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Halle Berry Gives First Interview Since Filing For Divorce

11/06/2015
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(Extra) Just nine days after announcing her headline making split from Olivier Martinez, Halle Berry is sat down with "Extra's" Terri Seymour exclusively at an event benefiting the Jenesse Center, Inc., an organizing near and dear to her heart.

Berry opening up for the first time about how she is doing since news of her divorce broke, "I'm doing ok, I really am. I, I keep pushing and I'm really happy to be here because whenever you're going through anything in life, when you step outside yourself and focus on others, that's always the best remedy for any situation that you'd rather not be dealing with."

Halle doing well dealing with her new life as a single mom to daughter Nahla and son Maceo. Terri asking if Nahla knows how strong her mom is, Berry laughing, "Oh yeah, you should be in my house!" Halle also revealing Maceo, who just turned one, has the chicken pox, "Maceo didn't go trick or treating cause he has the chicken pox, Nahla was a zombie cheerleader and we had a great (missing rest of quote)." Berry dressing up as well, "I was a pirate and she (Nahla), she's like you're a sexy pirate mommy, I'm like what do you know about a sexy pirate."

The 49-year-old Hollywood icon ready to celebrate her 50th birthday upcoming this August, "I am not going to be defined by that number, yeah it's coming. Yeah, so what. I am not going to be defined by that 5-0." Opting for a fun getaway rather than a party, laughing, "I want it to come and go as fast as it can." She went on, "I'm going to take my five best girlfriends to a Caribbean island, we're going to have a cleansing, we're going to jump in the ocean butt naked and have a spiritual moment and bond and connect as women. That's how I'm going to blow it out with my girls, with my best, closest, dearest friends�I love my womanships."

Berry focusing on her work with women at the Jenesse Center, an organization dedicated to domestic violence prevention and intervention, "It's a charity that really services what I call the forgotten ladies and children, and it's so important that we keeping bringing awareness to domestic violence, and it's so important that we keep shining a light on this issue." Read more and watch video here.

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