In “Monster’s Ball,” Berry plays grieving widow Leticia Musgrove, who strikes up a romance with corrections officer Hank Grotowski (Thornton). Unbeknownst to them, Hank assisted in executing the man Leticia was married to.

Halle Berry ‘s Oscar-winning turn in the 2001 movie, Monster’s Ball, is still drawing controversy over two decades after it was released. The romantic thriller featured a pretty graphic sex scene with the 58-year-old actress and her co-star, Billy Bob Thornton, and now, she’s clearing up all the rumors that the intimate interaction was real.

Halle Berry has shut down a long-standing rumour about a sex scene in the film Monster's Ball. During an interview for Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast on Monday, the actress took the opportunity to reject speculation that she and co-star Billy Bob Thornton were actually having sex in a particularly explicit sequence of the 2001 movie.

In the realm of cinema, few moments have sparked as much debate and discussion as Halle Berry's infamous love scene in the 2001