Halle Berry makes rare comment on famous ex’s cheating scandal after Gayle King’s stunning revelation

Halle Berry praised Gayle King for speaking out about her ex-husband’s infidelity, and later shared rare insights into her own story with her cheating ex-partner.

The 59-year-old Catwoman star said it’s a topic that should be discussed on a show on NBC. Today with Jenna and Sheinelle on Thursday.

‘I think we should definitely talk about this. I’m proud [King] because saying this and sharing this… because it’s happened to so many of us,” Berry told the hosts.

She has good reason to identify with King’s shocking confession, as she faced similar betrayal after her second husband, musician Eric Benet, admitted to being unfaithful during their marriage.

Benet chose to seek treatment for sex addiction in 2002 and publicly apologized for cheating on his then-wife.

Dax Shepard’s speech Armchair Expert In the podcast two years ago, Berry was skeptical of Benet’s claims that she was a sex addict.

She had good reason to identify with King’s experience, as she had faced similar betrayal after her second husband, musician Eric Benet, admitted to being unfaithful during their marriage; Taken in 2002

“I don’t believe this nonsense,” Berry said.

Berry didn’t name Benet as the cheating wife on the Today show, but all fingers were pointing at her.

He told hosts Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones that he “didn’t get caught up in the public outrage” as the cheating scandal spread through the media, but “you remember every detail of the whole situation and it will stay with you forever.”

‘When you can share that, it’s therapeutic in a way. It’s a catharsis when you can actually share that and tell what someone else’s experience has been.

‘So I appreciate [King]’ added the Oscar winner.

King got candid about how her marriage to attorney William Bumpus ended disastrously in 1990. Call His Dad podcast.

King explained that when he came home unexpectedly, he found Bumpus ‘naked’ with his best friend, who was also married.

‘You know how they say your wife always knows? I swear to God I didn’t do it. I didn’t do it,’ the CBS Mornings co-host told host Alex Cooper. ‘And people say, ‘But of course you knew.’ No, I really didn’t.

‘I think we should definitely talk about this. I’m proud [Gayle King] Because saying this and sharing this… because it’s happened to so many of us,” the Oscar-winning actor shared

Berry didn’t name her cheating ex-wife Benet on the Today show, but all fingers were pointing at her

In the latest episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, King described how her marriage to attorney William Bumpus ended disastrously in 1990.

King and Bumpus (pictured) tried to make it work but couldn’t and they divorced in 1993 after 11 years of marriage.

‘Now it’s not like we never quarreled or anything, but I didn’t think you were careless enough to be wandering around… I didn’t think about that.’

King and Bumpus tried to make it work but couldn’t. They divorced in 1993 after 11 years of marriage. The couple had two children; Their 40-year-old daughter, Kirby, and their 39-year-old son, William Jr.

“I realized she wasn’t really changing, but I was turning into a total bitch,” King recalled. ‘I was outside the garage checking if the hood of the car was warm. I was going through his phone. I thought, “I don’t want to live like this,” but I found out that he was cheating again.’

Meanwhile, Berry has been happy in her relationship with musician Van Hunt since 2020 after being single for years.

‘I fell madly in love before having sex for the first time,’ he said People In 2024.

“This has never happened to me,” said the star, who will turn 60 in August. ‘Tell me about one of your beautiful, life-changing experiences. It was magical, just magical.’

Berry and the Seconds of Pleasure hitmaker were together for five years, and an insider recently revealed that the star wasn’t planning on getting married again until her current love proposed.

A source later told the press: ‘After Van proposed, Halle needed a few months to get used to the idea of ​​getting married again.

Meanwhile, Berry has been happy in her relationship with musician Van Hunt since 2020 after being single for years; Photo taken in Los Angeles in March 2023

‘This was the first time I was infatuated before having sex,’ she told People in 2024. ‘This has never happened to me. Tell us about one of the beautiful experiences that changed your life. It was magical, just magical; Photo taken in Cannes, France, in May 2025

‘But he loves her so much and he makes her incredibly happy. He feels very lucky. ‘She’s excited to get engaged.’

The loved-up couple are now planning to have a ‘small, meaningful wedding with their closest friends and family’, but they have not yet set a date for their nuptials.

Meanwhile, Berry previously revealed how James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan helped her regain her ‘faith in men’ while working together on 2002’s Die Another Day.

‘He’ll always be my Bond, always,’ he said wired last year. ‘I’m a Pierce Brosnan fan. That movie renewed my faith in men. There can be no more gentleman than Pierce Brosnan.’