One of the most desirable women on the planet, Halle Berry, has rarely been lucky in love, but that hasn’t stopped her from trying in vain to change her pattern.
Recently, rumors began circulating that her marriage with Olivier Martinez is on the rocks. The couple were wed during the summer of 2013 in France after a one-year engagement, and their son Maceo Robert Martinez was born in November of the same year. Although the couple should be enjoying the newlywed phase of their marriage, the rumor mill says Olivier has been sleeping over a friend’s house, and they are getting closer to a divorce.
The media tends to throw shade on Halle because how can one of the most desirable women in the world have so much relationship baggage? Everything from custody battles to Olivier beating up her daughter Nahla Aubry‘s father, has played out in the media to Halle’s embarrassment we’re sure. This time around, Olivier allegedly claims that Halle is too focused on her work and losing the baby weight, instead of their family. While Halle reportedly maintains that Olivier isn’t being civil, and she doesn’t want him in the house until he can be. Even though both of their representatives are denying the possibility of a divorce, it doesn’t negate the fact that there is trouble in paradise.
This isn’t the first time that drama has surrounded Halle’s love life and it probably won’t be the last. (She, like us, is human after all.) So let’s take a look back at “Halle Berry’s Lifetime of Men & Heartbreak” in the hopes that we can learn from her mistakes and those of her beaus.
(To keep the list short and accurate, we eliminated the rumors and only included confirmed connections.)
John Ronan
From 1987 to 1991, one of the sexiest women on Earth dated a dentist from Chicago. During their relationship, Ronan gave Halle around $80,000 that he tried to win back in court – to no avail. He is still a dentist and Halle is shooting the newest installment of the X-Men film franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past.
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Danny Wood
In 1989, Halle dated New Kids On The Block member Danny Wood, when he was sporting his rat tail and soaking in the limelight. He reportedly broke up with her because the band thought that she was a groupie. I think we can all see whose career is still going strong through the years. Danny – you lost.
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Spike Lee
While on the set of Jungle Fever and her breakout role of a crackhead, Halle dated the famous director in 1991. Spike was hesitant to cast her in the role because he thought that she was too beautiful to play a crack addict.
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Wesley Snipes
In 1991, Wesley and Halle had a relationship that can only be described as a little less than torrential. Wesley was allegedly physically abusive and had beaten her so badly that she lost hearing in one ear, but it’s still not clear whether he injured her in this way or if it was another of Halle’s exes, Christopher Williams.
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Eddie Murphy
On the set of Boomerang, Eddie and Halle’s on-screen romance filtered into real life and they dated in 1991.
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Christopher Williams
From 1991 to 1992, Halle and Christopher, a musician/singer who recently appeared on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, were an item. He is assumed to be the unnamed boyfriend that she claims abused her. Christopher, however, claims that Halle’s relationship problems stem from issues with her personality.
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David Justice
Halle’s marriage to David, a former American outfielder and Major League Baseball player, was a bicoastal relationship that lasted four years. The couple’s relationship ended in 1997 with her filing a restraining order against him, after he reportedly demanded information about her previous relationships.
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Larenz Tate
The Why Do Fools Fall In Love co-stars got closer while filming the movie in 1997 and dated after Halle’s break up with David Justice.
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Shemar Moore
Shemar claims to have fallen hard for Halle when they dated in 2001. He calls her a “tough cookie” and always has good things to say about her. He proves that Halle can’t be all that bad.
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Eric Benet
Halle’s four-year relationship with the singer was probably one of the most publicized. Their marriage ended with Eric in sex rehab, after he reportedly slept with 10 women while married to Halle. Fans still don’t understand. Who is crazy enough to cheat when he has a woman like Halle Berry at home?
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Michael Ealy
The two met while filming Their Eyes Were Watching God and were dating exclusively for a year from 2004 to 2005. After the relationship, Halle was adamant on never being married again and Michael added himself to the list of Halle’s exes who assert that she is not crazy. In fact, he said, they are still good friends.
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Gabriel Aubry
Finally in 2006, Halle learned that dating her co-stars or bosses probably isn’t the best idea. She dated model Gabriel for five years after meeting him at a Versace store opening. Gabriel, who took three years to get over the failed relationship, is the father of Halle’s first child, Nahla. He received a restraining order after pushing a nanny who was carrying Nahla at the time. But this is only a smattering of the public heat surrounding their custody battle. Halle reportedly said, “You were only good for one thing. Thanks for the donation,” of their relationship. Although that statement is pretty harsh, we’re sure it stung more than Halle’s current beau, Oliver, pummeling Gabriel’s face.
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