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New Delhi:
Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied are formally divorced. Natalie quietly initiated divorce proceedings from her husband of 11 years, director and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, eight months in the past. The divorce was just lately finalised in France, the place they reside with their two kids, 12-year-old son Aleph and 7-year-old daughter Amalia, confirmed a consultant for Natalie Portman to Individuals. Going through the challenges of their personal separation, exacerbated by studies of Benjamin Millepied’s extramarital affair in Might 2023, Natalie Portman leaned on the assist of her buddies to navigate the troublesome interval. A pal of the couple informed Individuals, “It was initially actually powerful for her, however her buddies rallied round her and helped get her by means of the worst of it. Natalie is popping out of a extremely powerful and painful yr however she’s come out the opposite facet of it stronger and is discovering pleasure in her household, buddies and work.”
All through their separation, Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied prioritised their kids’s well-being and maintained a united entrance as co-parents. Regardless of hints of bother within the marriage, corresponding to Natalie Portman not sporting her marriage ceremony ring since final spring, the couple labored privately to handle their points and set up a “new regular.”
Each Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied have been balancing demanding work commitments alongside their private challenges. On the work entrance, Benjamin Millepied is concerned within the choreography of the sequel to Dune, whereas Natalie Portman has been engaged in varied initiatives, together with her critically acclaimed efficiency in Might December and her present work on the Man Ritchie-directed movie Fountain of Youth.
Natalie Portman, an Oscar-winning actress, has additionally been actively concerned in Angel Metropolis, a soccer workforce, and is gearing up for the discharge of her upcoming restricted TV collection, Woman within the Lake. Regardless of their personal struggles, the couple has continued to assist one another professionally, with the actress accompanying Benjamin Millepied to the premiere of his movie Carmen in September 2022. Earlier than the finalisation of the divorce, neither Natalie Portman nor Benjamin Millepied addressed public hypothesis about their marriage. In a current interview with Vainness Honest, Natalie Portman selected to not interact with the rumours surrounding their relationship and mentioned, “It is horrible, and I’ve no want to contribute to it.” For the unversed, the previous couple married in 2012 after assembly on the set of Black Swan, the place Benjamin Millepied served as choreographer.
