Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez have officially brought their divorce to a close, seven years after their separation, with the settlement requiring the actress to pay her ex-husband $8,000 per month.
Although Martinez has built a successful acting career of his own, with credits including Unfaithful and The Horseman On The Roof, the financial terms appear to reflect Berry’s substantially larger fortune, which has been reported at around $90 million.
The former couple went their separate ways just three years after tying the knot.
So how did Halle Berry build her multimillion-dollar empire? Read on to find out.
Divorce finalized: Seven years after their split, Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez have reached a settlement, with the Catwoman star set to pay $8,000 a month from her reported $90 million fortune; pictured together in 2014
Luxury: Halle’s $8.5m Malibu beach house comes complete with an outdoor jacuzzi
Inside Halle Berry’s Malibu mansion
The former Bond girl is the proud owner of a beautiful beach house in Malibu, California.
She bought the property for $8.5m in 2004, meaning it will be likely be worth a significantly larger proportion of her worth almost 20 years on than that figure suggests.
There is no trouble fitting the four bedrooms – each with their own balcony – and five bathrooms into the 5,000 square-foot space, with the actress’ room featuring stunning sea views.
The home also has an elevator, an open floor plan, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a modern, mostly white design throughout.
Halle rarely shows anything from her private life, but has shown some of it off sporadically on her Instagram profile.
These have revealed a minimalist fitted kitchen, and gorgeous private outdoor jacuzzi at the back of the house which is coupled with a patio giving access to the sea.
If that is not enough, there is also an open-air swimming pool, and rooftop area.
Scenic: Each of the mansion’s four bedrooms comes with a private balcony, and Halle’s has a wonderful sea view
How much does Halle Berry make from acting?
As well as recording the actress’ total fortune, Celebrity Net Worth also claim that her salary per film has been steadily increasing since the millennium.
They report that she earned a career record of $2.5m for 2001’s Swordfish, before getting $4m for Die Another Day in 2002.
In 2004, she supposedly earned $14m for 2004’s Catwoman reboot, after which she has been earning roughly $10m for each major film – including John Wick and X-Men roles.
How else does Halle Berry make money?
Berry’s fortune will also be brought up by any other properties she owns, including a $6m Hollywood home referred to by Hello Magazine.
Her acting and modelling money will also be added to by a number of investments and endorsements working adding to her paycheck.
In 1996 she signed an endorsement with beauty company Revlon, which was renewed eight years later.
More recently, she became an investor in, and Chief Communications Officer of Pendulum Therapeutics – a biotech company selling gut-health supplements.
She spoke of her pride in February 2023: ‘I am so excited to be a part of this team and it’s now my job to bring you guys all the information I can about it.’
Savvy: Halle has invested in a gut-health supplement company Pendulum Therapeutics, of which she is also Chief Communications Officer
What are Halle Berry’s other divorce settlements?
Halle has previously been married to David Justice from 1993 to 1997, and Eric Benet from 2001 to 2005.
However, there is no suggestion that she is paying out to either of those two.
What will be eating into her fortune, is paying her ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry up to $110,000 every year to support their shared daughter Nahla.
With the agreed settlement with Martinez on top of that, it makes $206,000 every year going to ex-partners – admittedly meaning she is over 400 years from hitting a net worth of $0 at that rate.
Ex: Halle is also paying out up to $110,000 each year to Gabriel Aubry (left) who she shares a daughter with