Natalie Portman married dancer Benjamin Millepeid after they fell in love during the filming of ‘Black Swan’ back in 2009 when Millepeid was his dancing choreographer for the award-winning film, however, things turned sour after a reported infidelity from him made Portman take separation measures.
However, back when things were good, Portman was seen definitely in love with her husband as she told during an interview “I met my husband on it, so I think I was in, like, dreamland … We had a whole, like, he was teaching me to dance. You know, one of those romantic [stories].“
Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepeid are separated
They announced their engagement after a year of being together “I have always kept my private life private but I will say that I am indescribably happy and feel very grateful to have this experience.”
Only a year after they announced their engagement, Natalie gave birth to Aleph, the couple’s first son, and then a year after that, Millepeid and Portman tied the knot in during a Jewish ceremony in Big Sur, California.
On June 14, 2011, Natalie gave birth to their first child, a son Aleph. A year later in August, the
Four years later in 2016, they broke the news that they were expecting baby Amalia who was born in February of 2017.
With the arrival of Amalia, everything seemed to be great, however, fast-forward to 2022 and what seemed to be everlasting love, the world found a piece of information that shook Portman’s world.
According to Voici, the French news outlet reported that Benjamin had cheated on Portman with a climate activist. The 46-year-old head dancer of the Paris Opera made a statement about the situation acknowledging the mistake as “an enormous mistake and he is doing all he can to get Natalie to forgive him and keep their family together,” this according to an insider who spoke to People.
The couple have since separated and their status is unclear, however, doing their best to contain the pain and focus on co-parenting their two kids.