Halle Berry was unapologetic as she addressed backlash to a provocative Mom’s Day publish she made final month.
The Oscar-winner brought on a stir when she posted a saucy video of herself in mattress with longtime boyfriend Van Hunt, the place they giggled as a result of the 2 had been about to get busy with the assistance of some private lubricant.
Whereas some commenters, and one big-name conservative pundit, stated the publish was an inappropriate technique to mark Mom’s Day, Berry sounded exasperated whereas speaking in regards to the uproar throughout a visitor internet hosting gig on Wednesday’s episode of “Today with Jenna & Friends.”
“Women, other women, got in their feelings,” the star instructed co-host Jenna Bush Hager. “‘Was it right for her to be in her bed talking about spinning with her man?’ Yes!”
Berry had a priceless reply for individuals who requested, “‘Should she be talking about that on Mother’s Day?” and “Shouldn’t she be with her kids somewhere?’”
“First of all, it’s not Kid’s Day. It’s called Mother’s Day,” she clapped again, incomes applause for her co-host and the viewers.
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“Kid’s Day is every day of the year,” the mom of 17-year-old Nahla and 11-year-old Maceo-Robert added. “That’s my day. And if I wanna be in bed and spin with my man, then that’s what I’m gonna do.”
When Bush Hager made positive she was right to imagine “spin” was a euphemism for getting frisky, Berry stated she had it proper.
“It’s the most natural thing that we do as women, as men,” the previous Bond lady continued. “And for people to be offended by that, saying, ‘Instagram is a family channel.’ Yeah, and we should be allowed to talk about this in our families. We have sex. It’s the most natural thing we do. Men do it. Women do it.”
Berry additionally reminded everybody that she and Hunt had been below the covers within the publish, which additionally served as promotion for the “Let’s Spin” model of lube she helped launch.
“You saw nothing. So we’re in the bed, so what?” she stated. “It should be OK to celebrate that and not be criticized for talking about love.”
Afterward the present, Hunt popped by and made a stunning confession in regards to the couple’s relationship.
“So I put out the proposal, and it’s still on hold as you can see,” he stated as Berry laughed. “It’s just out there floating. You know, maybe you can encourage her.”
Although the musician and film star have been collectively for about 5 years, she stated she was solely cautious of getting hitched as a result of she’s walked down the aisle, and been divorced, thrice earlier than.
“We don’t feel like we have to get married to validate our love in any way,” she defined.
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