Natalie Portman was committed to making her marriage work even after learning that her husband, Benjamin Millepied, had an affair. At least, that’s what the anonymous insider sources said. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem the pair managed to get past the rumored infidelity after all.
“After news of his affair came out, they’ve been trying to work on their marriage but are currently on the outs,” an insider told Us Weekly this week. Confirmation of their separation comes days after Portman was seen in Sydney without her wedding ring on their 11th anniversary, per Entertainment Tonight.
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In June news broke that Millepied was reportedly having an affair with 25-year-old climate activist Camille Étienne. At first insiders speaking on behalf of both parties said they were each doing their best to preserve the marriage. “Natalie believes Benjamin’s affair was a brief and stupid liaison that means nothing to him,” one source told Us Weekly. “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,” said a source quoted in People.
So far, neither Natalie Portman or her (allegedly) estranged husband have said anything publicly about the separation or rumors of infidelity themselves, so we’d take everything with a grain of salt.
