Olivier Martinez looked a far cry from his usual polished self as he walked around Los Angeles amid his ongoing custody battle with ex Halle Berry.
While fans will be used to seeing Olivier, 58, looking dapper on the red carpet with a glamorous date on his arm after a string of high-profile love interests.
However, Olivier cut a forlorn figure as he stepped out this week, wearing a tie-dyed T-shirt with an Adidas track jacket and combat trousers.
The French actor’s thick, dark curls were replaced by a head of white hair, accompanied by a light stubble.
Olivier, who shares 10-year-old son Maceo with Hollywood actress Halle, added a pair of gold-framed aviator glasses to his mismatched look.
Olivier Martinez looked a far cry from his usual polished self as he walked around Los Angeles amid his ongoing custody battle with ex Halle Berry.
While fans will be used to seeing Olivier, 58, looking dapper on the red carpet with a glamorous date on his arm after a string of high-profile love interests.
Olivier, who shares 10-year-old son Maceo with Hollywood actress Halle, added a pair of gold-framed aviator glasses to his mismatched look (Olivier and Halle pictured, 2012)
The sighting comes after Halle recently claimed she had spent $200,000 trying to “work with” Olivier on co-parenting their son, in shocking new court documents.
Halle married Olivier in 2013, the same year she welcomed Maceo, and they separated in 2016. Their divorce was finalized seven years later in August 2023, and the couple has been embroiled in a bitter custody dispute ever since.
In documents obtained by US weekly magazine Halle claims she has spent more than $200,000 on legal fees, including a “voluntary” $80,000 contribution toward Olivier’s legal expenses.
She claimed Olivier is supported by child support payments, so she “has to go to work.” She alleges he objected to paying for a home visit with her therapist during Hale’s time off before changing his mind.
She claims Olivier “delayed” court-ordered co-parenting therapy “despite several follow-ups.”
In the documents, she wrote: “I have made every effort to work with Olivier, communicate with him, and involve him in the decision-making process regarding our son (Maceo) in an amicable manner. Olivier has refused to co-parent and communicate with me in a child-centered manner; he has been oppositional and unwavering on all important matters involving Maceo.”
The documents also include text messages between the two, in which Berry writes to Martinez: “I am so sorry we are at odds. I had higher hopes for us. I always hoped we would do better for Maceo and work together like we did before Van (Hunt, her partner) came along.”
However, Olivier cut a forlorn figure as he stepped out this week, wearing a tie-dyed T-shirt with an Adidas track jacket and combat trousers.
The sighting comes after Halle recently claimed she had spent $200,000 trying to “work with” Olivier on co-parenting their son, in shocking new court documents (pictured from 2014)
The French actor’s thick, dark curls have been replaced by a white mane, accompanied by a stubble beard.
“Everything has gone to shit since then. We used to try to get along for Maceos’ sake, now you don’t even want to try and I’ve tried, Olivier… you know I have.
‘However, you’re still angry and I don’t know why. We need to let go of all that anger and do better. Maceo deserves it. I’m tired of being called a liar, I’m tired of fighting with you and I’m quitting. If you want this negativity to continue, it’s your fault, but I don’t want to be a part of it… We need to be together now more than ever. However we face it, we need to face it together, not by fighting. It’s just my opinion, but you’ll make your decision.’
Olivier replied: ‘The only way to work together is to work your way. That’s not working together. You’re playing dirty like you always did, not putting Maceo’s best interest first, but karma comes, don’t worry.’
This comes two weeks after a new report offered more insight into the ongoing custody drama.
Halle claimed Olivier is causing “detrimental harm” to their son with his latest motion to delay an upcoming custody hearing.
Olivier, on the other hand, claimed last week that Halle is taking advantage of him by not allowing him time to prepare and by “trying to talk her way into an immediate audience” to give him the “absolute minimum.”
Halle made headlines last month when she sought sole custody of Maceo.
The actress claims her son is struggling in school and is “a few grades behind,” adding that he has been diagnosed with ADHD and mild dyslexia.
Prior to his relationship with Halle, Olivier dated Kylie Minogue from 2002 to 2007, during which time she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
He adds that Maceo’s father is, ‘He is either ‘oblivious’ to her difficulties or ‘carelessly ignores’ them, which she says shows he is unfit for custody.
The actress claims Olivier is delaying the custody hearing, which will impact a “decision regarding necessary interventions for the parties’ distressed son.”
She also claims that the actor is trying to “get more money out of her.”
Olivier had previously said he needed an “expert” to testify on his behalf, which she called “absurd”.
“It would be unfair, and certainly prejudicial to Maceo, to continue the September 10, 2024 hearing for 120 days on the basis that perceptive third-party witnesses are expected to testify or that Olivier somehow needs to engage other, unnamed experts,” the documents read.
Shortly after Halle’s performance, Olivier responded that the actress “refuses” to set a date that suits her.
He added that Halle has rejected his request for help paying her legal fees, even though “It is true that he is earning several million dollars right now.
Olivier met Halle on the set of Dark Tide, which was filming in South Africa in 2010, the same year she and her ex Gabriel Aubry announced their split.
Things moved quickly for the former couple, who confirmed their engagement in March 2012 and tied the knot in France just a year later on July 13, 2013.
Prior to his relationship with Halle, Olivier dated Kylie Minogue from 2002 to 2007, during which time she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
A joint statement released on behalf of the couple at the time read: ‘Olivier Martinez and Kylie Minogue have officially confirmed that they are no longer a couple.
‘They have made it clear that the decision to go their separate ways was mutual and amicable.
“The false accusations of disloyalty by the media have saddened both of them. The two remain very good friends.”
