According to The Associated Press, a spokeswoman for the Oscar-winning actress said Berry backed out of a role in 'New Year's Eve'.

Directed by 'Runaway Bride's Garry Marshall, the film stars Robert De Niro, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashton Kutcher, Josh Duhamel, Lea Michele and Jessica Biel.

Filming was due to be begin in New York this week however publicist Meredith O'Sullivan said that "due to pending custody litigation involving her daughter" Berry had to bow out.

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哈莉·贝瑞(Halle Berry)为了集中精力和前模特男友争夺女儿的监护权决定暂时搁置自己的电影事业，日前她已经退出全明星阵容的《情人节》姐妹篇《新年前夜》(New Year's Eve)。

哈莉·贝瑞原定在片中扮演一位餐饮业老板，12月31日她都不能放假，而要为别人准备聚会，更糟的是聚会上还有她的前男友—现在的摇滚明星。现在这个角色已经给了凯瑟琳·海格尔(Katherine Heigl)。

《新年前夜》的故事发生在新年前的24小时内，将于今年12月9日上映。目前加盟的明星有：罗伯特·德尼罗(Robert De Niro)、阿什顿·库彻(Ashton Kutcher)、米歇尔·菲佛(Michelle Pfeiffer)、希拉里·斯旺克(Hilary Swank)、丽亚·米雪儿(Lea Michele)、阿比盖尔·布莱斯林(Abigail Breslin)、索菲亚·维加拉(Sofia Vergara)、杰西卡·贝尔(Jessica Biel)、莎拉·杰西卡·帕克(Sarah Jessica Parker)、扎克·埃弗隆(Zac Efron)、西耶娜·米勒(Sienna Miller)等。