The break-up of Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry is apparently very amicable; so amicable that Gabriel has given his blessing to Halle’s new boyfriend, Olivier Martinez.

The reason for Gab’s approval? Olivier speaks French.

“Gabriel has given the couple his blessing. He likes Olivier, and is glad that Halle is happy,” a pal of the model’s tells In Touch. French-Canadian Gabriel, 34, is especially pleased with Olivier’s interaction with his daughter, Nahla, 2. “He likes that Nahla will speak French with Olivier, because that was always important to him,” the friend adds. “His priority is and always has been his little girl.”

[From In Touch, print edition, November 22, 2010]

It is sweet that Gabriel is happy for Halle. With all the ugly splits going on, it’s nice to see two celebrities getting along, if only for the sake of their child.

However, it looks like Gabriel is also in denial. By focusing on Olivier’s French lessons, he can ignore the fact that his ex Halle is having wildly hot monkey sex with a notorious womanizer like Olivier. But don’t cry for Gabriel: he reportedly has already moved on to a younger model. No word on if the new girlfriend also speaks French.

Nahla was born in March of 2008. Halle and Gabriel announced their split in April of this year, and Halle was seen cuddling up to Olivier in August on the set of their film Dark Tide.

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