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Highlights
- Halle Berry’s 18-year-old daughter Nahla Aubry has spoken out in support of her mother
- Nahla said she has never witnessed Berry physically abuse her 13-year-old son Maceo
- She described Berry as a loving and devoted parent who has always supported her children
- Berry has denied her ex-husband Olivier Martinez’s allegations and said she is a victim of domestic violence herself
- Martinez has sought sole custody of Maceo, with a further court hearing scheduled for October 16
Halle Berry’s daughter Nahla Aubry has defended her mother after the actress was accused by her ex-husband Olivier Martinez of physically abusing their 13-year-old son, Maceo.
Nahla, 18, made the comments in a declaration filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court on October 3. She said she had never witnessed anything abusive about Berry’s parenting and strongly denied seeing her mother physically harm Maceo.
What Nahla said about her mother
In her declaration, Nahla described Berry as a “loving and devoted parent” who is warm, supportive and deeply involved in her children’s lives.
She said her mother has always made time for her and Maceo despite her public career, attending his games, taking him to practices and supporting his education and medical needs.
Nahla also said she had never seen Berry hit, slap, choke, grab or otherwise physically abuse Maceo. She described seeing the pair playfully wrestle and tickle each other, saying Maceo appeared happy afterwards.
She also said Berry had never spoken negatively about either of her children's fathers and had encouraged them to maintain relationships with them.
Nahla recalls an incident involving her father
Nahla also referred to an incident from her childhood involving her father, Gabriel Aubry, and Martinez.
She alleged that she remembered Martinez beating up Aubry in a driveway when she was young. Nahla stressed that, in contrast, she had never witnessed Berry acting violently towards anyone.
Nahla said she was “shocked” and “very sad” when she learned about Martinez's allegations against her mother. She also expressed concern about how the ongoing legal proceedings could affect her relationship with Maceo.
She said she had not spoken to her younger brother since the filing because she was uncertain about what was permitted, but hoped to be able to speak with him.
What Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez have said
Martinez filed for sole custody of Maceo after alleging that Berry had physically abused their son during an incident on September 26. He also alleged there had been other instances of abuse in recent years.
Berry has denied the allegations and has said she is a victim of domestic violence herself.
Martinez, meanwhile, said his primary concern was the health, welfare and safety of their son and that his actions were motivated by protecting Maceo.
A temporary restraining order obtained by Martinez on October 1 restricted Berry’s parenting time to daytime visits. Her current visitation schedule allows her to see Maceo on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10am to 8pm, as well as Saturdays and Sundays during the same hours.
A further hearing is scheduled for October 16 as the custody dispute continues.
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Actor Aziz Ansari, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by a woman with whom he went on a date last year, has responded to the claims saying the two engaged in "sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual".
The 34-year-old actor's statement comes after a 23-year-old Brooklyn-based photographer recounted a date with him that she called "the worst night of my life" in an interview with Babe.net.
"In September of last year, I met a woman at a party. We exchanged numbers. We texted back and forth and eventually went on a date.
"We went out to dinner, and afterwards we ended up engaging in sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual," Ansari said in a statement given to People magazine.
The Master of None actor further said a text by the woman, named as 'Grace' in the article, said that she felt uneasy with how things transpired the night before and responded to her privately as he was "concerned" about her.
"The next day, I got a text from her saying that although 'it may have seemed okay,' upon further reflection, she felt uncomfortable. It was true that everything did seem okay to me, so when I heard that it was not the case for her, I was surprised and concerned. I took her words to heart and responded privately after taking the time to process what she had said," he said.
Ansari, who became the first man of Asian descent to win Golden Globe recently for his performance in the Netflix show, added he supported the movement that has given women a chance to speak up about the injustice they have been subjected to till date.
"I continue to support the movement that is happening in our culture. It is necessary and long overdue," he said.
In the interview, the woman vividly described how she exchanged numbers with Ansari at the 2017 Emmy Awards after- party and went on a date with him on a bar on the banks of the Hudson river, which escalated quickly to a sexual encounter at his apartment.
The woman said she voiced her hesitation explicitly during their encounter.
She said she "used verbal and non-verbal cues to indicate how uncomfortable and distressed she was". The woman added that her reticence to engage in the act was "ignored" by the actor.
Grace alleged Ansari called her a cab when she wanted to leave and texted her the next day.
She shared a screenshot of the alleged conversation, in which she said, "Last night might've been fun for you, but it wasn't for me. You ignored clear non-verbal cues; you kept going with advances."
To this the actor allegedly replied, "I'm so sad to hear this. All I can say is, it would never be my intention to make you or anyone feel the way you described. Clearly, I misread things in the moment and I'm truly sorry."
Grace said she decided to come forward with the incident after she saw Ansari wearing a Time's Up pin at the Golden Globe Awards last week, where he won best comedy actor in a TV series.
"It took a really long time for me to validate this as sexual assault. I was debating if this was an awkward sexual experience or sexual assault. And that's why I confronted so many of my friends and listened to what they had to say, because I wanted validation that it was actually bad," she said in the interview.