﻿Natalie Portman is fighting to keep her relationship alive after her husband cheated
with a much younger woman. Benjamin Millepied has realized his mistake and is now focused
on getting Natalie to forgive him. Will the couple survive, or is it too late?
Natalie Portman met Benjamin Millepied in 2009 while collaborating on the movie
"Black Swan." The pair had a lot of fun working together, and the actress has
described the process as "dreamland." The couple didn't have a spark right
away. However, when Portman got to know the choreographer, she quickly
realized he was "the person" for her. By the time filming wrapped, the lovebirds
were dating. A little over a year after they originally met, Natalie and Benjamin surprised
their fans with shocking news: the actress was pregnant, and they had gotten engaged!
Apparently, the pregnancy was also a surprise for the couple. According to an insider,
Benjamin proposed as soon as he got the news. He even designed the engagement ring himself!
The pair made an adorable red carpet debut at the 2011 Oscars. When Natalie
won an Academy Award for her role in "Black Swan," she dedicated it to her fiancé.
"To my beautiful love, Benjamin Millepied, who choreographed the film and has now
given me my most important role of my life," she said during her speech.
The performers have been married since 2012, and share two children together.
Fans everywhere were happy for them and jealous of the couples' love. But little did they know,
things weren't as perfect as they seemed. In June 2023, insiders told Page Six that
Natalie had discovered her husband's affair with a 25-year-old woman. Both Portman and
Millepied are in their forties. The source told the magazine,
"They have not split and are trying to work things out." Understandably,
the actress wants to keep things as private as possible. "Her biggest focus right now is
protecting the kids," the informer explained. Portman has always been open about family
being her priority. “Compared to the happiness of a successful family life,
everything else is practically superficial," she said after her first son was born.
The woman Millepied had the alleged affair with is no stranger to being
in the spotlight. Her name is Camille Étienne, and she is an impressive climate activist.
Camille has intervened in the European Parliament in the company of Greta
Thumberg. She has also written a book and made a number of short films about climate change.
It is unclear when the alleged affair began, but anonymous sources claim that during the filming of
"May December" in late 2022, it was an open secret that Portman and Millepied were having problems.
Natalie also attended the 2023 Cannes Film Festival alone, sparking split rumours. However,
the star and her husband were photographed kissing in Paris shortly after. They were also
spotted together at one of the French concerts of Beyonce's world tour.
However, everything changed when Natalie allegedly discovered the affair in early March.
A little over two months later, French magazine "Voici" published photographs
of Benjamin and Camille going into his office separately and exiting it ten minutes apart
a couple of hours later. According to the publication,
these pictures were taken the same week the actress and her husband were spotted kissing!
A few days after the pictures became public, Portman shared a cryptic message on her Instagram
page. She uploaded a photo of herself with a book that is centered on grieving wives.
"When X, a polarizing and elusive artist, drops dead in her office,
her grieving wife sets out to uncover the truth of X's life," she wrote. An artist who hides
the truth from their wife. Sounds familiar? A source told the magazine about the affair:
"It was short-lived and it is over. He knows he made an enormous mistake and he is doing
all he can to get Natalie to forgive him and keep their family together."
For now, Natalie and Benjamin's representatives have declined requests for comment, while Camille
hasn't responded to the requests. Seeing how private the actress is, it is unlikely she
will comment on the situation in the near future. Benjamin and Natalie are trying to work things out
during what surely is a very rough patch in their romance. Will they be able to save their marriage?