“Agree on child custody”, the couple officially divorced

The year 2024 has started off with a bang for Natalie Portman. The American actress took to the television sets in January to promote the film May December by Todd Haynes, in which she is the protagonist, and in which we could also see Julianne Moore and Charles Melton. During an interview given to C to you, on France 5, she also remembered a juicy story relating to her meeting with King Charles III, then Prince of Wales. But the time is no longer for anecdotes it seems, since Natalie Portman is officially separatedand even divorceeof Benjamin Millepied.

These are our colleagues from Here is who report the information. “She never imagined getting a divorce, even though she made so many concessions for him…”, they report in the new issue of the magazine to be discovered on newsstands on Friday March 8, according to a source close to the couple who has remained confidential. Natalie Portman met Benjamin Millepied in 2010 on the set of the film Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky, in which she played Nina Sayers. This role allowed the actress to win several trophies at the Oscars and Golden Globes. It must be said that his performance owes a lot to his preparation with… the French choreographer Benjamin Millepied.

Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied parents of two children

The following year, the couple welcomed a baby boy named Aleph, and married in 2012 in California. But for the needs of Benjamin Millepied’s professional career, in full rise, the family made the decision to leave the United States to settle permanently in France, in Paris more precisely, after his appointment as dance director. leading the Opera ballet. Besides, Here is suggests that Natalie Portman now resides alone in their apartment. However, Benjamin Millepied would not live very far away to maintain a “necessary balance” to Aleph, as well as their granddaughter Amalia aged 7 years. “Fortunately, with Benjamin, they managed to come to a cordial agreement regarding the custody of the children”specifies the same witness.

The news comes even as rumors had emerged in recent months. The choreographer was the first to comment on them for Paris Match. “Intelligent people know that the truth cannot be read in the tabloids”he assured, before confirming that he and his now ex-wife had “this desire not to expose” their “private life”. “Well, that was especially the case at the beginning of our history, now we don’t even talk about it anymore”he had however suggested without saying more, while he was accused of infidelity towards his wife.

Rumors of infidelity from the year 2023

For her part, Natalie Portman had indirectly responded to it with Vanity Fair in January, during the promotion of the film May December. She admitted that these rumors were “terrible” and that she had no “no desire to contribute” by speaking out publicly on the subject. A way to kick in? For some time now, the heroine of Leon, Star Wars And Lucy In the Skyhad decided to live between Los Angeles and Paris. “I find that they are very complementary cities. I like having both in my life. In Los Angeles, I lead a very un-Hollywood life. And Paris, of course, is a dream. I am very lucky to live here and have an extremely stimulating city life with incredible friends”she said.

Before Benjamin Millepied, Natalie Portman had experienced several shorter-lived romances. She shared a little about her life with the actor Gael Garcia Bernal between 2003 and 2004, then she fell under the spell of Jake Gyllenhaal in 2006, before becoming a couple with the model Nathan Bogle the following year, and finally the singer Devendra Banhart.

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