Whew Chile! 5 More Things David Justice Said About Halle Berry During That Interview

Even if you aren’t a fan of 1990s Major League Baseball, you likely know former Atlanta Braves outfielder David Justice as Halle Berry’s first ex-husband. Although he hasn’t made headlines in decades, he recently found himself back in the news after he sat down with former NBA player Matt Barnes on his “All the Smoke” podcast for a little tea he spilled about his relationship with Berry.

Although most people are talking about his comments about Berry, Justice and Barnes covered lots of ground in the interview, including steroid use in the sport and what really goes down in the team clubhouse. In case you didn’t listen to the entire conversation, we picked out some of the most hilarious moments from David Justice’s interview with Matt Barnes.

Why He Married Her

Justice told Barnes that as a professional baseball player, there wasn’t much attention on his personal life until his high-profile relationship with actress Halle Berry. Justice said the actress was the one who popped the question after the two had only known each other for five months, and he accepted her proposal, even though he wasn’t sure it was the right thing to do at the time. And because who says ‘no’ to Halle Berry?

“I said, ‘ok,’ but I don’t know if my heart was really into it,” Justice said. “But I didn’t want to make her feel bad and say, ‘no.’”

But those who watched the clip online aren’t convinced that he was the catch in the relationship.

“He’s bringing this up as if anyone’s checking for him, he’s old news for a reason!” wrote someone on TikTok.

“We Probably Could Have Made It”

Although Justice and Berry didn’t get their happily ever after, he admits they could have had a better shot at staying together with a little professional help.

“We probably could’ve made it, if I knew about therapy,” he laughed.

Justice added that the two didn’t have any “major issues,” but because he had only been in one other serious relationship before saying “I do,” he found himself comparing Berry to the idea he had about a traditional wife’s role in a relationship.

“I’m a Midwest guy, so in my mind, I’m thinking a wife at that time should cook, clean, you know,” he said. “And then I’m thinking, if we have kids, is this the woman I want to have kids with, build a family with?”

But there’s one major problem with that – his wife had a whole acting career which meant she was going to be spending a lot more time on set than in the kitchen. Also, maybe y’all should have talked about that stuff before you walked down the aisle?

And I Am Telling You, I’m Not Going

By February 1996, Justice told Barnes that the honeymoon period between him and Berry was over, leaving him with no other choice but to walk away. He said he was covering their expenses, including purchasing their LA home, because she didn’t have any money. Justice said he suggested the two go their separate ways, but Halle, he said, wasn’t having it.

“I’m really footing everything, and I said ‘You said you didn’t want the money, we don’t have any kids, we should just make a clean break,’ and she was like, ‘nah,’” he said.

“What My Momma Said Was Gospel”

Justice told Barnes that when things went south in his relationship with Berry, she didn’t take it well and had her media “machine” spread falsehoods about him that didn’t paint him in a good light.

“All of a sudden, I find out I got all these women, I’m doing all of this other stuff,” he said.

But Justice told Barnes that despite all of the bad press, his mom told him to take the high road instead of falling into the trap set by those in the media who wanted to see a young Black couple fighting in front of the cameras. Justice said his mother told him to keep his negative comments about Berry out of the public, no matter what she said about him – and he knew he had no choice but to do what he was told.

“What my momma said was gospel,” he said.

“I Could Have Ended Things Better”

Justice says that although he had come to the end of his rope when he suggested the couple split in 1996, he could have done more to soften the blow.

“I look back on that situation, and I’m like, that girl really did love me. And I can see why she would be so mad at me. Because imagine if you really love somebody and they tell you they want to break up, and there’s nothing you can say to get them back. That had to have been tough on her,” he said. “I didn’t ease out of the relationship.”

Judging by how happy she looks with Van Hunt these days, we think Halle Berry is doing just fine.