Halle Berry is poking fun at ex-husband David Justice’s recent comments about her while enjoying a tropical getaway with boyfriend Van Hunt to celebrate her birthday.
Justice, a former baseball player who was married to Berry from 1993 to 1997, made headlines last week for listing some of the “issues” in their relationship that led to their breakup on the “All the Smoke” podcast. The 59-year-old said that at the time he was looking for a “traditional wife.”
“Then I’m thinking, ‘OK, if we have kids, is this the woman I want to have kids with and build a family with?’” Justice said. “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.”
Berry, a mom of two, appeared to respond to her ex with a cheeky Instagram post. The Oscar winner uploaded a carousel of carefree photos to the social media platform Aug. 14, the day of her 59th birthday, from her vacation with Hunt.
In the slideshow, Berry smiled wide while posing in a yellow bikini, lounged with Hunt on a daybed, enjoyed a glass of wine by the sea, sipped from a coconut and ate some chocolate cake. One photo also showed her holding a birthday card that said “Mom” and had a heart drawn on it.
She seemed to address Justice’s criticisms by captioning the post, “Phew…! cooking, cleaning and mothering.”
The “Never Let Go” star is a proud mom to 17-year-old daughter Nahla, whom she shares with former partner Gabriel Aubry, and 11-year-old son Maceo, whom she shares with ex-husband Olivier Martinez.
Berry went public with her relationship with Hunt in September 2020 and frequently shares photos on social media with the singer. He joined her on TODAY with Jenna & Friends in June when the actor was a guest co-host, marking their first interview together.
“I think everybody’s been really happy, at least for me personally, people have been like, ‘You finally found … !’ I’ve always wanted what we have,” Berry gushed.
She continued, “I always saw myself in a committed, loving relationship with, like, my best friend, someone that I respect and I love.”
Hunt revealed during their appearance that he proposed to Berry…and is still waiting for an answer.
“So I put out the proposal, and it’s still on hold as you can see,” he playfully said. “It’s just out there floating. You know, maybe you can encourage her.”
Berry explained that she hasn’t replied yet because she has been married three times and Hunt was previously married as well. She said that they don’t need to tie the knot to “validate” their love.
“But 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,” she shared. “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.”
