Summary US actress Halle Berry has filed for divorce from French actor Olivier Martinez.
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - US actress Halle Berry has filed for divorce from French actor Olivier Martinez after two years of marriage, US media reported Tuesday.
"It is with a heavy heart that we have come to the decision to divorce," the couple said in a joint statement to People magazine.
"We wish each other nothing but happiness in life and we hope that you respect our and, most importantly, our children s privacy as we go through this difficult period."
The couple have a two-year-old son together.
They met in 2010 while filming the action thriller "Dark Tide" and three years later tied the knot at a ceremony in his native France.
The former Bond girl, who is 49, also has a seven-year-old daughter with ex-boyfriend and model Gabriel Aubry.
Martinez, 49, gained fame in the 1990s after starring in several French films that earned him a Cesar award for most promising actor.
He has been linked in the past to several models and actresses including US actress Mira Sorvino and Australian singer Kylie Minogue.
