Natalie Portman and husband Benjamin Millepied hit by claims they have ‘divorced’ after 11 years of marriage following his fling with a younger woman – as the source claims, the couple are ‘on the out’
Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied have reportedly gone their separate ways following reports that he was having an affair with a younger woman.
Us weekly claimed on Monday that the pair have broken up after trying to mend their relationship following allegations that Millepied had been unfaithful.
DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for the couple who were not available for comment until now.
“After news of his affair came out, they have been trying to work on their marriage but are currently dying out,” a source told the publication.
Millepied, 46, who has been married for 11 years to Portman, 42, is said to have had an affair with a 25-year-old woman.
Split: Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied have reportedly gone their separate ways following reports that he was having an affair with a younger woman; pictured September 2022
In June, Portman and Millepied’s marriage was the subject of an article in the French publication, Voicemailwho alleged that the French dancer and choreographer was having an affair with the younger woman – a climate activist named Camille Étienne.
However, People reported that an insider claimed that the alleged affair with Étienne was “short-lived” and is now “over.”
She was seen wearing her wedding ring shortly after news of infidelity broke, but has been seen ringless on recent outings.
According to Page sixPortman learned of her husband’s cheating in early March and that the couple had split the previous 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.
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.
Problem: The couple was married for 11 years before they split
Happier times: the couple pictured at the UK Gala screening of Thor: Love and Thunder in London last year
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.
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.
Recently, the lead actress promoted her latest production, the romantic drama May December starring Julianne Moore and Charles Melton, which had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 20.
A number of publications reported that the couple’s marital troubles were an open secret on the set of the Todd Haynes-directed film during its 23-day shoot last November.