Natalie Portman divorces husband Benjamin Millepied after 11 years of marriage

Mar 08, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Natalie Portman divorces husband Benjamin Millepied after 11 years of marriage

Natalie Portman has divorced her husband of 11 years, Benjamin Millepied.

The Star Wars actress filed for divorce eight months in the past and the proceedings have now been finalised in France, the place they lived, People Magazine reported.

The couple share two kids.

Their separation got here after Millepied, a director and choreographer, confronted allegations of infidelity final 12 months.

He and Portman, 42, declined to remark publicly on the matter.

Two months after the allegation surfaced, they had been noticed watching the Women’s Football World Cup remaining collectively in Sydney.

Last month, Portman addressed rumours about her marriage in an interview with Vanity Fair. She advised the US publication that the hypothesis “is terrible, and I have no desire to contribute to it”.

Portman met Millepied when, as choreographer for the 2010 movie Black Swan, he taught her advanced ballet sequences. She later gained an Oscar for her efficiency.

In December 2010 the couple introduced that they had been engaged and anticipating their first youngster.

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Natalie Portman was expecting her first child with Mr Millepied when she won her Oscar in 2011. Pic: Reuters /Mike Blake
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Natalie Portman was anticipating her first youngster with Mr Millepied when she gained her Oscar in 2011. Pic: Reuters /Mike Blake

Their son Aleph arrived in June 2011 and their wedding ceremony passed off the next summer season in California.

Portman gave beginning to their second youngster, Amalia, in February 2017.

Millepied, 46, started his profession as a dancer when he joined the New York City Ballet within the Nineties. He has since gone on to turn out to be a choreographer for stage and the large display screen, engaged on movies together with Dune.

Portman’s newest movie May December was launched in 2023 and noticed her star reverse Julianne Moore.