Natalie Portman said on Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that meeting Rihanna was a “formative moment” for her while going through a divorce.
“I think anyone going through a divorce needs to hear Rihanna tell them she’s a bad b****,” Natalie said. “That was exactly what I needed.”
Natalie, 43, and ex-husband Benjamin Millepied, 47, were married for 11 years and their divorce was finalized in March. Jimmy, 49, shared a video of Rihanna hugging Natalie during Paris Fashion Week in January and telling her she was “one of the hottest b****es in Hollywood.”
“Are you kidding?” Natalie replied to Rihanna.
“It was a formative moment in my life,” Natalie told Jimmy after watching the video.
Natalie Portman said meeting Rihanna was a “formative moment” for her during her divorce on Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Oscar-winning actress, wearing a black strapless gown adorned with crystals, appeared on the NBC talk show to promote her new Apple TV+ miniseries ‘Lady in the Lake.’
Natalie plays Maddie Schwartz, a Jewish housewife in 1960s Baltimore who leaves behind her husband of 20 years and teenage son to help police investigate the brutal murder of an 11-year-old girl. The seven-part series is an adaptation of Laura Lippman’s 2019 book Lady in the Lake.
The actress, who lives in Paris, also gave Jimmy tips on how not to look like a tourist when he visits Paris for the upcoming Olympics.
“No flip-flops,” Natalie said. “No shorts. You know it’s an American when they wear shorts. Red berets.”
“Is it cool?” said Jimmy.
“That can’t be,” said Natalie.
Jimmy asked her if he wanted to play a cartoon character in an episode of Bluey.
“I love Bluey and so do my children,” Natalie said.
Jimmy shared a video of Rihanna hugging Natalie in January during Paris Fashion Week and telling her she was “one of the hottest b****es in Hollywood”
Natalie was a guest on the NBC talk show to promote her upcoming Apple TV+ miniseries The Lady in the Lake when Jimmy shared the video of her and Rihanna during Paris Fashion Week
“It was a formative moment in my life,” Natalie told Jimmy after watching the video
The video shared on social media showed Rihanna and Natalie embracing
Jimmy pointed out that she also played Darcy on The Simpsons. He asked her to pick her favorite cartoon character out of the two.
“It’s basically like choosing between children,” Natalie said.
Jimmy played a clip from her new show Lady in the Lake. He asked her if she had any tips for visiting Baltimore. She said she couldn’t try the crab cakes because she was vegan, but they did have a vegan option.
“There are a lot of great places,” Natalie said. “I was sad, I’m vegan so I couldn’t try the crab cakes, but that’s the thing there. But they do have vegan crab cakes at all the vegan restaurants, which is really exciting.”
Natalie also played a game of Catchphrase with Jimmy Fallon against Tariq Trotter of the Roots and Julio Torres of Fantasmas. Tariq and Julio’s team ended up winning the game.
Lady in the Lake premieres Friday on the streaming service Apple TV+.