Halle Berry's daughter Nahla defends mom amid custody battle with ex Olivier Martinez

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Set us as preferred Halle Berry has several loved ones in her corner amid her contentious custody case with ex-husband Olivier Martinez, who accused the Oscar winner of physically abusing their 12-year-old son.Among the actor’s supporters is Nahla Aubry, the 18-year-old daughter Berry has kept largely out of the public eye.

Aubry, whom Berry shares with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, spoke against her former stepfather Martinez and in support of her mother in a declaration filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.In his request for a restraining order filed last week, Martinez accused Berry of physically abusing their son, Maceo, “putting her hands around his neck, and choking him” during a Sept.

26 incident.Martinez was granted the restraining order and is seeking sole legal and physical custody.

Nahla Aubry said in her declaration, obtained by The Times, that Martinez’s allegations left her “shocked, very sad, and very upset.”“The statements Olivier claims my mom made are wholly inconsistent with the values she has taught me my entire life,” Aubry said.She added elsewhere in her declaration: “I have never witnessed her act violently toward anyone.” Entertainment & Arts Halle Berry speaks out against ex-husband Oliver Martinez amid his recent restraining order against the Oscar-winning star.

He accuses Berry of physical abuse against their 12-year-old son.A legal representative for Martinez did not immediately respond on Thursday to The Times’ request for comment.In her declaration, Aubry spoke about her experiences splitting time between her mother and father’s homes amid their separation and and said her mother “consistently provided me with stability, support, guidance” and that she “never heard” the actor speak negatively about her family or her ex-boyfriend.

Aubry said she lived wi...