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Halle Berry custody bid

Pop culture · Heat 3.7 / 10 · 3 shows · 18m airtime

Halle Berry filed on October 6 asking a court to restore custody of her 12-year-old son, Maceo, calling reports of abuse allegations misleading. The judge allowed Maceo to testify against his mother, and on October 21 a middle school administrator testified the boy never told him his mother choked him. On October 24 Berry's lawyer confronted Martinez with a 2024 sworn declaration stating no history of domestic violence between them. On October 30 the judge denied Martinez's restraining order and dissolved the TRO, but Berry still gets no overnight visits. Another hearing is scheduled for November to review the custody arrangement, and no final custody ruling has been issued.

How 3 podcasts covered it

  1. The Breakfast Club, 2026-10-06 (26:10 to 28:32)
    Picks up the custody bid and the denial
    Picks up the Halle Berry custody fight: she is asking a court to restore custody of her 12-year-old son and says the abuse-allegation reports were misleading.
    New angle: Halle Berry is asking a court to restore custody of her son, calling the abuse-allegation reports misleading.
  2. Entertainment Tonight, 2026-10-14 (4:27 to 5:52)
    Works through Martinez's new custody filing
    Works through Olivier Martinez's new filing: he wants Maceo to address the judge directly at Friday's hearing and wants Nahla blocked as a witness. Berry's response argues the birthday photo shows her calm and asks for the 50-50 schedule back.
    New angle: Martinez filed to let Maceo address the judge Friday and to block Nahla from testifying as biased.
  3. Entertainment Tonight, 2026-10-15 (5:33 to 6:33)
    Reports from inside the custody hearing
    Reports from inside L.A. Superior Court on the hearing over whether Maceo may testify: Berry's side argued against it and asked for the courtroom closed, while Martinez appeared by Zoom. Adds the closed-hearing request and the Zoom appearance to the record.
    New angle: Berry's lawyer asked for the hearing to be closed; Martinez appeared by Zoom.
  4. No Filter With Zack Peter, 2026-10-15 (17:17 to 19:27)
    Reports the judge letting Maceo testify
    Recaps the custody fight and reports the judge's ruling letting Maceo testify against his mother, with the next hearing set for the following day. It stays inside the broad strokes of the case, adding the ruling itself.
    New angle: The judge ruled Maceo can testify against his mother; the next hearing is the following day.
  5. Entertainment Tonight, 2026-10-21 (1:15 to 3:14)
    Reports from day two of the custody trial
    Reports from the LA courthouse on day two of the custody trial: Berry denies choking her son, Maceo testified for nearly four hours, and the witness lists are read out. The first on-the-record account of the trial itself, well past the October filing.
    New angle: Maceo's middle school administrator testified Maceo never told him his mother choked him.
  6. Entertainment Tonight, 2026-10-22 (7:31 to 8:39)
    Recaps day three of the custody trial
    Court-side report from day three of the custody trial: Berry back on the stand denying the choking claim, Maceo and Martinez also testifying, and the exes avoiding each other in the hallway. Recaps the day and previews Nala's possible Zoom testimony, staying inside what the trial has already put on the record.
  7. Entertainment Tonight, 2026-10-24 (6:57 to 8:27)
    Covers day five of the custody trial
    Covers day five of the custody trial: Van Hunt arrives ready to testify as an eyewitness, Martinez finishes a third day on the stand, and Berry's lawyer confronts him with a 2024 sworn declaration denying any history of domestic violence.
    New angle: Berry's lawyer confronted Martinez with a 2024 sworn declaration stating no history of domestic violence between them.
  8. Entertainment Tonight, 2026-10-30 (6:03 to 7:43)
    Reports the judge denying Martinez's restraining order
    Reports the ruling from the downtown LA courthouse: the judge denied Martinez's domestic violence restraining order and dissolved the TRO, but kept the no-overnight-visit arrangement until a future hearing. Both attorneys claim victory outside court.
    New angle: The judge denied Martinez's restraining order and dissolved the TRO, but Berry still gets no overnight visits.
  9. No Filter With Zack Peter, 2026-10-30 (5:21 to 9:54)
    Untangles the custody ruling and adds a hearing
    Walks through the October 30 ruling and untangles the headlines: the restraining order is gone, but primary physical custody stays with Martinez while legal custody remains 50-50. Adds that another hearing is set for November to review the arrangement.
    New angle: Another hearing is scheduled for November to review the custody arrangement.
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