Natalie Portman and husband Benjamin Millepied ‘separate’ after 11 years of marriage following his ‘affair’
ACTRESS Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied have reportedly separated after 11 years of marriage.
The former couple have had marital problems due to his reported affair, according to Us Weekly.
An insider close to the situation claimed: “After news of his affair came out, they’ve been trying to work on their marriage but are currently on the outs.”
In June, rumors swirled that Natalie’s former partner had an alleged affair with climate activist Camille Étienne, 25.
Camille often teams up with fellow eco-warrior Greta Thunberg to raise awareness about climate change.
In May, she released her first book titled For an Ecological Uprising: Overcoming Our Collective Powerlessness.
At the time, another source told the publication: “Natalie believes Benjamin’s affair was a brief and stupid liaison that means nothing to him.”
The Leon: The Professional actress was “willing to see if she’s capable of rebuilding her trust” because she did not want her kids to “grow up in a broken home.”
THEIR PAST ROMANCE
Born on June 10, 1977, Benjamin, 46, is a French choreographer and ballet dancer from Bordeaux.
In 2009, the former couple met on the set of Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller Black Swan.
On the big screen, Benjamin choreographed the ballet scenes in Black Swan and Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic, Dune.
During her SiriusXM interview in June 2018 with host Hoda Kotb, Natalie described their first meeting: “He was teaching me to dance. You know, one of those romantic [stories] … It was definitely exciting and fun. It was beautiful.
“”I don’t know about instant. It was like I really got to know him and that was when it seemed like, ‘Oh this is the person.'”
The pair got engaged in December 2010 and officially tied the knot at a private home in Big Sur, California in August 2012.
In 2011, the Black Swan star dedicated her Oscar win to her “beautiful love, Benjamin, who has now given me my most important role in my life.”
The exes share their two children: son Aleph, 12, and daughter Amalia, six.
NO WEDDING RING?
In May 2022, Natalie, 42, was spotted without her wedding ring at the Angel City FC game.
The Los Angeles-based soccer club played in the swanky Banc of California Stadium.
In March 2022, The Thor: Love And Thunder actress spoke about her children instead of her marriage to The Guardian.
She said: “Watching my son idolize players like Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan the same way he did Lionel Messi or Karim Benzema, I realized that amplifying female athletes could rapidly shift culture.
“Our dream is to make women’s soccer as valued as male soccer is throughout the world.”
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