In an April 2022 interview with Soap Hub, Martha Madison opened up about the ruling in EJ Dimera’s trial and her character Belle Black’s feelings around it. “I think this is the first case — that I know of — that Belle has ever lost,” she explained. “For anyone who’s an achiever — like Belle is — it would certainly bother her.”
“DOOL” has portrayed Belle as an accomplished lawyer who knows her way around the court room. The attorney even took on her mother Marlena Evans (played by Deidre Hall) who, under the guise of the devil, tried to have Doug Williams (played by Bill Hayes) committed so he wouldn’t reveal her secret, per Daytime Confidential. Losing EJ’s case rightfully affects her.
Madison told the outlet that Belle’s relationship with EJ makes it more complicated, “Regardless of EJ’s background and his past, he’s still her brother-in-law,” she added. “There’s a family connection. She also truly believes in his innocence. She’s a warrior for justice.”
