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Inside Natalie Portman's Fresh Start After Husband's Affair 'Crushed' Her
Natalie Portman was ‘hurt’ by Benjamin Millepied’s affair, which resulted in the couple’s 2023 separation
A second insider notes that “Natalie and Ben actually started having problems over a year ago.” Millepied, 46, “would sometimes not return home and was taking work trips that didn’t add up,” the source says, adding that Portman, 42, “began to suspect infidelity.” While Portman initially stuck by her estranged spouse, she seemingly hinted at the breakup earlier this month when she told TheWall Street Journal that she “lives in Paris with her two children” but didn’t mention Millepied. “She’s incredibly smart and philosophical about everything she does, but at the end of the day, she’s a realist who isn’t going to stick around trying to save something that’s unfixable,” the first insider explains, adding that Portman “gave this marriage her best shot.”
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