Former Atlanta Braves right fielder David Justice has revealed new details about why his marriage to Hollywood star Halle Berry ended — and his explanation is causing a stir.
Speaking on the “All the Smoke” podcast with Matt Barnes this week, Justice said one factor behind their 1997 divorce was his belief that a wife should be “traditional” — cooking, cleaning, and caring for the home.
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“My knowledge and understanding of relationships just wasn’t vast,” Justice admitted. “I grew up in the Midwest, looking at my mom. So in my mind, I’m thinking a wife should cook, clean, [be] traditional, you know?”
Berry and Justice were married from 1993 to 1997, during which the actress starred in TV mini-series Queen, the family comedy The Flintstones, and drama Losing Isaiah.
Justice, who had only been in one relationship before Berry, revealed he also had doubts about their long-term compatibility.
“If we have kids, is this the woman I want to build a family with? She didn’t cook, didn’t clean, didn’t seem motherly… then we started having issues,” he said.
Justice also blamed their busy schedules for the marriage breakdown. Berry’s filming commitments often kept her in different countries for extended periods.
“We spent a lot of time apart because she was doing movies in this country, that country. Honestly, if I knew about therapy back then, we probably could have made it,” he added.
Halle Berry went on to win an Academy Award for Monster’s Ball in 2001 and gained international fame as Storm in the X-Men franchise. She later welcomed daughter Nahla with ex Gabriel Aubry and son Maceo-Robert with ex-husband Olivier Martinez.
Justice has since remarried, tying the knot with Rebecca Villalobos in 2001. They share three children: Raquel, JR, and Dionisio.
The candid confession has reignited online debates about gender roles, marriage expectations, and the role of therapy in sustaining relationships.
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