allegedly demanded that her son stop playing, after which an argument broke out between them. The actress then allegedly began pushing Maceo and grabbed him by the neck. Martinez claims that during the altercation she also shouted, «Who’s in charge now?». The boy then called his father and asked him to come and pick him up.

Martinez claims this was allegedly not the first incident of its kind and accuses Berry of other physical, verbal and emotional conflicts with their son. He also raised concerns about the actress’s possible alcohol use.

Following Martinez’s filing, the court issued a temporary order against the actress: Berry must remain at least 90 meters away from her former husband, while visits with her son are currently taking place only according to a court-ordered schedule — twice a week and every other weekend, until the next hearing.

Berry’s representatives have denied the allegations, emphasizing that Martinez’s filing is «completely baseless and intentionally misleading».

The former couple have had a strained relationship for years. Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez separated in 2015 after two years of marriage, but their divorce was not officially finalized until three years ago. At the time, the court ordered the actress to pay her former husband $8,000 a month, as well as cover Maceo’s health insurance, therapy and private-school education. Under their custody arrangement, their son could spend time with his mother from Monday through Wednesday and with his father from Wednesday through Friday, while the parents alternated weekends.

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It looks like Beyoncé’s husband, rapper Shawn Carter [Jay-Z’s real name – Ed.] will have to protect his reputation. The 55-year-old artist, along with his mate, the infamous P.Diddy, was accused of abusing a 13-year-old girl, the Daily Mail reports, citing court documents.

The incident occurred in 2000 after the ceremony of naming MTV Video Music Awards at the home party organised by P. Diddy. The anonymous plaintiff, who was 13 years old at the time, appeared at the party, where she was asked to sing, after which she felt bad and went to rest. There, in one of the rooms, the girl was sacked by Jay-Z and P. Diddy in front of another celebrity, whose name is not disclosed. According to the victim, she managed to get out of the party.

Jay-Z has already commented on the accusation. The rapper simplified the words of plaintiff and stated that she together with her lawyer Toni Buzbi just tries to make money on his name.

«I am not from your moral world. I’m just a simple kid who’s from Brooklyn. We don’t play that kind of game. We have a very strong codex and honour. Only your bunch of conspiracy theorists will believe the idiotic accusations you’ve made against me», Jay-Z said.

Carter’s biggest worry in this situation is that he will have to explain this to his three children.

«My only pain is my family. My wife and I will have to explain this to our children, one of whom is at an age where her friends will certainly see the press and start asking questions about the nature of these allegations», he added.

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