Halle Berry has suffered a setback in her ongoing custody battle with ex-husband Olivier Martinez after a Los Angeles judge awarded the French actor primary physical custody of their 13-year-old son, Maceo.
According to NBC Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Shelley L. Kaufman rejected Berry’s request to reinstate the former couple’s 50/50 custody arrangement following a multiday hearing. The ruling also prohibits the Oscar-winning actress from having overnight visits with her son.
However, the decision wasn’t entirely in Martinez’s favor. The judge also dissolved a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Berry, rejecting Martinez’s effort to make the protective order permanent.
Martinez alleged that Berry became physically aggressive with their son while he was playing a virtual reality game. He claimed Maceo subsequently contacted him about the incident and sought a restraining order and sole custody.
Berry has vehemently denied the allegations. According to NBC Los Angeles, her legal team previously described Martinez’s allegations as “entirely meritless and deliberately misleading.”