“Affair was a stupid liason that means nothing to him”: Natalie Portman Upset After Husband’s Cheating Scandal
Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied met each other on the sets of Black Swan when Millepied was assigned to train Portman in the art of ballet. A year later, the couple got engaged and were expecting their first child. Recently, Portman’s husband, Benjamin Millepied was accused of an extra-marital affair with a younger woman – a climate activist named Camille Étienne.
Despite the accusations, Portman is trying to be optimistic and wants to work on her marriage by rebuilding the trust to ensure that her kids do not grow up in a broken family. Sources said that Millepied is trying his best to gain back the trust and mend things, however, there is no clarity as to what the couple will finally decide on.
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Who Is Natalie Portman’s Husband, Benjamin Millepied?
Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied married in 2012 and the couple shares two children, Aleph, 11, and Amalia, 6. Benjamin Millepied was born in Bordeaux, France, on 10 June 1977 and is a French dancer and choreographer. He joined New York City Ballet in 1995, where he became a soloist in 1998, and then principal in 2002 and since then he has lived and worked in the United States. He retired from the NYCB in 2011 and then till 2014 he worked on the LA Dance Project.
He has also worked as a choreographer with his wife Natalie Portman in Black Swan, in which Portman stars as a ballerina in New York City. Millepied also appeared in the film and in 2010, he was the lead actor in a short film co-directed by Asa Mader starring Léa Seydoux, called Time Doesn’t Stand Still.
Benjamin Millepied has also directed various short films and has received multiple awards and recognitions during his career. Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied met on the sets of Black Swan in 2009, who broke up with his then-live-in girlfriend, Isabella Boylston, to begin his relationship with Portman.
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Natalie Portman’s Reaction To Husband Benjamin Millepied’s Affair
Natalie Portman was deeply troubled after the news of her husband’s alleged affair broke last week. As conveyed by sources to US Weekly, the Oscar-winning actress felt humiliated because of the cheating scandal but she wants to stay committed to her marriage. The Outlet published that “Natalie believes Benjamin’s affair was a brief and stupid liaison that means nothing to him,”
Close sources to the couple told Page Six,
“They have not split and are trying to work things out. Ben is doing everything he can to get Natalie to forgive him. He loves her and their family.”
In addition, People Magazine said based on inside sources that Portman is “incredibly private and has no intention of playing this out in the media. Her biggest priority is protecting her children and their privacy.”
Recently, Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied were spotted together a week after the affair scandal broke. Page Six photos showed the Black Swan actress and her husband sitting and engaging in an intense conversation, meanwhile, their kids were busy playing in the park. Portman was seen putting her head down on the bench and at a certain point, it seemed as if she was wiping a tear from behind her black cat-eye sunglasses.
Source: People
