Washington,
(ANI):
Hollywood
actress
Halle
Berry
has
revealed
that
her
mother
was
a
victim
of
domestic
violence.
In
an
interview
with
NBC's
Natalie
Morales
for
NBC
Nightly
News
with
Brian
Williams
segment,
the
Oscar-winning
actress
spoke
about
her
inspiration
for
getting
involved
with
Jenesse
Centre,
an
L.A.-based
shelter
that
provides
support
for
domestic
violence
victims
and
teaches
them
self-sufficiency.
"My
mother
was
a
battered
woman
and
that
was
my
childhood
for
a
good
chunk
of
it," Usmagazine
quoted
her
as
saying.
While
talking
about
her
visit
to
Jenesse
Centre,
the
43-year-old
actress
said,
"I
care,
I
really
care
about
these
women
and
children."
"Early
on
in
my
life,
I
made
choices,
and
I
chose
men
that
were
abusive
because
that
was
what
I
knew
growing
up,"
she
said
four
years
ago,
when
she
was
honoured
by
the
Jenesse
Centre
for
her
humanitarian
work.
Through
therapy,
the
star
has
said
she
learned
what
to
do
if
and
when
a
relationship
turned
violent.