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TMZ reports that Zingano named Berry, 55, after she approached the real-life fighter in 2019 while preparing for her directorial debut in the upcoming movie “movies” target=”_blank”>Bruised< that Zingano was told by Berry to keep her schedule open so that she could be ready to act in the movie when the time came to start shooting. However, UFC came calling soon after with a fight offer for Zingano. She alleges that she spoke with Berry about the fight and whether or not it would impact her potential movie debut.
She claims Berry advised her to turn down the fight offer for fear that it would create liability concerns for the movie’s insurer. Cat claims that she turned down the fight and was ultimately released from her UFC contract soon after.
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Halle Berry is the subject of a lawsuit from a former UFC fighter who claims she was promised a role in her movie ‘Bruised.’
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In her suit, Zingano notes that Berry then informed her that she could no longer be a part of the movie because she was no longer an active UFC fighter, despite Berry being the one to convince her not to take on a new fight.
Neither representatives for Zingano nor Berry immediately responded to Fox News’ request for comment.
Zingano, however, now claims that Berry has cut off all communication with her, forcing her to take legal action as a result of the lost movie opportunity as well as her UFC career.
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