Natalie Portman categorically shut down speculation about her marriage recently. She broke her silence on the rumors and said that she was not interested in entertaining the gossip about her marriage to Benjamin Millepied. There have been recent rumors that she was splitting from him for his affair last year with a young woman.
When queried about the ongoing media musings about her life, the 42-year-old Oscar winner shut it down. She called the buzz ‘terrible’ and said that she did not intend to add to it.
Natalie Portman and Millepied met on the sets of her Academy Award-winning film, Black Swan in 2009. He was a choreographer on the sets of the adaptation of the classical ballet drama. Natalie Portman’s breakthrough performance was a revelation for this actress who started as a charmer in Beautiful Girls in 1996 when she was only thirteen.
Natalie Portman And Millepied Are Trying Hard To Keep The Marriage Alive
The couple were engaged within a year and were married in 2012. Their son, Aleph, was born in 2011 and daughter Amalia was born in 2017. However, trouble surfaced in the summer of 2023 when various news outlets claimed that Benjamin was having an affair with a 25-year-old woman.
One news source said that their life together was short-lived and it was over now. Inside reports suggest that the couple were trying to wade through the mess created by Millepied. He realized that he had committed a blunder.
Sources say that he was trying his best to get Natalie Portman to forgive him and keep the family together. Her biggest priority is keeping her personal affairs private and protecting her children.
But rumors strengthened when Natalie Portman was spotted without her wedding ring and the speculation of their split found new fuel. But in recent weeks, the couple have been seen together in public. The couple were recently spotted along with Aleph, her 12-year-old son.