Halle Berry Balks at Ex-Husband Eric Benét's Claims He's a Sex Addict: 'I Don't F---ing Believe That'

Mar. 15, 2025

Halle Berry; Eric Benet.Photo:Brenton Ho/Variety via Getty Images, Jerritt Clark/Getty Images

Brenton Ho/Variety via Getty Images, Jerritt Clark/Getty Images

Halle Berryis weighing in on her ex-husband Eric Benét’s claim of sex addiction — with the kind of candor her fans know and love.

“I had one husband who said he was a sex addict,” she recalled. “But I don’t f—ing believe that s—.”

Sharing a laugh with Shepard and co-host Monica Padman, she added, “That’s some bulls—.”

Benét, who was married to Berry from 2001 to 2005, admitted to infidelities at the time, checking into a 35-day sex-addict rehab program in 2002. Hetold PEOPLEin 2005 that he was not addicted to sex, but “wanted to save my marriage and do anything necessary to do that.”

Halle Berry and Eric Benet in 2002.Kevin Winter/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty

Berry recalled in a2004 interviewwithOprah Winfreythat she had read about Benét cheating in aStar Magazinearticle. The revelation came 10 days after she won her best actress Oscar forMonster’s Ball.

TheX-Menstar has since welcomed daughter Nahla Ariela with Gabriel Aubry, whom she dated from 2005 to 2010, and shares son Maceo-Robert with Oliver Martinez, to whom she was married from 2013 to 2016. She was also married to baseball player David Justice from 1993 to 1997.

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Speaking onArmchair Expert, Berry opened up about her happy relationship withVan Hunt, her boyfriend since 2020. “We celebrated when we hit four years like we had been married 20 years, that’s how big it was for me personally,” she admitted.

(Left-right:) Dax Shepard, Halle Berry and Monica Padman.Armchair Expert Podcast/Instagram

Armchair Expert Podcast/Instagram

“He’s had long relationships, not me… We both were scared,” added theNever Let Gostar. “He was waiting for the shoe to drop, and I was waiting to drop the f—ing shoe. Because I just can’t get past that. It’s been such a relief. ‘OK, yes, I can do this relationship thing.’ And he is my person and you just know it.”

source: people.com