Oscar-winner. Mighty Thor. Filthy rapper. It's hard not to fall in
love with Natalie Portman! And while she may try to keep her relationships private,
her exes have let a few things slip about their romantic time with her.
Keep watching: Portman's kissing skills, restaurant choices, and more ahead.
"The Motorcycle Diaries" star Gael Garcia Bernal and Natalie Portman were rumored to have started
their on-and-off relationship sometime in 2003, per US Weekly. However, the couple reportedly
called it quits one year later. The Sun alleged that Portman had broken up with
Bernal because he decided to attend the Cannes Film Festival with his parents instead of her.
Per Lainey Gossip, the couple rekindled their romance in 2006.
While Bernal mostly kept his lips sealed about his feelings for Portman, he possibly gave her
a sweet shoutout at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2007. According to Variety,
Portman was in the audience when the actor said he considered an unnamed special someone his home.
But by 2008, Bernal was expecting a child with his new love, actor Dolores Fonzi, per People.
One warning sign that the couple wasn't compatible in the long term was their different views on
monogamy. Portman emphatically stated that she's an advocate of it in an interview with W magazine,
while Bernal's feelings weren't as certain. He told Elle in 2014,
"I can't say I don't believe in it, I just think that everyone has their own interpretation."
In 2007, Natalie Portman reached out to freak-folk troubadour
Devendra Banhart to ask him to record a song for a digital album titled "Big
Change: Songs for FINCA." The proceeds of the album sales went to charity, and the actor did
something charitable for the musician to thank him for his contribution. According to People,
in 2007, she appeared in the music video for his song "Carmensita" for free. While venting
to Pitchfork about his record label filming music videos without his input, Banhart said,
"With the 'Carmensita' video, I was too busy falling in love
with Natalie while making it to have any say."
Luckily, he was pleased with the results of his collab,
which cast Portman as a princess in a Bollywood fairytale. Banhart, meanwhile, was a heroic
prince whose happy ending took a bizarre turn when he found himself with an octopus bride.
Natalie Portman and Jude Law first appeared together in the Civil War
drama "Cold Mountain," and their working relationship became more
intimate when they were cast as lovers in "Closer." However, it wasn't until
they finished filming their third project together, "My Blueberry Nights," that they
allegedly became more than co-stars. According to a 2007 Daily Mail report,
Portman and Law were spotted deep in conversation at the movie's wrap party. An insider dished,
"Jude thinks she's beautiful and they get along very well."
Neither Portman nor Law ever confirmed they were romantically involved,
but their personal and professional chemistry is undeniable. The British actor has
also had plenty of nice things to say about his frequent co-star. When they shared the
screen in the 2018 drama "Vox Lux," Law spoke to ET Canada about their unique bond, saying,
"It's a funny intimacy that you have sometimes. It's very rare.
You really share, on a personal level, a real care and a bond with someone."
Law kept the compliments coming during a Wired Autocomplete interview alongside
his co-star. Upon discovering that "What did Natalie Portman invent?" was one of
the commonly searched-for questions about the star, Law turned to her and responded:
"I'm not surprised people thought you were possibly an inventor."
"Thank you. That's so kind."
"You know, because you're smart."
In May 2006, a series of photos chronicled Jake Gyllenhaal's sweet gesture before he and
Natalie Portman enjoyed a dinner date in NYC. The actors' rumored romance didn't seem to last long,
but it seems the actors have remained close and even shared a kiss in the 2009 drama "Brothers."
The pair became such good pals that they could get away with playfully ribbing each other in public.
In fact, when Gyllenhaal presented Portman with an award at the 2011 Palm Springs International
Film Festival, he turned his speech into a mini roast. He told the audience,
"She's a vegan, which makes it really frustrating when you're picking a place to eat."
Portman was pregnant at the time,
which was another attribute that Gyllenhaal drew comedic inspiration from, quipping,
"Her child will probably need therapy after seeing Black Swan."
When Portman hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2006,
she teamed up with Andy Samberg to record an expletive-ridden work of
art titled "Natalie Raps." In it, she drops rhymes about sex, violence, and drug use.
The following year, Us Magazine reported that Samberg and Portman were dating.
Neither party addressed the rumor, but in a 2012 Playboy interview,
Samberg did share the story of how Portman's ribald rap came to be. He recalled,
"We were skeptical because we thought of her the same way everybody else did. She seems so
sweet and innocent. And then she broke into some Lil' Kim song and started rapping verses for us,
the filthiest lines I've ever heard. We were completely taken aback."
Even though viewers knew how it would end, Hayden Christensen and
Natalie Portman worked hard to make their "Star Wars" characters' love story believable.
In an effort to improve their onscreen chemistry the two hung out together
when they weren't filming. The actor behind Anakin Skywalker told BBC News,
"There was a play to become comfortable with each other."
Apparently, it worked. In a 2002 interview unearthed by a fansite for the star,
Christensen was asked,
"Do you fall in love with Natalie just a little bit?"
He replied,
"You know, you have to a little bit if you're really going to believe yourself in the role."
"Have faith, my love. Everything will soon be set right."
While speaking to Tulsa World in 2003, he didn't even try to
pretend like he didn't enjoy shooting his intimate scenes with Portman. He gushed,
"She's a real sweetie, and a good kisser. No, make that a fantastic kisser!"
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