Highlights
- The custody battle between Halle Berry and ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry for their daughter Nahla is turning uglier amid accusations that the model used racial slur against the actress.
- Aubry's former friend and business partner Stephane Bibeau claims the model became "verbally threatening" to Berry after they separated. Bibeau also accused the model of using a racial slur against the actress, the People magazine reported. "He is a vindictive guy," Bibeau said.
The custody battle betweenHalle Berry and ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry for their daughterNahla is turning uglier amid accusations that the model usedracial slur against the actress.
Aubry's former friend and business partner StephaneBibeau claims the model became "verbally threatening" to Berryafter they separated. Bibeau also accused the model of using aracial slur against the actress, the People magazine reported."He is a vindictive guy," Bibeau said.
Celebrity website TMZ too has cited sources sayingthat Aubry addressed Berry with racial rants and otherexpletives both to her face and over text messages."He constantly demeaned her. It was awful," a sourcetold the website.
Representatives for Aubry are yet respond to theallegations. The model, however, had called Berry"irresponsible" in a statement recently.
But sources close to Aubry claim that he too hasnumerous emails, text messages and voicemails from Berry which"document her angry and jealous rages." The model isreportedly saving it to make his case strong in the court inthe forthcoming custody battle.
The ex-lovers appeared to be amicably co-parentingpost their split in April but in December Aubry moved to courtto be formally recognized as Nahla's father and to establishshared custody, prompting Berry to speed up the custodybattle.
Berry, who dated Aubry for over five-years, iscurrently dating 'Unfaithful' star Olivier Martinez whileAubry was spotted out with Kim Kardashian but they deniedromance.