Halle Berry will pay her ex-husband Olivier Martinez $8,000 a month in child support as part of their divorce settlement. According to PEOPLE, the 57-year-old and Martinez finalized their divorce settlement nearly eight years ago.
The former couple was married for two years before deciding to divorce in 2015. As part of their divorce agreement, the couple will share legal custody of their 9-year-old son Maceo.
In addition, the Monster’s Ball actress has promised to pay Martinez “4.3% of any income she receives above $2,000,000” as additional support. Berry will also cover Maceo’s private school tuition, uniforms, school supplies, and extracurricular activities. Martinez will also be reimbursed for such expenses incurred during their child’s 2023/2024 school year.
Berry and Martinez married on July 13, 2013 in France. However, they announced their divorce in 2015. “It is with a heavy heart that we have come to the decision to divorce,” they said at the time in a statement to PEOPLE.
“We move forward with love and respect for one another and the shared focus of what is best for our son. We wish each other nothing but happiness in life and we hope that you respect our and, most importantly, our children’s privacy as we go through this difficult period.”
Berry has a 15-year-old daughter with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, whom she is currently seeing. Similarly, the actress pays Aubry monthly child support. Berry won a legal battle with Aubry over child support in May, according to the Daily Mail Online. For a decade, the two had been entangled in a court battle.
Berry was initially ordered by the LA Superior Court in 2014 to pay Aubry $16,000 per month in child support and an additional $115,000. The actress afterwards referred to Aubry’s fees as “extortion.”
Even though Berry was able to cut the monthly $16,000 payments to $8,000 in 2021, she was directed to pay Aubry 4.3% of any annual income over $1.95 million as extra assistance.
According to recent files, Berry has successfully capped the figure at $4.5 million. The actress reportedly earns $10 million for a film. “Halle shall continue to pay Gabriel 4.3% of any income she receives above $1.95 million as and for additional child support for Nahla,” according to the filing. “However, any additional child support payments pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed $109,650 per year, which is the difference between 4.3% of $1.95 million and $4.5 million.”
“The parties agree that additional child support over and above $109,650 per year would exceed Nahla’s reasonable needs.”