Halle Berry has claimed her son has been 'coached and manipulated' by her ex-husband Olivier Martinez

Halle Berry has claimed her son has been "coached and manipulated" by her ex-husband Olivier Martinez.

The 60-year-old actress is against the idea of her and Martinez's son Maceo, 13, testifying in court as part of the former couple's custody hearings, which come after Berry's ex alleged she choked their boy on September 26.

In documents obtained by PEOPLE magazine, Berry has urged the court not to place "substantial weight" on testimony from the teen - describing him as a "coached and manipulated child" - compared to key eyewitnesses who were there on the day, such as her fiancé Van Hunt, and her 18-year-old daughter Nahla.

The declaration reads: "Van Hunt ('Van') was physically present during the incident and is the only adult third-party eyewitness to the events at issue.

“Nahla Aubry has lived with Halle and Maceo for virtually Maceo’s entire life and is uniquely situated to observe their relationship, family dynamics, and Halle’s parenting over many years.

“Rather than welcome testimony from these witnesses with direct personal knowledge, Olivier dismisses their observations while elevating the testimony of a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old child who has spent the last two weeks primarily in Olivier’s care and with whom Olivier admittedly has been discussing the allegations, the litigation, and his anticipated testimony."

Berry claimed that her ex has been "repeatedly discussing the case" with their son, and "discounting the testimony of adult witnesses with direct personal knowledge of the relevant events".