When Halle Berry filed for divorce from Olivier Martinez last October, many of us were expecting some full-tilt craziness to come out during what we thought would be months of bloody divorce settlement negotiations. While there were some Classic Halle punches in the press initially, the crazy got dialed down a lot within a matter of a few weeks. Halle and Olivier had been having problems for months, and their divorce announcement was not shocking, but it seemed like they were truly trying to work things out in the months that followed. They even vacationed together, and by most accounts, they seem to co-parent their son together with little drama. Neither Halle nor Olivier has done anything about the divorce filing sitting there for 11 months. So now the court wants them to figure it out formally.

Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez raced to the courthouse last year, trying to beat each other to the punch in filing divorce papers, yet a year later they are poised to dismiss the case and stay married. We found a legal doc in which the clerk in divorce court sent a notice to both Halle and Olivier, saying they’ve been asleep at the wheel and done nothing to make the divorce final. The clerk issued an ultimatum … either do something or the case will be dismissed.

We’ve spoken with multiple sources, on both Halle and Olivier’s side, and they say the same thing. Neither is in a rush to make the divorce final, and they’re fine with staying married. As for why … we’re told Halle isn’t convinced she wants a divorce. We’re told she still thinks Olivier might change, especially in the anger management department, and if he does she thinks the marriage could work. Olivier’s clearly had anger problems … the last straw was when he pushed an LAX employee with a baby car seat and got in trouble with the law.

There are other reasons why both Olivier and Halle aren’t going through with the divorce. We’re told they’re getting along great and both are actively involved in parenting both 3-year-old Maceo and 8-year-old Nahla. Although Olivier isn’t Nahla’s dad, he’s still actively involved in her life. And there’s another reason. Halle — who just turned 50 — isn’t crazy about getting a third divorce. She doesn’t think it’s good for her, or her kids. So, we’re told the divorce will probably just go away. For now, they’re just friends and good parents, but who knows.

[From TMZ]

I always thought it was smart for Olivier to marry Halle, because even if the marriage fell apart (and we all knew that would happen), he would have more built-in legal rights and custodial rights because of the marriage. That was one of Gabriel Aubry’s biggest issues in fighting for joint custody of Nahla – he was merely the boyfriend, not the husband. That being said, I am surprised that Olivier and Halle have been so quiet for so many months. I genuinely thought they would be tossing accusations back and forth and that Halle would give Olivier the Full Scorched Earth Treatment. Maybe they’ve both mellowed out. Who knows?

Also: God, those drop-crotch pants are so stupid. I HATE THEM!

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