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Natalie Portman reads about the devastating impact of a cheating husband in Nora Ephron's seminal marriage breakdown novel Heartburn for book club… amid her own relationship woes


Natalie Portman revealed that she's currently reading a novel about the impact of having a cheating husband, amid her own marital troubles.

The actress, 42, took to Instagram over the weekend to announce her book club pick for March: Nora Ephron's autobiographical novel 'Heartburn', based on her marriage and divorce from second husband Carl Bernstein, following his affair. The novel Portman is reading was originally published in 1983, and takes inspiration from the events surrounding Bernstein's affair with Margaret Jay, the daughter of former British prime minister James Callaghan. The Star Wars alum has been seen without her wedding ring on multiple occasions since the cheating allegations were first made public, including during her solo appearance on the Golden Globes red carpet in January.

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