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Halle Berry Speaks On Her Confrontation with the Paparazzi
Source: NecoleBitchie.com
Somebody is gonna get hurt fooling around with Halle Berry and her child…
She’s absolutely fed up with the paparazzi, who has been hounding her ever since she gave birth to her daughter Nahla. Just recently, things began to get really bad for her after she started dating her new man, Oliviera Martinez, while going through a nasty child custody battle with her child’s father, Gabriel Aubrey. The paparazzi literally stalk her home and her child’s school every day in hopes of a good moneyshot, and Halle has had enough!
Earlier this year, she asked the judge in her child custody case for permission to move to France where the paparazzi laws are stricter, however he denied her request because it would be harder for Gabriel to see his child. Last week, things came to a boiling point for Halle, and she went ape sh-t outside of her daughter’s school. She was caught on camera pointing, screaming and acting like a mad woman at the paparazzi while accusing them of stalking. In a recent interview with Extra TV’s Mario Lopez she explained why she went off and says that she is about to call up the President real quick and see if he can help her out:
“I hate that I lost my cool, but you know, I’m human. That happens and when it comes to my daughter — I’m ferocious. There are no laws here that protect our children and as a mom, coming to the school… not only my child, but all the children that are there. It’s just wrong, wrong, wrong.”
“You know, I think I’m going to call Obama and say ‘look, can you help us?’ I know this seems like a little issue right now, but it’s a big issue in our lives and our lives at the school and our children being protected.”
Watch the video of Halle telling the paps off and see what she had to say Mario Lopez about the issue at Necole Bitchie.com
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Halle Don’t Play That: Paparazzi Learn Not To Get Too Close To Nahla The Hard Way
Source: Theybf.com
Between wanting to move to France and potentially having to pay Gabriel Aubry up to $20,000 a month in child support, it would be safe to assume that now is not the time to be up in Halle Berry or her daughter Nahla’s face with a camera. Unfortunately for her, those circumstances bring the paparazzi running and when they showed up at Nahla’s LA school yesterday snapping pics, Halle went off—all the way off.
It’s a shame this wasn’t a TMZ situation so we could have some audio, but from the looks on Halle’s face and her body language, I think it’s clear her words were NSFW. Assistant by her side, Halle demanded that the cameramen leave the school premises, and though you might think the actress should be used to the stalking by now, a source close to her told E! that lately the photographers have gotten out of hand.
”It is inappropriate for these people to stalk a child’s school everyday. They pushed too far [today],” the source said. “Halle felt that her daughter was being threatened. Having words with someone who is stalking your family is not out of line.”
I’m hoping 4-year-old Nahla was still in a classroom somewhere oblivious to all that was popping off in the parking lot. I imagine seeing her mother like that could be a bit distressing but one thing we can probably bet is that the paparazzi won’t be popping up at her school again (or at least for another day or two).
Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.
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Would We Feel Differently About Gabriel Aubrey If He Was a Woman?
Source: Why Fame
I’ll be honest. When I read that Gabriel Aubry was requesting up to $20,000 a month from Halle Berry to support his daughter’s lifestyle the first thought that came to mind was, what kind of man are you? Despite whatever difference in earnings comes along with being an Academy Award winning actress versus a Wilhelmina model, I wanted what Gabriel has between his legs to make him say, as a man, I refuse to let a woman support me. Because let’s face it, that’s essentially what Halle would be doing.
I don’t know the specifics of this ex-couple’s co-parenting deal, but I know that it doesn’t take a minimum of $15,000 a month to entertain a 3-year-old that you’re only taking care of half the time. That money would no doubt go toward a home he’d live in year-round, his own wardrobe—considering he wants Halle to give him money to pay for Nahla’s, and who knows what else. And it’s not just that he supposedly wants to maintain the lifestyle that his toddler daughter has become accustomed to, he also wants Halle to pay for trips for him and his daughter to visit his family. If you can’t even buy a plane ticket to Canada and keep a decent roof over your head should you have any type of custodial rights at all?
But, just because Gabriel is a man does that mean if the shoe was on the other gender’s foot, I be jumping up and down saying, “girl, get yours?” Not necessarily. We see these women every day, they’re on VH1 and Bravo calling themselves wives when they’re really just a woman who gave birth to a well-paid athlete’s child when, probably like Gabriel, they thought their relationship was the real deal, and now they’re sitting pretty. The difference is they have sole custody of their children and the fathers, at the very least, should contribute to their child’s financial wellbeing as their parental obligation. Do most women get more than what’s needed to raise a couple of kids these days? Probably so. Do I fault them for it? Not really. While these women could most certainly “get a job” like we often say they need to do, do some of their backgrounds really suggest they’re qualified to do anything other than ask would you like cheese with that? Gabriel, on the other hand, modeled for Versace, DKNY, and Valentino, and he holds a modeling contract with an agency in Milan. This man could work and maintain a lifestyle similar to Halle Berry’s if he wanted to, but he doesn’t, and that’s why I question his manhood in some respects. I mean I thought men prided themselves on being able to provide. Is that passe now?
I can admit that this is a double standard, and it’s one we as a society enforce regularly. When Vanessa Bryant filed for divorce and was set to get $75 million, some called her move calculated, most said regardless of how the money was coming to her she should take whatever she’s entitled to under the law. Look at Shaunie O’Neal and Juanita Jordan. Yes, all of these women were married to their children’s fathers—who all happened to be habitual cheaters—but we applauded the huge chunks of money they walked away from their marriages with without ever having to take a shot, as Drake would say. We may call some women who get knocked up by ballers and take the money golddiggers but we still expect them to cash that check. On the other hand, look at Russell Brand who could have taken $20 million away in his divorce to Katy Perry this year but opted not to. When I read the news, I thought, wow that’s admirable, but I know had it been a woman, I might have thought, wow that was stupid. Although let’s be honest, how many women would have turned it down?
More than anything these stories serve as a warning of what can happen when you make babies with someone you wouldn’t even make a home with. We may not have millions of dollars at risk but as women increasingly become the breadwinners, it’s not unfathomable that we could find ourselves having to pay for some other man’s lifestyle simply because we have a kid by him and we share custodial rights. It’s bad enough we’ve got more woman than I’d like to think about riding out babymamdom to Gucci and Prada their way to the top. We don’t need men doing it too.
Do you feel like as a man Gabriel shouldn’t even want Halle to support him? Do you think men have grown to be OK with women taking care of them in this way or is this still mostly a woman’s issue?
Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.
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Gabriel Aubry Wants $15K/Month to ‘Maintain’ Nahla’s Lifestyle
Source: Celebs.com
I don’t know what’s going to drag on longer, Pilar and Deion Sanders’ divorce, or Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry’s custody battle.
Halle’s baby daddy has filed documents requesting that she be forced to give him a monthly allowance of $15,000-$20,0000 in order to provide a proper home for Nahla when she stays with him and maintain the surroundings she’s grown accustomed to living with her mother.
Gabriel’s not stopping at home fixtures either. According to TMZ, he also wants a “very large” amount of money for their daughter’s clothing and money to take Nahla to see his family in Canada. What is that, a travel voucher?
Halle is said to be going hard to fight this request—perhaps that’s why she fired her old lawyer and sought new representation. The hearing on the matter which was scheduled for Monday has been pushed back to April 9 in order for the family judge to make a decision based on the ruling of the dependency judge. If some of Gabriel’s custody rights end up being taken away based on allegations of abuse from Nahla’s former nanny, that would impact how much Gabriel is “entitled” to receive. Regardless though, isn’t Gabriel a working model? What’s up with his cash flow?
What do you think about this request? Should Halle have to pay up?
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Halle Berry Hoping to Move to France, and Of Course, Take Nahla With Her
It’s no secret Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry are having a difficult time co-parenting their 3-year-old daughter, Nahla, but Halle has taken a page straight out of the bitter baby mama handbook with new paperwork she’s filed.
According to TMZ, Halle is asking the court for permission to move to France with Nahla, and of course Gabriel is not having it. Her ex-man says he feels the move is punitive and is only being done to stop him from having any contact with his daughter, plus he isn’t thrilled with the fact that Halle will be living with her French boo Olivier Martinez.
While I’m sure that’s part of Halle’s motivation to move, you can’t help but see this as a ploy to keep Nahla away from Gabriel, especially pending the outcome of child endangerment accusations. But with speculation that those allegations were made up, plus this plan to move abroad, it seems like Halle wants to pretend like Gabriel isn’t her child’s father at all. As tempting as it may be, you should never use your child as a pawn to get back at an old lover.
What do you think about Halle’s sudden wish to move to France? Do you think the judge should grant her permission?
Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.
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Judge Orders Counseling for Halle, Gabriel, and Nahla
A judge has decided to wait for results from the child endangerment investigation being conducted by the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services to address Halle Berry’s request that daughter, Nahla, be kept away from her father, Gabriel Aubry. But he has taken into consideration suggestions put forth by the department which include mediation that would allow a third party to meet with Halle and Gabriel to figure out how they can raise their child peacefully going forward.
Halle is reportedly receptive to the idea, and plans to continue her own individual counseling to deal with this situation, but Gabriel? Not so much. He did agree to go to counseling for his anger issues and both parents said OK to sending their 3-year-old daughter to counseling, but Gabriel is apparently having so much trouble accepting the other recommendations put forth by children’s services that the judge is considering holding a full hearing so that he can issue his own judgements.
So far, no ruling has been issued regarding the nanny Gabriel fired and was allegedly abusive to, but overall things aren’t looking good for him. The more receptive Halle is and the more resistant he is, he just ends up looking like the bad guy to the judge and the public.
Do you think counseling for Halle, Gabriel, and Nahla is a good idea?
Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.
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Baby Daddy Drama: Gabriel Aubry Investigated for Child Endangerment
Gabriel Aubry has issues—legal ones. Halle Berry is reportedly due in court today to request that her child’s father not have any contact with their 3-year-old daughter, Nahla, until said legal issues—an investigation into accusations of child endangerment and assault—are resolved.
Alliance Kamdem, a nanny hired by Gabriel, claims the French-Canadian model repeatedly yelled and cursed at her, often in Nahla’s presence. She also says Gabriel would make her sit in a corner in his condo until he called for her, and that he often yelled at Nahla as well, causing her to become scared and cry. The nanny also alleges that when Nahla had a rash her father refused to treat it; now the the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services has gotten involved and plans to conduct a child endangerment investigation.
On top of all of this, Alliance quit her job last week after Gabriel allegedly shoved her. She also claims he’s yelled racial epithets at her.
The only response Gabriel’s rep has given on the matter is that “Anyone can file a police report at any time, regardless of it being accurate.”
Well, hopefully these accusations aren’t.
Do you think the judge should honor Halle’s request that Gabriel not have contact with Nahla until this mess is cleared up?
Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.
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Co-Parenting: How Well Do You Raise Your Child With Your Ex?
Halle Berry is headed to South Africa to film a new movie for a few months. She packed her passport, personal items, her daughter Nahla, …and Nahla’s dad, Halle’s ex Gabriel Aubry.
