Gabriel Aubry: Halle Berry Acting "Irresponsible" in Custody Dispute
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Gabriel Aubry isn't going down without a fight.
One day after Halle Berry announced she was pulling out of a movie (New Year's Eve) to focus on "custody issues" related to her two-year-old daughter Nahla, Aubry's rep at Wilhelmina Models released a statement on his behalf.
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"While Gabriel is disappointed in Halle's decision to falsely malign him publicly and for her own purposes, he refuses to be pulled into her dispute over a canceled film production," his rep told Access Hollywood. "Gabriel also refuses to air their issues in the press as he believes this may ultimately harm their daughter. The fact is that Gabriel is a caring father who shares custody of Nahla."
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"Gabriel fully believes that a consistent and balanced living situation and two loving parents are crucial for their child even if Ms. Berry feels otherwise," his rep continued. "He will always defend his rights as a father and will always consider Nahla's best interest. Halle's continuing allegations in the press are untrue and irresponsible."
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The 44-year-old Oscar winner's rep previously told UsMagazine.com that Berry had "attempted to resolve these custody issues amicably with her daughter's father...but given his lack of cooperation, Halle has no choice but to seek swift judicial intervention."
Up until recently, the ex-lovers appeared to be amicably co-parenting in the wake of their April split. But on December 30, Aubry asked the courts to be formally recognized as Nahla's father and to establish shared custody.
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"Halle has always made the needs and safety of her daughter her first priority," her rep told Us Monday. "Halle has only acted in her daughter's best interest."
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26His statement is very well put, I think. I agree, Georgia A: he is a stand up guy. I really have to respect someone who deals with fame on a private level. It must be hell.
Her actions have nothing to do with the color of her skin. This is about a father whom has every right to be in his daughter's life. Gabriel has been successful all on his own before he met Halle. This has nothin to do about celebrity or money. This is about being human. Shame on you for throwing the race card.
Tiffany- What God do you pray too? You're a woman of God? Prolly not one that would want you calling people: racist, low down, disrespectful bastards and heffas..Gimme a break
It would mess everyone up if Halle had her daughter via donor sperm and it is evident that she and Aubry had a verbal agreement for him to act as the child's father. What would all of you haters say then when a paternity tests or documentation shows that he is not even the real father? Then that leaves you miserable. lonely. hateful. racist and dumb people looking stupid for your retarded comments on this message board !Back up off of my girl because, you don't know what is going on behind close doors with these two-Don't let the media fool you they just want to sell some magazines!!
Most of you read the beginning of this article and immediately started going off and bashing Halle Berry!Disrespectful, especially to the women Put down your hater-ade!! Gabriel wasn't s**#@ before he started dating Halle Berry infact if it wasn't for that -you all claim he's a model ummm .. wereany of you interested in him beforer he started dating Halle Berry? NO! and to all of you racist, low down disrespectful b-stards and heffas on here because, you take her color and judge her character for it!! Sad, disgraceful and childish! If god judge us all by our color with us all being imperfect human beings regardless of our race-No one would make it! So keep your racist comments to yourself you make your self look ignorant!
I really don't believe halle..if he can provide all thost nasty e-mail from her..another think if he is a racist he won't had a relationship with her to begine with
need more money?
All of you need to stop listening to the press and mind your business.Halle and Gabrielle are the only ones who knows what going on,and Brenda Cibelli it wouldnt have been any better with a caucasian.U ignorant!
The sad part of the story that he isn't saying is that he wants his daughter so he can get child support...if he was a loving father why is the money so important...he is a gold digger who needs to be outed...get a job like the rest of the world...
Gabriel---thats what you get for having jungle fever!!!!
Going to the media to play dirty shows what type of person she is. Go Gabriel. he has never once spoken about their relationship during or after they broke up. he just seems like a stand up guy. Team gabriel!
Shame on her for not allowing the father have a relationship with her daughter. Disgusting!!
Earth to Katie...no where in this article does it say HE is trying to take his daughter away from her mother. It's the opposite. duh?!!!
She seems to want her new love to take the child's real father's place... I hope the judge thinks of the child and balances things out.
Take a close look a Halle Berry, how much she allegedly loved her adoptive daughter India, never saw the girl again with her after her divorce from Eric B. When she needs publicity, she makes tearful appearences, sobbing about her abusive father, all the people who mocked her about her race, her exes who betrayed and slapped her. All of this may be true and sad, but what is the point of telling this over and over again in public? She could seriously work with organisatons for victims instead of blabbering and crying in talk shows..seems a little staged lately. Egomaniac and calculating, that is what comes to my mind, not classy at all.
They're both wrong. I'm sure they are both playing dirty. Whatever...celebrity world.
And another thing...who felt the "need" to make a "publc" statement? NOT Aubry. She's been traisping all over Europe with her new boyfriend while Gabriel was caring for their daughter. If she gave a darn about her daughter...her "people" would never have released a statement to the paparazzi. What is wrong with her? With a mother like that.....pathetic.
Halle Berry is clearly a world class beaotch. If she cared about her daughter she would have NEVER "released" a statement to the press. Clearly her ONLY priority is protecting her image and so called reputation. Last time I checked, all the relationships she has been in..the MEN did the leaving. TEAM AUBRY.
halle berry is craaazy she cannot keep a man n its sure not because shes ugly
Halle might be a bit of a control freak. With all her success and money, she wears the pants and likes it that way. She may want the child for herself. Leaking this stuff to tabloids is NOT the way to do it and Aubry is guilty of that! The child should come FIRST, period! Think about your child before putting your personal business for all to see. Disappointed!