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Oh, how I love misleading headlines...

I honestly couldn't care less about who's dating who in Hollywood. I try to enjoy stars for their talents, and unless I meet one in person, I'm probably not going to pay too close attention to their personal lives. However, there was one such headline yesterday which rubbed me the wrong way. It was with regard to movie star Halle Berry, who just announced she'd be getting divorced for the third time, and her first husband, former baseball player, David Justice. The headline read, "Halle Berry's ex rips her on Twitter." When I read the article, though, I kept having to look back at the title, reread it, and ponder to myself, "How was that ripping exactly?"

Apparently, in light of Ms. Berry's most recent divorce, her previous relationships have unfortunately returned to the spotlight, with rumors swirling, one of which insinuated Mr. Justice's physical abuse was the reason for Berry losing hearing in one ear. It's later been reported that Justice wasn't the one who had hit her; it was actually Wesley Snipes. Understandably so, Justice was displeased with the awful accusations and false reporting, so he tweeted the following messages in response:

- "Reading the latest Halle Berry Reports,it wasn't me who hit Halle causing the ear damage.Halle has never said that I hit her."

- "It was a former Hollywood boyfriend (WS) that she told me ! #getyourfactsright"

- "When she first reported that she had been in abusive relationships,she wouldn't name the 'famous' former boyfriend."

- "She was mad at me leaving the relationship so she and her Hollywood Team just tried to destroy my character . It had to be my fault,right?"

After some backlash following the misleading headlines, Justice then attempted to elaborate on matters by posting these tweets:

- "My intention was not to bash Halle,as I specifically said that Halle has NEVER verbally said it. I just wished that when the rumors were out."

- "She could've squashed them at the time. I have 3 kids and a wife for 15 years. It was important that my kids knew that their dad didn't do

- "What has been so regularly reported over the years. Now that Halle has confirmed the truth,I will go back to my coaching and mentoring"

- "The kids in my community, coaching baseball,football and basketball.Say what you want about me because I'm far from perfect,but don't say"

- "that I hit Halle.My mom didn't raise me that way.Now,I'll go back into my little small place on this earth and be quiet....Peace!"

I honestly don't know how celebrities do it sometimes. As a writer, I continually try to increase my following and increase my funds, but I have mixed feelings on possessing a certain level of fame. While, on one hand, it'd be quiet flattering to be stopped in public by a fan, receive a number of compliments, and be asked for an autograph, it'd also be quite frightening the privacy you once took for granted no longer exists.

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/halle-berry-ex-husband-eric-benet-praises-ex-david-justice-2015311

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