EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Portman ‘hates how powerless husband Benjamin Millepied’s infidelity has made her feel’ – but STILL ‘don’t know’ if she wants to walk away from the marriage because the couple are ‘really in love deep down’

Natalie Portman has yet to make a final decision about the future of her marriage to Benjamin Millepied after reports surfaced that he was having an affair with a younger woman – despite being devastated by the rumors of his infidelity.

In June, the couple’s marriage was rocked by a report in a French magazine that 46-year-old Millepied had cheated on his wife of 11 years with a 25-year-old climate activist named Camille Etienne.

Last week, Portman was then seen without her wedding ring on an outing in Australia, sparking further speculation that the duo’s marriage has come to an end.

However, a source close to Portman, 42, has now shared some insight into the status of their relationship – rumored to be ‘divorced’ and insisting the actress still ‘don’t know’ if she will walk away from her marriage, despite feeling “powerless” as a result of the infidelity.

“(Natalie) hates that (Benjamin’s) infidelity has made her feel powerless,” the insider told DailyMail.com. “She doesn’t know if she can regain her power by staying with him or leaving him.

“It’s really a struggle to keep dealing with it.”

The actress was first seen wearing her wedding ring shortly after news of infidelity broke, but has been seen without it in more recent outings (seen earlier this month)

In June, the couple’s marriage was rocked by a report in a French magazine that 46-year-old Millepied had cheated on his wife with a 25-year-old climate activist named Camille Etienne (pictured)

But the source insisted that “deep down,” Portman and Millepied are still “really in love” and are trying to figure out what went wrong in their marriage.

“They’re really taking it day by day because deep down they’re really in love and they’re trying to figure out what’s causing the distance between them,” the source continued. “She wants to stay with him, and he really wants to be with her.

“They both know that breaking up and staying together forever is still on the table and only time will tell which direction they will actually take.”

Portman representatives did not respond to requests for comment.

The latest insight into the marriage comes as speculation continues to swirl in the wake of the original reveal.

People has reported that an insider claimed the alleged affair with Étienne was “short-lived” and is now “over.”

Portman was initially seen wearing her wedding ring shortly after news of infidelity broke, but has been seen without it on more recent outings.

According to Page sixthe actress learned of her husband’s cheating in early March and that the couple had broken up last year, but were able to work through their relationship problems.

After this alleged transgression, they had taken steps to do what they could to save the marriage.

Happier times: the couple pictured at the UK Gala screening of Thor: Love and Thunder in London last year

More recently, according to Page Six, Portman and Millepied’s marriage problems have spread throughout the shooting of her upcoming film May December (pictured)

A source previously confirmed to DailyMail.com that the couple were still together after the affair came forward.

“He knows he made a huge mistake and he’s doing everything he can to get Natalie to forgive him and keep their family together,” a source revealed to People.

Natalie is incredibly private and has no intention of playing this out in the media. Her number one priority is to protect her children and their privacy.’

Portman, who was born in Jerusalem, Israel, and Millepied, who is from Bordeaux, France, have two children together: son Aleph, 12, and daughter Amalia, six.

They met in 2009 on the set of her psychological horror film Black Swan, for which he choreographed, which resulted in her winning the Oscar for Best Actress for her compelling performance.

The lovebirds got engaged in 2010 and married in 2012 in Big Sur, California.

Portman, who was born in Jerusalem, Israel, and Millepied, who is from Bordeaux, France, have two children together: son Aleph, 12, and daughter Amalia, six. In the photo: September 2022

People have since reported that an insider claimed the alleged affair with Étienne (pictured) was ‘short-lived’ and is now ‘over’

Millepied returned to choreography in 2018 for Portman’s dark musical drama film Vox Lux, in which she played a woman who survives a school shooting, only to become a pop star.

More recently, according to Page Six, Portman and Millepied’s marital problems have spilled over into the shooting of her upcoming film May December, which is directed by acclaimed author Todd Haynes.

The film stars Riverdale’s Julianne Moore and Charles Melton as a married couple who were caught in a scandal years earlier when her relationship with the much younger man was discovered.

Portman plays an actress who comes to visit them in preparation for playing Moore’s character in a movie about the controversy, but her dredging of their history threatens to destroy their marriage.

It was reportedly an “open secret” during the 23-day shoot in November 2022 that Portman and her husband had marital problems.