Natalie Portman
But no separation? She shows up with unfaithful husband
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Benjamin Millepied allegedly cheated on Natalie Portman with a young woman. After the first rumors of separation, the still married couple is now appearing together for the first time at the women’s World Cup final in Sydney. But the photos speak volumes.
Natalie Portman, 42, has had the world upside down since March of this year. The actress is said to have found out that husband Benjamin Millepied, 45, is said to be having an affair with a young woman. The French newspaper “Voici” first reported on this in June and published pictures that show the choreographer with 25-year-old climate activist Camille Étienne, how they first go to his office separately and leave it after almost two hours, ten minutes apart. Shortly thereafter, Portman burst into tears while sitting publicly on a park bench next to her estranged husband, and then showed up without a wedding ring at an event in Sydney, Australia, in August 2023.
US insiders then reported a separation, then it was said from the couple’s environment that Portman did not want to draw a final line. The latest pictures, which show the couple together for the first time in weeks at the final of the women’s soccer world championship, speak for it – but only to a limited extent.
Natalie Portman scowls at the Women’s World Cup final
You look for a smile on him Recordings available to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”., in vain: Natalie Portman looks serious in her gray blazer as she sits next to ex-husband Benjamin Millepied, whom she met while filming Black Swan and married in 2012. The pair watched the Women’s World Cup Final between England and Spain in Sydney on Sunday evening, August 20, 2023.
In contrast to his sister Amalia, 6, their son Aleph, 12, is also part of the party. In the meantime, he has taken a seat between his parents – separating them in a certain way, almost symbolically. At half-time, Millepied and his son appear to disappear, leaving Portman alone in the crowd, according to the Daily Mail. Another almost symbolic act. It is not known why the father-son team got up and left and whether they then left the stadium together with Natalie.
Portman’s inner turmoil: She feels powerless after the betrayal, but doesn’t want to let go
It should be a constant up and down and yet Natalie holds on to her family. After an anonymous source told the US magazine “US Weekly” two weeks ago that the marriage was over, insiders from the couple’s environment rowed back. “[Natalie] hates that she’s going through [Benjamins] infidelity feels powerless,” the anonymous source told the Daily Mail.
The Oscar winner does not yet know whether she can “regain her strength by staying with him or leaving him”. But for now, Natalie Portman wants to stay with Benjamin Millepied after he is said to have fought for her. The current recordings speak for it, but also point to the inner turmoil that surrounds Portman.
Sources used: dailymail.co.uk, voici.fr, usmagazine.com