Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez divorced after 3 years, 5 months of marriage. The settlement was reportedly about $8M. See the full timeline.
Figures are reported estimates. Last updated Oct 2026.
Berry reportedly paid Martinez child and spousal support.
Halle Berry, the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for Monster's Ball, and Olivier Martinez, the French actor known for his roles in Unfaithful and The Physician, met in 2010 on the set of the film Dark Tide. Berry already had a daughter, Nahla, from her relationship with Gabriel Aubry, and the couple had a son, Maceo, born in 2013. They married on 13 July 2013 in a ceremony in France. Berry was one of the best-known actresses in the world.
Berry's wealth came from a successful film career, which included X-Men, Die Another Day, in which she played a Bond girl, and Catwoman, and from endorsement deals with Revlon. She was well paid for her roles in the X-Men series. Martinez's wealth came from acting and from modeling work, and was far smaller than hers. The gap between their respective incomes was an important part of the divorce.
The couple married in 2013 and separated in 2015, when Berry filed for divorce in Los Angeles. The divorce was finalized in December 2016, after about three years of marriage. The proceedings were somewhat contentious, as the couple had disagreements about child custody and support. They eventually reached a settlement in 2016. Berry has since had a relationship with the musician Van Hunt.
In 2016, a court ordered Berry to pay Martinez child support of around $8,000 a month for their son, a figure that was reported in the press and may have been misread as the headline settlement of $8 million. Martinez was not awarded spousal support, and the couple shared custody. The terms of the final agreement were private, so the total payment is not known. Berry also paid legal fees in the dispute with Aubry.
The case is not large in terms of the sums involved in a marital property division. The reported amounts relate mainly to child support, which in California is calculated on the basis of the parents' incomes. Berry's earnings were far higher than Martinez's, and the court took that into account. The figure of $8 million is therefore likely to be a misunderstanding.
Berry continued to act and direct, making her directorial debut with Bruised in 2020, and she also started a wellness brand called Respin. Martinez continued to work in French and international film and television. The divorce did not have a lasting effect on either side's business interests.
The Berry and Martinez divorce is typical of a disagreement over child support rather than a division of assets. It is comparable with the Costner case, in which the monthly support figure took on the aspect of a total settlement in the press. Compared with the divorce from Eric Benet, it was more contested.
Berry was married three times, to Eric Benet and David Justice before Martinez. Her custody dispute with Aubry over their daughter Nahla received press coverage for several years. The couple were married in a ceremony in the Burgundy region of France. The $8 million figure is probably a monthly support figure that was misread.
Olivier Martinez's reported settlement was about $8 million.
They married in 2013 and divorced in 2016, a marriage of roughly 3 years.
Reports say they had a prenuptial agreement.
Yes, the family is reported to include 1 children.
Spousal and child support paid by Berry.
Reported assets include: Los Angeles home, cash, film royalties.
The case is not large in terms of the sums involved in a marital property division. The reported amounts relate mainly to child support, which in California is calculated on the basis of the parents' incomes.