Natalie Portman has officially addressed speculation that her husband, Benjamin Millepied, had an affair.
The 42-year-old actress opened up about comments about her nearly 12-year marriage during an interview with vanity fair, published on February 21. Her comments come almost a year after French media first reported that her husband allegedly had an affair with a 25-year-old woman.
During his conversation with vanity fair, Portman was asked how she felt about all the people “writing about [her] marriage and personal life in a very public way,” when affair rumors surfaced in June, shortly after the release of their film, May December.
In response, Portman simply said, “It's terrible and I have no desire to contribute.”
In August 2023, a source claimed Us weekly that Portman and Millepied were “on the sidelines,” after trying to “work on their marriage” following the news of his alleged infidelity.
During their 11th anniversary in August 2023, fans also speculated that Portman split from Millepied after she was spotted without a wedding ring while attending an event in Sydney, Australia. At the time, she supported Angel City FC, the soccer club she co-owns along with Eva Longoria, Serena Williams, America Ferrera, Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach. However, neither Portman nor Millepied have since confirmed that they are separated.
When reports about the alleged affair first surfaced in June 2023, a source initially claimed People that the incident was “ephemeral” and “over.” The source also claimed that Millepied knew he had made “a huge mistake” and was focused on his wife and his family. Additionally, the source acknowledged that Portman is “incredibly private” and had “no intention” of publicly addressing their relationship.
The notoriously private couple first met in 2009, while on the set of Black Swan, where Millepeid, who is a choreographer, trained Portman. in 2018 SiriusXM Town Hall In the interview, she gushed about falling in love with her now-husband on the set of the thriller, saying, “I think I was in dreamland… It was beautiful.”
After the couple announced their engagement in 2011, they officially tied the knot in August 2012, with an intimate Jewish ceremony on the California coast in Big Sur. They now share two children: Aleph, 12, and Amalia, six.
In 2022, the couple celebrated their 10th anniversary, and Portman wrote on Instagram: “Ten years today @benjaminmillepied, and it just keeps getting better…”
In addition to responding to the press about her marriage during the recent vanity fair In the interview, Portman also spoke candidly about her career in Hollywood. After noting that he has lived in both Paris and Los Angeles for a while, he expressed that he lives a “very non-Hollywood life” in California.
“I have some friends who are in the entertainment industry, but a lot of friends who aren't, and we don't do industry things when we go out. We don't go to Hollywood parties, we have dinner in the backyard. In fact, I found that living there made my experience in Los Angeles a lot less 'Hollywood,'” she said. Without conditions said the star.
He noted that while he only visited Los Angeles for work, during which he stayed in Beverly Hills, he spent most of his time there “holding industry meetings and attending industry parties.”
“Living there made my experience much more complete and made me appreciate everything the city has to offer, from nature to the arts, food, music and, of course, the people,” he concluded.
The independent has contacted a representative for Portman and Millepied for comment.
