David Justice divorce: Ex-MLB star explains split from Halle Berry

He says chores and doubts on kids drove the split.

Key Points:

• David Justice shares why he left Halle Berry. He says chores and kids worries drove the break.

• He adds that therapy could have saved the young pair. He felt green and had little love life experience.

• Justice rejects blame for the failed match. He says Berry “was dead wrong” to paint him bad.

The former U.S. baseball star has told his side. He spoke on All the Smoke with co-host Matt Barnes. He said why he left star actor Halle Berry. Fans have long asked what went wrong.

Justice says home life felt off for him. At the time, he wanted a warm, close home. He looked for signs of a strong, kind mum. Those signs did not show, in his view.

Why he left the marriage

Justice linked the split to house roles and kids hopes. “I’m a Midwest guy,” he said on the show. “A wife should cook and clean,” he added. “She don’t cook, don’t clean, don’t seem motherly,” he said.

He says those doubts grew with time. He asked if this was the right match. He asked if this was the right mum. He then chose to end the marriage.

He says age and therapy could have helped

Justice also looked back at his young mind. He says he was green and still learned love. He had only one past love before marriage. Therapy, he adds, could have saved the pair.

“Back then I did not know,” he said. “Therapy could have helped us talk,” he added. “We could have learned and grown,” he noted. “We did not try that,” he said.

He rejects blame and sets the record straight

Justice pushed back on blame from the past. He says Berry let folks think he broke the home. He calls that claim “dead wrong” and unfair. He wants the world to know his truth.

Meanwhile, he shared key dates from their life. The pair wed on New Year’s Day, 1993. They split on 20 June, 1997, after four years. Later on, both moved on with new loves.

In addition, Justice now lives a calm family life. He has been wed to Rebecca Justice for 24 years. She is the mum of his two kids. He says that home gives him joy and peace.

Berry also moved on with love and work. She now dates singer Van Hunt long-term. She wed Eric Benet from 2001 to 2005. She wed Oliver Martinez from 2013 to 2016.

Her two kids live bright, full lives. Nahla, 17, is with dad Gabriel Aubry. Son Maceo, 11, is with dad Martinez. The star keeps their world safe and close.