A deeply personal accusation has pulled a 13-year-old boy into another painful chapter of his parents’ long-running court battle, and the person behind the filing is asking a judge to make a major change to his life.Halle Berry, 60, became the subject of an emergency court request filed in Los Angeles on Thursday, October 1, 2026, involving her son, Maceo Robert Martinez. The claims are serious; the actress’s attorney has strongly rejected them, and a judge has already temporarily altered the family’s custody arrangement while the dispute moves toward another hearing.The filing did not simply raise concerns about a disagreement at home. It asked the court to intervene in where Maceo spends his time, who has custody of him, and how much contact he can temporarily have with his mother.
The person who filed it was Halle’s former husband and Maceo’s father, Olivier Martinez. The French actor, 60, requested sole custody of their son, who was 12 at the time of the filing, as well as a domestic violence restraining order against Halle, according to court documents obtained by USA Today.Actor Olivier Martinez and actress Halle Berry posed together on the red carpet at the premiere of “Extant” held at the California Science Center on June 16, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. Martinez looked sharp in a dark charcoal tailored suit, crisp white dress shirt, and slim black tie, while Berry complemented him in a metallic textured gunmetal knit dress featuring a sparkling beaded neckline and her signature cropped pixie cut. | Source: Getty Images
Actor Olivier Martinez and actress Halle Berry posed together on the red carpet at the premiere of “Extant” held at the California Science Center on June 16, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. His petition centered on an alleged incident on September 26 at Halle’s home, where Maceo was reportedly playing a virtual reality game while Halle’s fiancé, musician Van Hunt, was also present.Olivier alleged that an interaction between mother and son began playfully before becoming confrontational after Maceo asked Halle to stop. He claimed Halle then became angry and physically restrained their son around his neck.
