India, Oct. 9 -- Hollywood actor Halle Berry's 18-year-old daughter, Nahla Aubry, has come out in defence of the actor amid allegations by her ex-husband, French actor Olivier Martinez, that Berry had physically abused their 12-year-old son, Maceo. In a declaration filed in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this week, Nahla said she had never witnessed her mother act violently towards her half-brother and described the allegations as deeply upsetting.

Nahla, whom Berry shares with her former partner, Canadian model Gabriel Aubry, stated that she has lived with Maceo for most of his life and has never witnessed her mother physically abuse him. "I have never seen my mom hit, slap, choke, grab, or physically abuse Maceo in any way," she wr...