The search continued Friday for convicted Madonna stalker Robert Hoskins, who escaped from a mental hospital in Southern California earlier this month, and has apparently set his sights on Oscar-winner Halle Berry.

Los Angeles police said in a statement that Hoskins -- who escaped from Norwalk, California’s Metropolitan State Hospital February 2 -- “is highly psychotic when not taking his medication and has very violent tendencies."

There have been reports that Halle Berry wants to leave Hollywood and move to France, and RadarOnline.com has exclusive details on the reason why — the actress fears for her life and that of her daughter, Nahla.

The crazed stalker who threatened Madonna in the 1990s has now set his evil sights on Halle, 45, who plans to flee to boyfriend Olivier Martinez’s homeland with Nahla.

“Friends are scared for her life because Robert Hoskins wants to kill her,” an insider told RadarOnline.com. “She is terrified for her safety.