In happier times

Halle Berry and her baby daddy (to daughter Nahla) Gabriel Aubry split up after having been together for 5 years and it was reported that they were working very well together in any custody arrangements.

Then news hit that Halle was dating her Dark Tide co-star Olivier Martinez and the two have been quite inseparable since.

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On December 30 Gabriel filed papers to formally recognize him as Nahla’s father. That seemed out of the blue and a bit on the odd side considering by all accounts they were working quite amicably together.

TMZ is now reporting that Halle is in a legal fight with Gabriel and even went so far as to cancel a film commitment this week in New York to take care of this. She will be replaced by Katherine Heigl in New Years’ Eve. Her rep:

“Halle has serious concerns for her daughter’s well-being while in the care of her father for any extended period of time and is prepared to take all necessary steps to protect her.” She has attempted to resolve these custody issues amicably with her daughter’s father, Gabriel Aubry, directly, but given his lack of cooperation, Halle has no choice but to seek swift judicial intervention,” her rep says.

Are you shocked by this? I mean she has a baby with this guy, is working out custody amicably and then after he files paperwork to declare his legal rights, it’s at that point that she has a problem with him. I mean obviously the welfare of the baby is all that matters, but do you think this sounds a bit fishy?

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