Overview

• His August 7 appearance on the All The Smoke podcast has triggered renewed media scrutiny of his 1993–1997 marriage to Halle Berry.
• He said Berry proposed after five months, which he accepted despite private reservations, calling the engagement hasty.
• Justice attributed their split to conflicting expectations shaped by his Midwest upbringing and to long periods apart during Berry’s rising acting career.
• He denied any physical abuse on the podcast, stating "I never hit her," and criticized Berry for not clarifying that she was not referring to him when recounting an assault by an unnamed ex who punctured her eardrum.
• Berry has not issued any public response to Justice’s remarks, and press coverage also notes her relationship with musician Van Hunt and his unaccepted proposal.