Berry is positioning herself as a survivor speaking her truth—framing the interview as empowerment and solidarity with other women who've experienced betrayal. Her focus on "catharsis" and calling it "therapeutic" suggests she's processing, not attacking.
But let's not forget what Berry said about Benét on Dax Shepard's 'Armchair Expert' podcast in 2024: she called BS on his sex addiction claims. This isn't just a woman finding peace—this is someone who still has opinions about how her ex characterized the scandal.
Berry was married to Eric Benét from 2001-2005. In 2002, he checked himself into a 35-day rehabilitation program for sex addicts, later telling People he 'wanted to save my marriage and do anything necessary.' Berry has since moved on with musician Van Hunt.
Twenty years later, Halle Berry still has receipts—and opinions. Her refusal to let Benét's "sex addict" narrative go unchallenged speaks volumes about how she really feels.
Halle Berry is finally ready to talk about it. The Oscar-winning actress made rare public comments about her ex-husband Eric Benét's cheating scandal during a Thursday appearance on "Today with Jenna and Sheinelle," and let's just say she didn't hold back. The "Monster's Ball" star, 59, was applauding Gayle King for sharing her own infidelity story when the conversation shifted to Berry's experience—and the details came flooding back.
"You remember every detail of the whole situation, and it stays with you forever," Berry said. "So when you can share it somehow, that's therapeutic." Berry was married to Benét from 2001 to 2005, a union that imploded after Benét confessed to being unfaithful. In 2002, he checked himself into a 35-day rehabilitation program for sex addicts—a move he later defended in People magazine by saying he "wanted to save my marriage and do anything necessary to do that." But here's where it gets interesting: on a 2024 episode of Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" podcast, Berry called BS on the whole "sex addict" narrative.
She didn't buy his excuse then, and her Thursday comments suggest she still doesn't. When Sheinelle Jones asked if Berry felt she had to hide from the shame of the scandal, the actress was blunt: "I couldn't hide, it was all over the news." But she chose not to discuss it publicly at the time because, as she explained, "There were children involved. So I didn't go on a public rampage about things." Berry emphasized that while she stayed quiet in the press, she processed the betrayal with her inner circle.
"I did talk about it and it was very, very helpful," she said. The actress framed her willingness to discuss infidelity publicly now as a form of solidarity—something for other women who've been through similar situations. This comes just days after Gayle King revealed on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast that she caught her ex-husband William Bumpus cheating with one of her close friends during their marriage from 1982 to 1993.
King recalled coming home and finding them together, telling the unnamed woman: "I thought we were friends! It sounded so pitiful." Like Berry, King's first public comments about the incident came years later—in her case, 2016—suggesting that even famous women with platforms need time before they can speak their truth.
