Halle Berry: I Tried to Kill Myself

Halle Berry once tried to commit suicide when her marriage to former baseball star David Justice fell apart.
Halle Berry
In an incredibly revealing interview with Parade magazine, Berry claimed that she tried to use exhaust fumes to take her own life, but thanks to a powerful vision, stopped at the last minute. "I was sitting in my car, and I knew the gas was coming, when I had an image of my mother finding me," Berry said. "She sacrificed so much for her children, and to end my life would be an incredibly selfish thing to do. It was all about a relationship. My sense of worth was so low. I promised myself I would never be a coward again."

During the interview, Berry also admitted that she underwent sex therapy with ex-husband #2 Eric Benet, an experience that she wishes she never had. "I was putting everyone's needs before mine." She kicked Benet to the curb in 2005.

Now, however, Halle's focus is clear -- the Oscar winner, who's currently dating 31-year-old model Gabriel Aubry, says she wants to be a mom, telling the magazine, "my sights are set on a different chapter of my life, which is motherhood. That's the goal I have very clearly set for myself."

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16. I adore halle and i'm so happy she's in a stable and good relationship. Her man is hot, she's hot..she'll have a hot baby when the time is right. I know the pain of suicide thoughts. It's not fun...my ex killed himself and it hurt everyone he ever knew. I'm glad she is speaking out and letting people know she's just like them. She gets depressed and has thought's of ending her life and how she was able to overcome that and be the sucessful happy person she is today. way to go halle!!!

Posted at 4:52PM on Mar 29th 2007 by kali

17. This is so old news! She talked about all this years ago on the BW special when she was up for the Oscar!

Posted at 3:41PM on Mar 29th 2007 by holy cow

18. This bitch had 2 dogs in the car when she tried to off herself. Selfish? What the hell did the dogs do to have to die with her self absorbed ass?

Posted at 10:25PM on Mar 29th 2007 by bj

19. Finally the sister figured it out. Get a white man.
For far too long the black man has taken advantage of his sisters.
Good for you Miss Halle Berry.
It is all about the racial.

Posted at 2:54PM on Mar 29th 2007 by chilco

20. It never ceases to amaze me. The fact that all of these big stars like Halle, Britney, Lindsey with all of this money, go out of their way to put all of their woe is me garbage out in the street. Halle tried to kill herself? Go shopping bitch, you have money. Your life can't be all that bad. Try being homeless, or have a child with leukemia, or be a victim of a hit and run driver. Broken heart? We have all had them. SUCK IT UP SOLDIER.

Posted at 4:00PM on Mar 29th 2007 by Marti

21. BOo Hoo ---Yawn.
Is this a publicity stunt for something she has coming out, to just get her name back in the media?

Posted at 4:03PM on Mar 29th 2007 by eve

22. This is old news. She talked about this on Oprah years ago. But I coulda sworn she said her dog walked up to her or barked and that made her realize not to do it.

Posted at 3:05PM on Mar 29th 2007 by P.B.

23. That's what we get for letting her think on her own. She totally screwd up Dave Justice season. And husband #2 probably saw no reason to have sex with her for jacking up Dave's season. She is kinda cute though so like Lindsay I would use her and send her on her way, tears in her eye holding her ass ... OWWWWWWWCH!! But like the gentleman I am I would give her my other dirty sock to clean herself up!

Posted at 3:03PM on Mar 29th 2007 by righteous

24. if i married her I'd poke my eardrums out with a pencil!!!

Posted at 4:17PM on Mar 29th 2007 by xyz

25. What a bunch of neurotic, codependent whiners. If all the people who said they wanted to kill themselves actually DID, this would be a much saner, uncomplicated world.

Posted at 3:20PM on Mar 29th 2007 by PerezSux

26. THIS IS SUCH OLD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HALLIE NEVER HAS ANYTHING NEW GOING ON IN HER LIFE. GET OVER YOURSELF HALLIE!!

YOU TOLD THIS STORY ON OPRAH TEN YEARS AGO!!!

WHY DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KEEP GIVING YOU PITY???

SHE NEVER HAS ANYTHING NEW TO SAY. ITS LIKE A SCRIPT SHE READS BACK EVERY TWO TO TREEE YEARS.

Posted at 6:33PM on Mar 29th 2007 by D. Cagle

27. Oy Vey. Wake up halle. You have gone out with nothing but LOSER and users. Now you actuallly think that a 31 year old white model is actually going to loev you and remain FAITHFUL?? Girl, grow up and WAKE UP.

UNLESS of course you WANT to be in yet ANOTHER bad relationship that will go nowhere fast. You may be a good actress but you are NOT a smart woman honey.

Posted at 3:41PM on Mar 29th 2007 by Randi

28. I had the opportunity to meet Halle. I just love her and she is quite an inspiration to some of us who have gone through similiar situations. She's as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. Go Halle!

Posted at 5:22PM on Mar 29th 2007 by dawling

29. This isn't news, the same thing was said several years ago. It is so sad that no matter how beautiful, rich and famous Halle is, she had to go through the pain of a divorce. I believe most people go into marriage with the belief that they will grow old together. If it doesn't work out, the pain can be devestating. However, I'd have to learn how to live and love again.

Posted at 4:04PM on Mar 29th 2007 by Debra

30. As others have pointed out, this is not a new revelation. She's talked about that period of her life publicly many times. I'm sure the publication of articles and interviews now is timed to coincide with the release of her latest film with Bruce Willis, but I doubt the subject matter of the interviews was contrived for publicity. It was already out there. They asked, she answered.

Posted at 4:03PM on Mar 29th 2007 by Stop it!

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