Halle Berry revealed why she refrained from interviews for nearly ten years, citing overwhelming tabloid scrutiny of her personal life. The actress, now 59, said that after her third divorce, media coverage shifted its focus away from her work to sensational stories about her relationships, causing her to withdraw.
Media Focus on Personal Life Overshadowing Career
In a candid talk with The Cut, Berry shared that the press portrayed her negatively after her divorces.
“After my third divorce, people started to say, ‘What’s wrong with her? She’s crazy. She can’t keep a man,’”
Berry recalled. Despite her historic Academy Award and decades of professional success, the media continuously fixated on her romantic life.
She admitted losing patience with repetitive headlines.
“I pretty much stopped doing interviews for a decade because I got tired of the same old story. It was always: ‘Poor Halle — Unlucky in Love Again,’”
she confessed. Berry even suggested alternative headlines to challenge the narrative, including
“Halle Berry Is Not a Damsel in Distress”
and
“Halle Berry Never Said It’s Anyone Else’s Fault.”
Recent Public Reappearance and Clarification
Berry has recently become more open about her life, announcing her engagement to longtime partner Van Hunt during a recent appearance on The Tonight Show. She addressed rumors following an earlier interview, emphasizing there was no rejection of his proposal.
“It’s going around… that he asked to marry me and I said no. I did not say no,”
she told Jimmy Fallon.
Current Projects and Future Prospects
Beyond her personal updates, Berry continues to work actively in film. She stars opposite Chris Hemsworth in the crime thriller Crime 101 and is set to lead in the action film Maude v Maude alongside Angelina Jolie. Her return to interviews signals a new chapter, balancing both personal and professional openness after years of reluctance.
