Coronji Calhoun, Who Starred Alongside Halle Berry In ‘Monster’s Ball’, Dies At 30 Years Old [CONDOLENCES]

Coronji Calhoun, Who Starred Alongside Halle Berry In ‘Monster’s Ball’, Dies At 30 Years Old [CONDOLENCES]

Monster’s Ball actor Cononji Calhoun has passed away.

According to recent reports, Monster’s Ball actor Coronji Calhoun has died due to congestive heart failure and lung problems. While news of the 30-year-old’s death has just begun making headlines, his mother–Theresa Bailey–revealed he actually died back on Oct. 13th.

Coronji Calhoun

Coronji Calhoun‘s only big screen role was as Halle Berry‘s son in Monster’s Ball. Halle Berry–who memorably won an Oscar for her performance in the film–recalled working with the then-child actor during a 2002 interview. The actress revealed she struggled to chastise the 10-year-old for the movie role, in which her character berated her child for being overweight:

“It was hard because he said something really heartbreaking to us: Marc and I were talking to him, saying this is just a movie, and I kept saying, ‘Everything I do and say, it’s not real, I really think you’re wonderful.’ And he said, ‘Well, whatever you do to me, Halle Berry, it isn’t going to be worse than what the kids at school do to me.'”

To show her affection for Coronji Calhoun on set, Halle Berry revealed she’d spend time

“kissing him and hugging him every minute before and right after [scenes] and really making an investment in him.”

Halle Berry

Since Coronji passed away, a GoFundMe page has been set up to help cover funeral expenses. The fundraiser has a $14,000 goal and has currently raised a little under $11,600. It’s worth noting that Halle Berry and Lee Daniels–one of the directors of Monster’s Ball–both donated $3,394 to the GoFundMe.

Lee Daniels

Coronji Calhoun is survived by his mother, 10-year-old son, and 13-year-old stepson.

We send our condolences to Coronji Calhoun’s friends and family during this trying time.

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