The custody battle between Halle Berry and her baby daddy Gabriel Aubry is turning nasty with Aubry hiring lawyers in both California and Canada in a bid to win custody of their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Nahla, Breaking Celebrity News is reporting exclusively.

Halle, 44, released a statement Monday claiming that she has "serious concerns for her daughter's well-being while in the care of her father for any extended period of time and is prepared to take all necessary steps to protect her."

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Gabriel, 35, is ready to fight and will seek sole custody of Nahla, a source close to the situation told Breaking Celebrity News exclusively. The source says that Candadia