Halle Berry’s ex-husband, David Justice, has revealed his side of the story in a candid explanation of why they got divorced. Speaking on the All the Smoke podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, the former Major League Baseball (MLB) player shared age and expectations as driving factors behind the split.

Berry and Justice met in 1993. Five months after their first date, Berry proposed to the Atlanta Braves alum. "I said okay, but I don't know if my heart was really into it. But I didn't want to make her feel bad and say no," he explained. They separated in 1996 and divorced in 1997,