Halle Berry's ex-husband David Justice lays bare details of their failed marriage… and what could've 'saved' it
The 58-year-old Monster's Ball actress previously tied the knot with the former MLB player in 1993, but the pair divorced just four years later.
David opened up about the topic on Thursday's episode of the All The Smoke podcast and said while they initially were in a 'honeymoon state' after saying 'I do,' he began to question if she was 'the woman I want to have kids with.'
The sports star explained that he only had 'one relationship before' marrying Halle. 'My knowledge and my understanding, my wisdom around relationships just wasn't vast.'
David, 59, explained that he had been 'looking at my mom and I'm a Midwest guy. So, in my mind, I'm thinking a wife at that time should cook, clean, [be] traditional, you know?
'Then I'm thinking, "Okay, if we have kids, is this the woman I want to have kids with and build a family with?"'
Daily Mail has reached out to Halle's reps for comment.
David opened up about the topic on Thursday's episode of the All The Smoke podcast and said while they initially were in a 'honeymoon state' after saying 'I do,' he began to question if she was 'the woman I want to have kids with'; Halle seen in May in Cannes
David added, 'At that time, as a young guy - she don't cook, don't clean, don't really seem like motherly, and then we start having issues.'
He recalled the Hollywood actress asking him to marry her after only five months of dating.
The baseball pro revealed that he had accepted the proposal 'because I couldn't say no' and admitted he wasn't sure 'if my heart was really into it.'
'But I didn't want to make her feel bad and say no, you know, or [if] I was just in the moment.'
Months into their marriage, the former couple's differences came to light and their careers resulted in them spending a lot time away from each other.
'We spent a lot of time apart because she was doing movies in this country, that country,' David said, before sharing what he felt could have possibly kept their marriage together.
'And we honestly probably could have made it if I knew about therapy. If we knew about therapy, we probably could have made it.'
Halle and David began dating in 1992 after she first saw him competing during an MTV celebrity baseball game. She later gave the sports player her phone number through a reporter that they both knew.
The former couple tied the knot on New Year's Day in 1993 amid their whirlwind romance, but separated in 1996. The following year, their divorce was finalized.
Halle later admitted to Parade in 2007 that she had suffered from depression following the split which led her to a suicide attempt.
'My sense of worth was so low,' the actress told the outlet, per Today. 'I had to reprogram myself to see the good in me.
'Because someone didn't love me didn't mean I was unlovable. I promised myself I would never be a coward again.'
The Catwoman star later married Eric Benet in 2001 but the former couple divorced in 2005. She also tied the knot with Olivier Martinez in 2013 but their divorce was finalized in 2016.
Halle is mom to daughter Nahla, 17, whom she welcomed with ex Gabriel Aubry and also shares son Maceo-Robert, 11, with Olivier.
David has also since moved on following his separation from Halle and married Rebecca Villalobos in 2001. The couple share three children together.
Earlier this year in February, Halle hit back at comments saying that she 'can't keep a man.'
While appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show, the topic of dating was brought up and the actress said, 'I mean, it's hard out here. It's hard in these streets.'
Halle continued, 'I've heard people say, "Something must be wrong with Halle Berry, she can't keep a man." Who's to say I want to keep a man?
'I don't want to keep the wrong man. Like, I'm not crazy, right? So when you find that you make a mistake - we all make mistakes.'
She added, 'We have a right to say, "Oh God, this was a mistake. Let me start again." We have the right to do that.'
The Never Let Go actress has since been romantically linked to Van Hunt - whom she was confirmed to be dating in 2020.
A few months earlier in June, Van revealed that he has already popped the big question to the Hollywood star during an interview with Today.
'I put out the proposal, and it's still on hold as you can see. It's just out there floating. You know, maybe you can encourage her,' he said.
But Halle - who had also joined in on the interview - expressed, 'I think we will get married just because, out of the people I've been married to, this is the person I should have married.
'And I feel like I should, we should get married, but it's not because we feel like we have to. I think it's something that we would like to do, just because we want that expression.'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Independent
27 minutes ago
- The Independent
Kristin Davis opens up about having ‘disordered eating'
Kristin Davis disclosed on her podcast, Are You a Charlotte?, that continuous discussion about her body during her time on Sex and the City caused her to develop disordered eating. She recounted that co-star Sarah Jessica Parker once suggested she had body dysmorphia, a notion Davis initially dismissed, believing it was due to public perception of her 'pear-shaped' figure. Davis confessed to engaging in extreme dieting, including an instance where she fainted in a car park, as a result of the intense scrutiny and pressure regarding her appearance. She also shared that fans would often comment on her not being 'fat' when meeting her, which she understood as a compliment but felt was in comparison to Sarah Jessica Parker. The Sex and the City spin-off, And Just Like That..., is set to conclude after its third season.
The Sun
28 minutes ago
- The Sun
US Vice President meets The Apprentice's Tom Skinner for ‘BBQ & a few beers' as Vance ‘set for breakfast with Farage'
US Vice-President JD Vance has met The Apprentice's Tom Skinner for a barbecue and some beers ahead of his breakfast with Nigel Farage. President Donald Trump's deputy had spent the weekend with his friend and foreign secretary David Lammy at Chevening in Kent before enjoying the party with Skinner on Monday. 4 4 4 The pair have bonded in recent weeks over social media, culminating in the "invitation" to the event with the vice-president. Writing on social media this evening, Skinner said: "When the Vice President of the USA invites ya for a BBQ an beers, you say yes. "Unreal night with JD and his friends n family. He was a proper gent. "Lots of laughs and some fantastic food. A brilliant night, one to tell the grand kids about mate. Bosh." Pictures from the night show the pair smiling and showing thumbs up, with Skinner dressed in a shirt and tie while Vance opted for a more casual short-sleeve shirt. This comes ahead of a meeting between the US vice-president and Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage tomorrow. The pair will have breakfast in the Cotswolds as Vance enjoys both business and pleasure during his UK summer holiday. Already, Vance has held meetings with a number of other political figures during his trip, including Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick. He had tried to set up a meeting with his friend Kemi Badenoch but their schedules were not compatible. Vance has shown an increasing interest in Reform UK, with it being reported in July he had asked Peter Mandelson about the party, noticing that "they're doing very well". Other attendees at Monday's barbecue were Cambridge academic James Orr and Tory MP Danny Kruger. Describing the image of Vance and Skinner at the event, the former Apprentice star said: "Here is a pic of Me and Vice President towards the end of the night after a few beers. "I'm overdressed in my suit, but when the VP invites you to a BBQ, you don't risk turning up in shorts an flip-flops. "Cracking night in the beautiful English countryside with JD, his friends and family. Once in a lifetime. Bosh." Skinner has found himself catapulted to fame over recent years, following his appearance on The Apprentice in 2019. More recently, his posts on social media have struck a chord among many, with some urging him to run for political office. His meeting with one of the most powerful political figures globally could be a natural stepping stone towards that. VANCE HOLIDAYING ACROSS UK JD Vance 's trip to the UK has seen him travelling through the Cotswolds and southern England with his family. The vice-president, his wife Usha, and children Ewan, 8, Vivek, 5, and Mirabel, 3, were seen travelling together in an extensive motorcade. Some locals were left disgruntled, however, as he visited a posh farm shop in the area - leading to a number of road closures and security checkpoints manned by police with sniffer dogs. His 18-strong motorcade caused disruption around Chipping Norton as the VP visited the Daylesford Organic farm shop. Several large black SUVs carrying people believed to be Secret Service agents were seen parked on the driveway. It came after a meeting with Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening House in Kent on Friday. The pair are understood to have forged an unlikely friendship, even spending time with each other's families outside of business meetings. During their meeting, the VP urged Britain to avoid the "very dark path" of silencing free speech. He warned that the West has grown "a little too comfortable with censoring" during his press conference with the foreign secretary. He said: "I think the entire collective West, the transatlantic relationship, our Nato allies, certainly the United States under the Biden administration, got a little too comfortable with censoring rather than engaging with a diverse array of opinions." Mr Vance has previously slammed Britain for enforcing some of the toughest restrictions on free speech globally. In February, during a televised meeting between Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump in the Oval Office, the Vice President flagged that "infringements on free speech" are now impacting not only Brits but also American tech firms, "and by extension American citizens". Vance's latest tirade comes after the UK launched a divisive new Online Safety Act which targets children's social media usage.
Daily Mail
28 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
CLAUDIA CONNELL: Meghan's back, with love. And the big reveal? Harry hates lobster!
Get ready to 'elevate' that ham sandwich and scatter flower sprinkles on your spag bol, because Meghan Markle is back to enrich our lives with a second series of her lifestyle show. During the first episodes of With Love, Meghan, which aired in March, the duchess's culinary tips included how to plate up a takeaway and tie a bow around a bag of shop-bought pretzels. And, if this trailer promoting series two is anything to go by, things look set to be just as ridiculous. In the same week it was revealed that Harry and Meghan's Netflix deal has been 'downgraded', the Duchess of Sussex shows her skills slicing bread, crumbling cheese, cutting a cucumber and washing fruit. Groundbreaking. 'There are easy ways to show up lovingly,' she tells the audience in her trademark gobbledygook, as she packs what look like Jammie Dodgers into a cardboard box and ties string around them. 'I love finding new ways to show people you care,' she trills. The eight-part series airs on August 26 and comes just five months after the first. Both were filmed at the same time. A 'holiday' special has been recorded too, for the Christmas period. Netflix will surely be hoping that this follow-up performs better than the first instalment, which was mercilessly mocked by critics and failed to crack the streaming giant's top 300 programmes. Netflix claims: 'Meghan returns with a fun and heartwarming new season, welcoming celebrity chefs, talented artists and beloved friends for hands-on adventures filled with laughter and discovery ... Meghan and her guests explore bold flavours, experiment with new techniques, and discover simple ways to add beauty to everyday life.' Special guests include: model and TV producer Chrissy Teigen, American chef Christina Tosi, British Michelin-starred chef Clare Smyth, restaurateur David Chang, British-Indian podcaster Jay Shetty and former Queer Eye presenter Tan France. Not quite A-list, then, and some of her guests aren't without controversies of their own. Teigen, who is married to singer John Legend and has her own food brand, Cravings, is shown in Meghan's home 'getting creative and learning something new'. 'Little things like this make me so happy,' gushes Teigen who, four years ago, had to issue an apology for her earlier cyber-bullying of US reality star Courtney Stodden, who was then just a teenager. As well as prepping food, we see Meghan arrange flowers, sit with a potter's wheel between her legs and make what might be a tea towel (it's hard to tell). Harry is nowhere to be seen –this is Meghan's baby – but he gets a passing mention when she tells chef Jose Andres that Harry doesn't eat lobster.
