Halle Berry suffers minor head injury on Los Angeles set

LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry suffered a minor head injury while shooting a fight sequence for a movie in Los Angeles on Tuesday night and was treated at a hospital and released, her publicist said on Wednesday.

"She checked out healthy and was released. She'll continue production as planned," publicist Meredith O'Sullivan said in an email.

Berry, 45, is shooting "The Hive," a thriller directed by Brad Anderson and also starring Abigail Breslin.

An ambulance took Berry from the set in central Los Angeles to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and the set was shut down, the celebrity news website X17 reported. A hospital spokeswoman declined to say if Berry was treated there.

Barry hit her head on lights on the set of the 2004 film "Catwoman" but was not seriously injured, according to IMDb.com, a movie database.

She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the 2001 film "Monster's Ball." (Reuters)

Alleged Halle Berry stalker pleads no contest

LOS ANGELES: A man accused of stalking Halle Berry pleaded no contest Thursday, but was given no more time behind bars and had a burglary charge against him dismissed, prosecutors said.

Richard Franco, 28, was sentenced to five years of probation and 386 days in county jail, but was given credit for 193 days so "will not serve any additional time in county jail," the District Attorney's office said.

As part of a deal, in which he pleaded no contest to one count of stalking, Franco was also ordered to undergo one year of psychological counseling and a 10-year criminal protective order also was imposed.

Franco allegedly broke into a guest house at the Oscar-winning US actress's Hollywood home during one of the several times he was spotted there in July last year.

The former Bond girl said Franco had "terrorized" her over three days from July 9, before he was arrested at 11:15 pm on July 11. Prosecutor Wendy Segall said in early proceedings that Berry was "in fear for her safety."

Franco pleaded not guilty to the first-degree burglary charge, which said he broke into the guest house on July 10.

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Halle Berry's intruder now charged with burglary

A man who has been accused of stalking actress Halle Berry has now been charged with burglary.

Richard Anthony Franco, 27, was charged with felony stalking after he was arrested earlier this month for trespassing on the actress' property three times in three days. The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office has now added the additional charge, reports contactmusic.com.


Franco is currently behind bars, while Berry has also obtained a restraining order against him and it states he must stay 500 yards away from her, her family and her home and bars him from attempting to contact her for three years.


A preliminary hearing has been set for Aug 4.

Halle Berry calls police over home intruder

Halle Berry called police to her Los Angeles home yesterday after an intruder broke into the property.

The Monster's Ball actress dialled 911 after spotting an unidentified man "lurking around" in her front garden, law enforcement sources told TMZ.

The individual is said to have scaled a privacy wall bordering the residence and only fled after several people in Berry's home ran outside to confront him.

The man is suspected of coming from a group of independent paparazzi who have allegedly begun to linger around Berry's house and follow her around Los Angeles.

The LAPD is currently investigating the break-in, but has not yet passed comment.

Berry's home was targeted by graffiti artists last July, who spray painted a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi onto her front gate.

Berry was recently attached to a cable television project entitled Higher Learning, which was shopped around US networks last month.

Halle Berry named Hollywood's hottest mum

Actress Halle Berry has been voted the hottest mother in Hollywood in a new poll.

The Oscar winner, who has three-year-old daughter Nahla with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, topped the Hollywood's hottest mum poll with 24 percent votes, reports dailystar.co.uk.

The second place, with 20 percent votes, went to actress Angelina Jolie who raises six kids with partner Brad Pitt. She was followed by Britney Spears at the third spot with 15 percent votes.

Actress Salma Hayek and Jessica Alba wrapped up the top five.

The top 10 ­Hollywood hottest moms are:

1. Halle Berry - 24 percent 2. Angelina Jolie - 20 percent 3. Britney Spears - 15 percent 4. Salma Hayek - 12 percent 5. Jessica Alba - 9 percent 6. Jennifer Lopez - 6 percent 7. Kate Beckinsale - 5 percent 8. Christina Aguilera - 4 percent 9. Teri Hatcher - 3 percent 10. Monica Bellucci - 2 percent

Halle Berry: 'I should have married Muhammad Ali'

Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, resplendent in a midnight blue dress and smile to match, stole the show at a star-studded fundraiser in Phoenix headlined by Muhammad Ali over the weekend.

She didn't steal the former boxing champ, however. With a wink and a smile of her own, Ali's wife, Lonnie, made sure of that, reports former USA TODAY staffer Greg Boeck.

Among the honorees at Celebrity Fight Night -- a gala event that raised $6.6 million for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center to bring its 17-year total to $72 million -- twice-wed Berry told the crowd, "I would have been better off not marrying all these other men. I should have married Muhammad Ali instead.''

Answered Lonnie: "Now, wait a minute.''

After her acceptance speech, Berry planted a major smooch on Ali. Also honored was Go Daddy CEO and founder Bob Parsons, who pledged $1 million to the center.

A live auction featured two donors who paid $400,000 each to have dinner with singer Reba McEntire at her Beverly Hills home and another donor who paid $400,000 to have dinner with entertainer Billy Crystal and actor Robert De Niro in New York. American Idol alum Kelly Clarkson and this year's Idol finalists were among the performers.

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Halle Berry 'honoured in Beverly Hills'

Halle Berry has been honoured at the Costume Designers Guild Awards.

The actress was presented with the Lacoste Spotlight Award by Samuel L Jackson at a ceremony held on Tuesday in Beverly Hills.

"Halle looked radiant and seemed giddy on stage," a source told People.

"She stuck completely on topic of the event and didn't mention anything about her personal life, but she had a happy aura. She even skipped away from the podium when her speech was done, and gave Samuel L Jackson a big hug."

The insider went on to say that Berry was nearly mobbed by photographers while on the event's red carpet, adding: "Even as a veteran celebrity, she seemed overwhelmed by all of the madness surrounding her entrance.

"She posed for photos for several minutes before dashing inside to the cocktail hour."

Stripping's the simplest thing

Oscar-winner Halle Berry has revealed that playing a stripper’s role in her flick Frankie and Alice was easy.

“[There’s] not much research to play a stripper - you just kind of take your clothes off. It's kind of easy!” the New York Daily News quoted her as telling Access Hollywood at the premiere of the film.

In the film, Berry plays a character with a multiple personality disorder, torn between her stripper persona and a racist alter ego. The 44-year-old actress said she read “thick dense medical books” and spoke to people who suffered from the disordered.

This is not the first time Berry has stripped off on the big screen, as she previously went fully nude in an explicit sex scene for 2001's ‘Monster’s Ball’ alongside Billy Bob Thornton.

Frankie and Alice is releasing on Dec. 17.

'I want more children'

Halle Berry has revealed that she is eager to give her daughter Nahla a brother or sister.

The actress admitted that she can't wait too much longer because of her age.

She told the New York Post: "I'd love more children. I'm 44, so who knows how much longer I can wait?"

Berry, who is now dating Olivier Martinez, also explained that she has the advantage of being able to take Nahla to work with her.

She added: "You make time for what's important. She's not yet 3, so I take her with me.

"Once she's 5 or 6, and in school, I'll have to make a change."

Halle Berry, Martinez confirm romance

Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez have made their first public appearance as a couple.

The pair were rumoured to have begun dating earlier this year after meeting on the set of their upcoming movie Dark Tide during the summer.

They appeared to confirm the romance speculation when they walked the red carpet together holding hands at the Carousel Of Hope Ball in Beverly Hills over the weekend.

Oscar-winner Berry and Martinez first sparked reports of a relationship when they were spotted together in Martinez's hometown of Paris in September.

Berry separated from model Gabriel Aubry - the father of her young daughter Nahla - in April, while Martinez previously dated Kylie Minogue.

Halle Berry's rep denies Olivier Martinez 'favouritism' rumours

Halle Berry's rep has dismissed rumours that the 'Monster Ball' actress helped her 'boyfriend' Olivier Martinez in getting a role in her new movie 'Dark Tide.'

Berry has insisted that the French star was chosen because he is 'the best actor for the role.'

"Olivier was cast because he was the best actor for the role and both Halle and the director agreed. Any speculation beyond that reason is completely false," the Daily Star quoted Berry's spokesperson as telling the New York Post.

Berry and Martinez romance rumours gained momentum while they filmed in South Africa.

Halle Berry dating Olivier Martinez?

Hollywood beauty Halle Berry has moved on from her split with model Gabriel Aubry and is now reportedly dating French actor Olivier Martinez.

The couple who are starring together in the thriller Dark Tide were spotted this week in Paris together, kissing and holding hands, reported Us magazine.

"Yes, it's a romance. They were instantly attracted to each other and share an intense passion," said a source close to Martinez. Berry, 43, and Martinez, 44, first met on the sets of Dark Tide in South Africa a few months ago.

The film, which is due for release in 2011, follows the character of Sara, played by Berry, who is a modern-day adventurer and Martinez plays her husband. The actor, who played Diane Lane's extra-marital lover in Unfaithful, had dated pop singer Kylie Minogue for four years before parting ways in 2007.

He was more recently linked to Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. After nearly four years together, Berry and Aubry, 34, announced their split this May. They have a 2-year-old daughter Nahla together.

Halle Berry shares rented home with ex

Halle Berry has reportedly been seen flying to South Africa with ex Gabriel Aubry.

The star was on her way to the country to begin filming upcoming drama Dark Tide.

According to Radar Online, Aubry is moving with the star to South Africa for several months so that he will not be deprived of time with their 2-year-old daughter.

It was previously claimed that Aubry was having trouble working out custody arrangements with Berry.

However, the new report says that the pair will live in the same rented house together while in South Africa.

Community Service Chick

Showing her philanthropic spirit, Halle Berry was spotted picking up some trash in Los Angeles while out donating some items .

The “Monster’s Ball” babe carted bags of goods to give to charity, looking cute and casual in a yellow tank top, grey sweatpants, and sneakers.

n related news, it seems Halle and her ex-boyfriend/babydaddy Gabriel Aubry were looking pretty cozy together during their trip to Disneyland with their daughter Nahla this week.

An onlooker told press, “They seemed very happy together,” sparking rumors that they may be giving their romance another try.

Halle Berry's Week-Ending Malibu Retail Romp

Ready for the weekend, Halle Berry was spotted enjoying a leisurely day in Malibu,

Decked out in sporty fitness gear, the Oscar-winning actress meandered about to visit Malibu Colony Company as she tended to her retail needs.

The outing comes just one day after Miss Berry was awarded Fragrance of the Year honors at the FiFi Awards for her Halle by Halle Berry scent from Coty.

Meanwhile, Miss Berry is also rumored to be gracing the cover of Vogue’s coveted September issue - which would make her the first African-American woman to land the issue’s cover since Naomi Campbell in 1989.

Custody Complications

It seemed as though their split was going to be amicable, but now Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry are butting heads over the custody of their daughter Nahla.

According to a report, the “Monster’s Ball” babe will be flying to South Africa for a three-month movie shoot, and as a result Gabriel is going to fight for full custody rights.

An insider told press, “It’s been pretty difficult for Gabriel to see Nahla the last few weeks. He’s really getting sick of it and it’s getting to the point where he is seriously considering his options regarding pursuing permanent custody.”

The source continued, “He refuses to give up rights to his daughter, he loves her more than anything and is determined to be a regular, full time fixture in her life.”

“The latest issue is that Halle is due to move to South Africa during July, August and September to work on a movie and she wants to take Nahla with her full time. That would mean Gabriel not seeing his daughter for three whole months and there’s no way he’s going to allow that.”

“Gabriel requested that he be allowed to keep Nahla with him in Los Angeles but Halle wouldn’t let that happen, so the two reached a total stalemate and it started getting nasty, with both of them looking into entering a legal battle.”

“In the end they reached an agreement. Basically Halle is going to pay Gabriel to be a kind of full time nanny and to come to South Africa for the three months she’s there, and to be Nahla’s full-time caregiver.”

Halle Berry 'doubts having another child'

Halle Berry has admitted that she doubts she will have another child.

The Oscar winner, who recently announced her split from partner Gabriel Aubry, has revealed while attending the DKMS Annual Gala, an organisation that recruits bone marrow donors for leukemia patients, that she doesn't see herself having more children in the future.

Speaking to In Touch Weekly, the 43-year-old said: "Being here at an event like this, I’m just reminded how blessed I am that I have a healthy little girl."

When asked if she would like more children, she added: "If God says so. I don’t think he’s going to say so though!"

Berry and Aubry have a 2-year-old daughter named Nahla Ariela.

Halle Berry likes abusive men

Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry says she used to be attracted to "abusive men".The actress says that she regularly witnessed her father attack her mother when she was growing up and says it affected her choice in partners, reported femalefirst.com."My mother was a battered woman and that was my childhood for a good chunk of it. Early on in my life, I made choices, and I chose men that were abusive because that was what I knew growing up," she said.But later she underwent therapy and learned what to do if and when a relationship became violent.The 43-year-old actress has now found happiness with model Gabriel Aubry, the father of her 19-month-old daughter Nahla.She is also using her experiences to help others who have suffered domestic abuse and works closely with the Jenesse Center, a Los Angeles-based shelter which provides support for victims.

Third time isn’t a charm for Halle Berry

The gorgeous Halle Berry won’t marry again. The Oscar winning actress who has been married twice before is currently in a long-term relationship with hunky model Gabriel Aubry with whom she has a daughter named Nahla. “I’m so not the relationship go-to girl,” said the 42-year-old actress. “But I’m much clearer about what a relationship is, which is why I will never marry again. “Gabriel and I have a great partnership and a lovely daughter. “But I once was stupid enough to say, in a previous relationship, ‘I’m going to be with this person for ever,’ and realized, as I grew, that I don’t know if forever is possible.” Halle was named the Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire magazine in October of last year at the age of 42. It was then that she revealed that sex was better now she was older; as she playfully said, ‘I have much better orgasms than when I was 22 because I know what I like -- and I initiate.’ Halle Berry seems to be comfortable in her own skin and in her own sexuality. She is happy, a hands on mother to her beloved daughter, a respected actress and in a loving relationship. “It’s wonderful, but neither one of us feels the need to attach ourselves to each other for life -- because it may not be that.”

Halley Berry: It's a Girl

Halley Berry gave birth to a healthy 7lb 4 oz baby girl at 10:17am Sunday morning, March 16 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, reports Star.

The 41-year-old Oscar winner, was initially brought to the hospital at 4 AM Sunday morning following contractions but sent back when the contractions stopped.

"Halle felt her contractions come on a lot more intensely later that night so she came back to the hospital at 11:00pm Saturday night," a source told Star.

The birth was uncomplicated.

"Halle was overcome with emotion when she finally held her little girl. She said everything she had gone through was worth that moment.

The tears kept coming as Halle didn't even want the nurses to take her baby to clean her up and measure. It was a truly beautiful scene."