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LOS ANGELES (CNN) — Olivier Martinez, the ex-husband of actress Halle Berry, is accusing her of child abuse, according to court filings.
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Martinez alleges Berry physically abused their 12-year-old son by jumping on him and choking him.
Martinez also filed for a temporary restraining order, adding there have been “other instances of abuse” over the years. He is asking for sole custody of the boy.
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Berry’s attorney responded in a statement, calling the filing “entirely meritless and deliberately misleading.”
The attorney added that it was “not entirely unexpected from an individual with a well-documented history of erratic, possessive and violent behavior.”
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Berry and Martinez divorced in 2015 after two years of marriage.