Halle Berry in animal print Dolce & Gabbana at charity gala: busted or beautiful?

Here are some new photos of Halle Berry at the Jenesse Silver Rose gala last night in Beverly Hills. Halle has been a long-time supporter of the Jenesse Center, which provides support, housing, employment and medical care to victims of domestic violence. Halle began working with the center more than a decade ago, as part of her community service (for that hit-and-run in 1997), but after her community service ended, she stuck with the program and is currently one of their biggest advocates/champions/fundraisers. She’s usually the hostess or the big headliner at their annual gala too – it’s one of her rare red carpet appearances over the past few years. Last night, Halle wore this Dolce & Gabbana dress which is… okay. It looks good on her, and Halle’s body is still INSANE. But I kind of think that a charity gala might need a more conservative look? But that’s probably just me. Halle’s fiancé, Olivier Martinez, was also at the event, but she made him walk separately.

She once donned skin-tight leather to portray the role of Catwoman. And Halle Berry showed her fondness for felines hasn’t dwindled when she attended a charity event this evening. The actress, 45, picked a leopard print dress to walk the red carpet at the Jenesse Silver Rose gala, which was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

The frock clung to her curvaceous frame but remained elegant thanks to its knee length and long sleeves. However it also boasted a low cut and lace trimmed neckline which drew attention to Halle’s ample cleavage. Halle teamed the printed dress with simple black peep toe pumps and the only accessory she wore was her engagement ring.

Her fiancé Olivier Martinez was also on hand at the gala tonight, although the pair posed separately. Olivier, 46, sported a black and white buttoned up shirt tucked into smart black trousers. However he dressed the ensemble down with the help of a casual leather jacket.

Halle has long supported the domestic violence charity and was last year honoured for her work with the organisation.

Perhaps her reasoning for posing apart from her beau had something to do with the custody battle she is currently in the middle of with her ex, Gabriel Aubry. Halle is hoping to move herself and daughter Nahla, four, to Paris to live with Olivier.

According to recent reports by TMZ the star’s legal counsel hope to prove that Gabriel’s modelling schedule would mean he has plenty of free time to travel back and forth from the US to Europe to visit Nahla. It is claimed he works sporadically as a model and she thinks he can still maintain a meaningful relationship with his daughter even if it is a long-distance one.

[From The Mail]

At this point, I can barely keep up with all of the stuff that Halle has thrown at Gabriel Aubry. The last I heard, California’s child services had exhaustively investigated all of Halle’s claims that Gabriel was an unfit father, and the state of California basically found that Gabriel was not abusive in any way, and that he had every right to have joint custody of his daughter. Shortly after that, Halle decided that she just HAD to move to France. You know what the biggest surprise is? That Olivier Martinez has stuck through it all. I joke about Halle keeping him chained up in her basement, but really, I think Olivier just has a real high tolerance for drama. Plus, he’s probably a little bit afraid of what Halle will accuse him of if he ever tries to dump her.

She’s wearing her emerald engagement ring too…

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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  1. clio says:

    Halle and Olivier both look busted. Tacky-a$$ dress. Will this woman ever wear anything that isn’t sprayed on to an event?

  2. Birdie says:

    I lost all my respect for her. She might be beautiful on the outside, but she is truly ugly on the inside.

    • Seymour Butts says:

      I thought no one would agree with me 🙂 She is beautiful, on the outside, but that is all. She is selfish, hateful, mean and has an ego the size of Cincinnati. She treats people like shit and is trying to take Nahla away from her father. There are reasons her marriages didn’t work; I don’t care if they screwed around on her, either. Add to that: a liar. Her tits are fake 🙂

      • autumndaze says:

        SHE should be the one traveling back and forth from France to visit Nahla. She is the one choosing to move there and all of the allegations against Aubry have been found to be false.

    • Boo says:

      Agree. Whenever I see her, I can’t even tell if she looks pretty or not, because all I can see is the crazy, vindictive glare that no amount of smiling can disguise.

    • Marie Antoinette Jr. says:

      I used to think I was the only person who didn’t think she was beautiful. Pretty yes, great figure, yes–but not what I would consider a great beauty.
      But I NEVER could have guessed what a crazy stupid weirdo she is. She always seemed so nice and sweet. (So at least she is a good actress! lol!)

      I agree she needs to mix it up fashion-wise. The skin tight dresses are played out. We get it Hally, you’ve got nice tits, now go put some clothes on.

      • Cait says:

        Halle may be pretty, but she’s obviously mentally and emotionally unstable. Not much of an actress either, IMO.

    • dave says:

      Im no fan of hers or anything, actually Im no fan of anyone, I was never the sort of guy who admired these ppl (celebs), but ur comment just made me laugh, Im sry.

      Granted she looks beautiful on the outside, however how can you judge her inside? Its not like u know her, I assume.

      Its just ur post having two remarks made me laugh. I usually read stuff like she is crazy, can’t act or whatever, but reading a positive and a negative remark in one comment, I just had to comment on urs.

    • Ozzi says:

      Evil dresses better.

  3. lisa says:

    She looks beautiful and happy.

    I’m not crazy about the dress or the shoes. It seems she wears the same type all the time. Would be nice to see her in something different.

  4. Marjalane says:

    The dress is fug and looks like it belongs on Joan Collins with a pair of fou-fou mules. More importantly, what’s with Oliver Martinez’ eyes? Is he high, or is that his idea of looking cool?

  5. Liv says:

    I don’t get why she wants to move to France…in a few years her relationship with him will be done anyway. If he’d be a normal guy it could eventually work, but they are both pretty much to handle.

    And I find the dress pretty tacky. She looks incredible for her age though.

  6. inthekitchen says:

    They both look completely drugged out or something. She’s got dead eyes and he looks high.

    Everytime she breaks up/gets divorced she swears she’ll never get married again…and then she gets married again. I think she’s nuts.

  7. Mia says:

    Olivier looks like an older Eddie Cibran. Can he even see what is in front of him? Lol

  8. Zvonk says:

    Oliver Martinez looked hot when he dated Kylie Minogue. Now? Not so much.

  9. islandgirl says:

    stomach looking a lil bumpy there Halle! Would love to see a side-view pic…

    • mln76 says:

      and what does YOUR stomach look like? are you joking right now? her body looks great. get over yourself.

  10. Jackie says:

    her destructive life is starting to show on her face. she is looking hard and nasty.

    dress is totally inappropriate for that type of event.

    her body is still ridiculously amazing, though.

  11. Rita says:

    She’s very pretty but the way she’s handled the child custody thing has definitely soured her in my perception.

  12. Dredz says:

    Martinez looks like he’s asleep standing up. Yup, that dress belongs to Joan Collins

  13. Luise says:

    She totally rocks that dress. She looks perfect. I hope this marriage works out.

  14. Booka says:

    She’s vindictive, petty and proven herself to be a liar. That makes the outside look much less attractive, definitely not the whole package there. I don’t know what Martinez is really like. It’s not like you can look into his eyes and form any opinion.

  15. bubbles says:

    ridiculously hot! I wish her nothing but the best. unless you walk a mile in her shoes you have no idea of who she is and judging somebody and spewing vitriolic comments in response to the “INFO” you derived from gossip rags speaks volumes about who you are!

    • Thinkaboutit says:

      I agree. So much hatred towards her when literally every. single. thing we “know” about her family life comes from the gossip rags. Pretty sick if you think about it.

    • bubbles says:

      hey Marja whatever…
      glad you cleared that up. you have the inside scoop on all the other celebrities as well? let me just ask you where have you seen the court documents? in a gossip rag? or on TMZ? or maybe you actually work in the LA court system?

  16. Cathy says:

    He looks like he’s on something. You can barely see his eyes. That stance he is taking in that last picture is awful.

    I don’t care for that dress. I like her shoes though. They’re a simple design, and I like that.

  17. T.C. says:

    She might be crazy but girlfriend is beautiful. She is rocking the hell out of that dress at age 46.

  18. bagladey says:

    Her body is great but she is awful, ugh; I can’t stand her anymore. OM used to be hot, what the hell happened? What’s with his eyes? He looks stoned and he looks so skinny and unbuff and limp.

  19. Paula says:

    Nuttier than a fucking fruitcake!

  20. Cat says:

    She’s a pretty lady with a great figure, but IMO this dress looks low budget & try-hard.

  21. dorothy says:

    Used to like her. That was before I realized she was a psycho who would throw her daughter under the bus in the name of doing what “she” wants instead of whats best for her daughter.

  22. G says:

    Halle’s body makes anything she wears look good, even when it’s tacky. I just wish she wasn’t so crazy. Most of the time I still enjoy looking at her though.

  23. patricia says:

    I thought she and Martinez were both 44.

  24. Jayna says:

    Gorgeous. She never looks bad and puts those young-uns to shame.

  25. Original Lucy says:

    NOW I GET IT…because of his eyes, he can’t see how crazy she is!

  26. valleymiss says:

    That’s a dress you wear to a nightclub, not a charity event. Tacky! Man, I had the biggest crush on Olivier circa “Unfaithful,” but he’s had the hot completely sucked out of him. Woof. These 2 deserve each other.

    • Candyland says:

      Yeah I said the same thing about her having the hot sucked outta her. Don’t know this Olivier guy and how he rolls but it’s weird he’s okay with smearing Aubry.

  27. Maria says:

    that little tummy bulge is called ‘meno-pot’…. usually in the mid 40’s, the lower tummy sticks out a bit more unless you ‘suck it in’..no matter how lean you are…damn estrogen fluctuations…… happens to most everyone…..

  28. The Original Mia says:

    Tacky dress.

    Olivier looks ridiculous posing like that. What is up with the squinting?

  29. Original Lucy says:

    He looks high as a kite, maybe thats why Halle didn’t want to pose with him. She’s never had a problem being seen with him before, regardless of the custody hearing.

  30. Mitch Buchanan Rocks says:

    Olivier looks soo much like Leann rimes.

  31. Elvynn says:

    Funny nobody talked about this charity! Nobody. You just come here to criticize and being mean to her.
    Wow.
    I’m just happy for all the works she has done for these woman.

    • Axel 5 says:

      agreed!

    • Candyland says:

      Cause it’s weird she can do charity work and be an evil bich to people she knows. Hard to take the charity stuff seriously.

      • Elvynn says:

        Sean Penn is a douche but no one discredit what he has done or is doing for many charities. Even Angelina Jolie has done some disguting things. I mean nobody is perfect or unidimensional. Everybody is multidimensionnal and sometimes paradoxal.
        I mean, are you perfect?

      • MrsNix says:

        No…I’m not perfect, but I’ve never run over anyone with my car and fled the scene.

    • Xas says:

      Elvynn…

      Maybe i’m not perfect but i’m trying to be honest with my conscience. I’m sorry but this argument of “Wat, she’s not perfect” could be dangerous for irresponsability.

      If Halle wants to help women, she needs to start at her own home. At this step her daughter is suffering violence and abuse by her crazy decisions

      • Elvynn says:

        You don’t know that! You can’t! Don’t say the court say otherwise.
        I mean i have witness case where the parents regurlarly beat their kids, the kid talk and nobody believe them. Because they were able to charm the psychologist, the judge and EVERYONE! It was too late when everybody begin to understood the true. So you don’t know, you can’t know if what she said is true or not.
        He is a mannequin. His Job is to be pleasant and appear nice. I’m pretty sure they both have some real problem.
        I won’t judge. I’m not there. I don’t know.

        P.s: Just because a kid smile or is happy with her parent doesn’t mean there isn’t any problem. Put this on each side.

  32. anne says:

    HaHa! In these photos Oliver looks exactly like French Stewart. Too funny.

  33. Candyland says:

    Jaysus her boyfriend looks like Eddie Cibrian in these shots.

    Used to think she was stunning. Since this Aubry stuff I just see ugly. She isn’t physically. But ugly inside seeped out and it’s all I see.

  34. mary simon says:

    She is still a stunning woman, but I feel as though I have seen this dress on her a dozen times. The dress has a very off-the-rack look; she could do so much better.

  35. mel2 says:

    Too bad her body doesnt match her brain. I dont care for Halle psycho self anymore.

  36. lrm says:

    i still think this relationship is PR for their eventual movie. These PR stunts last years now adays—same with gosling and mendez. watch; this will fizzle right after the movie premeires [or during it, to attract attention by stirring up gossip/drama].

    I’m calling it now!

  37. Mara says:

    Animal print always look cheap on every woman no matter how beautiful she is. .

  38. Juno says:

    I know she’s nuts but she’s S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G A role model for women everywhere!

  39. priestess says:

    All you dumb asses just want be on a witch hunt. You don’t know anything about this woman but what the media says! She is so pretty you all need her to be crazy so you can feel good about yourselves! Fck Aubrey get back bum! he’s the lunatic in my eyes team drop dead gorgeous Halle! Makin you fuglies sick! I love it!

    • Xas says:

      LMFAO, priestess… Very funny indeed. Because every day is the opposite side against Halle.

      Maybe her physical beauty blinds you

  40. K-MAC says:

    we will soon hear from her how abusive OM is to her. This woman is a train wreck

  41. Reece says:

    Not an animal print lover. All I see is lace/leopard print TnA. It’s pretty tacky. She can do better. I guess…

  42. daisydoodle says:

    he looks like a “tool”

  43. foozy says:

    she’s such a b…. that i’m about to throw up!
    team gabriel all the wayyyyyyyyyy

  44. JamTam says:

    I don’t care. Crazy and all, bitch looks hot.

    Word.

  45. Ron says:

    It looks really dated. It was cool in 1990, it just looks old on her.

  46. Romia says:

    I’ll say something positive here…Berry owns Hathaway as Catwoman, crappy film or not. At least she has sex appeal.

  47. Camille (The original) says:

    That is one ugly engagement ring. And I think they both look busted.

  48. Michele says:

    She usually hits the mark in her formal wear clothing choices but this dress is too much! Tacky animal print with black lace and too much cleavage on show makes it look like something a Playboy centerfold would wear. She can do much better.

    • hoya_chick says:

      Haha didn’t you hear? She is warring with her stylist over sandy b. no wonder she looks busted.

  49. B says:

    Sorry, but she is a be-atch (IMO, however you spell that)…it doesn’t matter what clothing she puts on her exterior…no wonder her relationships don’t work. Ugh, I used to think of her as amazing & pristine…then her true colors came through…crazy one…

  50. Veronica says:

    The crazies always look like the hottest girl in the room… Until you get to know them and then you are skirting the wall trying to avoid eye contact… Maybe that why Olivier is squinting all the time now… to make eye contact is to incite the beast within!

  51. Jen says:

    That dress is pure Kardashian. Which is not a compliment.

  52. the original almond says:

    This woman is absolutely gorgeous. But that dress looks like something one might expect to see on a seasoned Madame who retired to a life of soap-operas and too many cats.

    Oh, and Olivier is dressed exactly like my French neighbour when he comes over after work for a cup of coffee and a short talk.

  53. Karma says:

    Animal print with the lace top is tacky. She has a great bod should rock those dresses that no one else can. But this dress isn’t it.

    That said, her private life is showing on her face. She should step back and look what at her parental alienation scheme is doing to her beauty. Because the damage to her daughter is clearly of no concern.

  54. TruthTella says:

    I feel sorry for Martinez… He should have stuck with Kylie Minogue.

  55. Steve says:

    Some women are as full of sh** as Christams turkeys because they judge Halle by standards you would not want applied to themselves. GA is NOT
    Saint GA and he does NOT walk on water ad HB gave him much status, and now money. Misogynistic women always give a pass to men who are jealous, abusive, unfaithful, liars and who refuse to work. Hell, they even make excuses for men who kill women. George Clooney changes women every two years and no one women ever has said he cannnot keep a woman.

    • eh? says:

      No one thinks GA is a freakin saint! The general opinion here is that HB is a narcissistic beeyatch and a grade A nut job! Deal with it already.

    • MrsNix says:

      standards I wouldn’t apply to myself? Well, I would expect people to think I was a sociopathic nut job if I ran over someone and fled the scene…twice. I would also expect people to be less than thrilled with my behavior if I drug my child’s father through the public mud for no ascertainable cause.

      None of these things are my opinion of her. They are facts established in the public record through the courts.

      Some people just don’t want to accept negative truths about people they find attractive. She’s pretty. She’s transcendently gorgeous. I grant you that. She’s also a bats*** insane and dangerous person.

      • Steve says:

        Again, you were not the “fly on the wall”in the relationship, nor privy to what is going in Halle personal life, anymore, than some stranger cares to know about your own personal life. Halle has had jealous B’s hating her for over 20 years and trying to invalidate her. If Halle was not about nothing, people like you, would NOT need to spend time trashing her. Recognize, that people like yourself NEED to pull her down a notch or two, in an attempt, to feel better about themselves For the record, Everyone does not subscribe to or uphold jealous B’s talk.

  56. mln76 says:

    no matter what’s going on in her personal life, halle looks fantastic. her body and her skin are insane for someone in their mid-40’s. she looks gorgeous here.

    • Juno says:

      Agreed, when you look that good you can be a bad person, she’s gorgeous, I envy her so much!

  57. MrsNix says:

    I loathe this woman, but she is still absolutely a 10. The dress looks like a tacky trailer-trash nightgown or something a hooker would wear. If the dress is so tacky that Halle Berry can’t make it look good…it’s seriously fug.

  58. Kosmos says:

    I like the dress length given the nature of the event; however, the bust should not be flaunted like that. This is a charity event and a tiny bit of coverage would have been more appropriate.

  59. Sienna says:

    I hate short hair on women. It’s not sexy unless you’re Audrey Hepburn.

  60. salamanca says:

    Well, I think this charity fund and her support are great and…neat. She was with a man, who beat her.

    Buy tghis dress is too much, i dunno, whorish, to a charity event. And he… just big NO!

  61. salamanca says:

    And WTH she did to her face? Anyone noticed that?

    • Kiki says:

      Yes, she is obviously no stranger to the plastic surgeon’s knife. That nose has been altered at least twice. Her eyes, too. Botox and other fillers are doing their damage as well. She’s hitting the proverbial wall…..

  62. Deven says:

    That dress looks like she pulled it out from beneath her pillow after she slept in it for most of a week. You know, the bloom on the rose of her personality is really wilted.

  63. TheOriginalVictoria says:

    Team Halle. Will support the sista and her cray cray ways because as a child who survived a horrible custody battle, I see both sides of the coin.

    She needs to get her act together for sure, but I’m backing her.

  64. Zasu says:

    Olivier looks like a bored waiter at a pretentious French restaurant. Is he still working. Haven’t seen him in anything since Unfaithful with Diane Lane. Maybe he should sign on as a bored waiter at an over-priced restaurant and stop looking like Halle’s handbag holder.

  65. Kim says:

    When is she going to start dressing her age? She dresses way to sleazy and young and just looks cheap most of the time.

  66. Ozzi says:

    Wish Halle would date Nikki Sixx so we can watch them both run to the columns with abuse charges.

  67. Valkyrie says:

    That leopard print mess is on par with that tacky getup she wore in the Flintstones movie.Halle is attractive but always has a crazed wild animal look in her eyes and reeks of My Poo Doesn’t stink. Fruitcake x 1000.

  68. eli7 says:

    Hideous whorish dress and her fake fiance looks like he forgot his glasses. He always looks drunk or stoned.

    Remember a Judge still has to give the okay to the move. How much do you want to be if the Family Court judge says no moving to Paris with Nahla–how much longer they will be together.

    If she’s nuts, so is he.