United Kingdom, June 5 -- Halle Berry has turned down Van Hunt's marriage proposal.

The 58-year-old actress has been dating the 55-year-old singer for five years and while he revealed he already popped the question, Halle - who was previously married to David Justice, Eric Benet and Olivier Martinez - doesn't feel the need to "validate" their love in a formal way.

Speaking to Today.com, Van said: "I put out the proposal, and it's still on hold as you can see.

"It's just out there floating. You know, maybe you can encourage her."

Halle added: "Well, I've been married three times. Van has been married once, and so no, we don't feel like we have to get married to validate our love in any way. We don't."

However, the Oscar-winning star -...