Halle Berry broke ribs in “crazy injury” while shooting MMA film ‘Bruised’

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Halle Berry is reportedly the subject of a legal spat with former UFC fighter Cat Zingano, who claims the celebrity ghosted her on a potential movie role. TMZ reports that Zingano named Berry, 55, after she approached the real-life fighter in 2019 while preparing for her directorial debut in the upcoming movie "Bruised," in which she also stars as an aged Mixed Martial Arts fighter who is hoping for one more shot at relevance in the octagon.  The lawsuit reportedly alleges that Zingano was told by Berry to keep her schedule open so that she could be ready to act in the movie when the time came to start shooting.

Halle Berry is being sued over her new movie, Bruised.

Halle Berry has been named in a lawsuit filed by ex-UFC fighter Cat Zingano, who's asking for damages amid claims Berry's promises to appear in her forthcoming Netflix film Bruised went unfulfilled, causing her to miss out on other lucrative career opportunities.Zingano, 39, said the Academy Award-wining actress, 55, had met with her in July of 2019 about the project, according to legal docs reviewed by TMZ.The professional fighter said that Berry said she would like her to be involved with the motion picture - which marks Berry's directorial debut - and to keep her calendar open for production on the movie.

Halle Berry is celebrating her birthday!

Van Hunt went above and beyond for Halle Berry’s 55th birthday!

Halley Berry got a very special gift from her boyfriend Van Hunt, 51, on her 55th birthday! The actress celebrated the milestone on August 14, and revealed that her musician beau serenaded her. “After the year we’ve all had, my heart is full as I’m grateful to see this August 14th,” she captioned a clip of herself, which showed her totally glowing while poking her head outside of the car, with the wind in her face.

Halle Berry is grateful for another year of life.The Oscar-winning actress celebrated her 55th birthday on Saturday, and thanked boyfriend Van Hunt for her special serenade. In a video posted on her Instagram, Berry is smiling as she sits in the passenger seat of a car, her window rolled down, wind blowing through her hair and listening to the song «Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.»«After the year we’ve all had, my heart is full as I’m grateful to see this August 14th.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterIt's hard to believe that age-defying Halle Berry is turning 55 today.The Hollywood beauty shot to fame first as a model before changing career tact and later landing herself a role in Boomerang, starring alongside Eddie Murphy.She has certainly played some sexy roles over the years but most memorable is probably her character Giacinta (Jinx) Johnson in the James Bond franchise Die Another Day in 2002.Although Halle had already achieved sex symbol status prior to becoming a Bond Girl, the orange bikini scene certainly saw her popularity on the rise - and who could blame fans.Nearly 20-years on from her Bond days and Halle is still slaying it in bikini's and racy

Halle Berry has certainly proved herself in the acting world. She made history as the first and still only Black woman in history to win an Oscar for Best Actress in the early 2000s.

SILVER sheen star Halle Berry poses in a sparkly suit to mark her directorial debut. She also appears in Bruised as the disgraced MMA fighter Jackie Justice after a final shot in the ring.

Halle Berry, the show must go on, even through the pain. The 54-year-old actress, who will celebrate her birthday on Saturday, makes her directorial debut in her upcoming film, , starring as MMA fighter Jackie Justice, a role that was physically taxing on the Oscar winner.In an interview with  Berry reveals that she broke two ribs on the first day of filming the action movie, but refused to halt production. "[It was] kind of a crazy injury,” stunt coordinator Erin Brown tells “But that was just her intensity. ...Halle’s a special case.

She laughed all the way to the bank. Halle Berry was told not to take her role in 2004’s Catwoman, but she revealed that the box office bomb was among her most financially rewarding projects.

Not even Halle Berry could escape the Oscar curse. In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, Berry reveals "it was surprising" that more movie roles did not immediately pour in after her historic Oscar win in 2002 for her role in Lee Daniels’ "Monster’s Ball." "When you have a historic win like that, you think, ‘Oh, this is going to fundamentally change.’ It did fundamentally change me, but it did not change my place in the business overnight.

Halle Berry is no stranger to breaking her ribs, and revealed in a new interview that she did it again while filming her upcoming MMA movie, Bruised!

Halle Berry says she is 'proof' that the entertainment industry is changing for women over 40, just days ahead of her 55th birthday on Saturday.While Hollywood isnotorious forageism, the Oscar-winning actress raved that her career is still thriving after wrapping her new filmBruised.'It used to be when you were 40 your career was done … and I mean really done.'Or you had to wait until you were old enough to play a grandma, and then you could have another bite at the apple, right?,' she toldEW. Going strong: Halle Berry says she is 'proof' that the entertainment industry is changing for women over 40, days ahead of her 55th birthday on SaturdayShe added: 'I mean, I couldn't think that I'd be playing an MMA fighter at 54 years old.

Halle Berry thought winning her historic Oscar almost 20 years ago would lead to movie roles dropping in her lap – but she was in for a sobering shock. The 56-year-old became the first Black woman to win best actress at the Academy Awards in 2002 for her performance in Monster’s Ball, and famously delivered a powerful and emotional speech. It appeared to be a landmark moment for women of colour in Hollywood, who are one of the most marginalised groups in the film industry. However, Halle has admitted she was stunned to find that having an Oscar actually did little to bolster her options when it came to scripts. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the actress said: ‘It was surprising.

Entertainment Weekly that she broke two ribs on the first day filming the action flick — and refused to stop production because of it. “Bruised” stunt coordinator Eric Brown also told the publication that the “Monster’s Ball” star’s injury was a major one.

Director and lead actress Halle Berry committed herself fully to “Bruised”, even if it meant working with broken ribs.