Halle Berry and Parade Square Off

Halle Berry has a lot of good things going on for her right now, with a steady relationship and the upcoming release of the movie Perfect Stranger, co-starring Bruce Willis, heading up the list. Being the case, it’s no wonder Halle’s up in arms over Parade magazine’s decision to highlight her suicide attempt in their recent article on the actress.

Berry recently spoke out against the publication, saying they regurgitated quotes from old interviews and “sensationalized” her story about her suicide attempts.

“It wasn’t my wish to go into all of that again in this time of my life. I talked about it on Larry King Live and Oprah when it was relevant, and I felt like it was important to help other women and share it with them,” a ticked-off Berry said.

“But it’s just not where I am today and I really hate that it’s been presented like it is… I’m in such a great time in my life right now, it wouldn’t be my wish to really revisit that period, but this outlet did and made it seem as if it were current again.”

According to Just Jared, Parade Magazine fired back the following statement: “All of the quotes in the April 1 Parade profile on Halle Berry came from a candid sit-down interview between Ms. Berry and Parade writer Emily Listfield on January 25, 2007. Ms. Berry talked very freely (on tape) about the challenges she has faced in her life, including her failed marriages and suicide attempt. It is unfortunate that Ms. Berry has chosen to respond to media interest by backing away from what she originally told Parade. Anyone who actually read the article is sure to see it as a very positive profile of a strong woman who has overcome many challenges in her life and is now on a clear path to happiness.”

While this may be true, Parade might as well axe Halle’s name off of their list of potential interviewees, because Halle sure doesn’t see the article in the same light.

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