Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, her 22-month daughter and her baby daddy (model Gabriel Aubry) could not wait on a long airport line last week like everyone else, so they cut the line with the aid of a Montréal police officer.

Folks stood on a U.S. customs line for more than an hour, with tempers flaring, stomachs growling, kids fidgeting and fussing, and parents frustrated. All the while, Berry and her family were whisked right to their executive-class seats on Air Canada without missing a beat.

Who blew the whistle on the favored actress? Apparently, a Montréal journalist who just happened to be booked on the same flight as Berry and her clan. She witnessed the actress and her family being escorted to the front of the line, bypassing all of the other countless passengers who were forced to patiently wait their turn. The journalist, who was rather perturbed by what she saw, wrote about Berry's line-cutting on her French-language blog. Ironically, the journalist who waited her turn in the customs line was then berated by an Air Canada employee for being late to board the flight.

Aéroports de Montréal, though, claims that it doesn't give preferential treatment and that it is often not even notified when a VIP arrives.

According to Air Canada, it doesn't differentiate based on celebrity status either, but rather, according to fares: As executive class passengers, Berry and Montréal-born Aubry, were entitled to priority lines through check-in, boarding and security, said Air Canada spokesperson Isabelle Arthur.

Inspector Jimmy Cacchione, who heads the Montréal police force airport unit, states that the officer who escorted Berry acted on his own accord. "The husband of Ms. Berry asked if they could go faster through the line, because they were late and they had the baby," Cacchione said. "The officer took the personal initiative to allow them to go through the line faster, but that's not something the Montréal police supports."

Cacchione further stated, that the officer will not be reprimanded but that the police airport unit will institute stricter rules for the future.