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Reese Witherspoon ‘Stepped Up’ to Support Natalie Portman Amid Divorce From Benjamin Millepied

Natalie Portman leaned heavily on her friends, including Reese Witherspoon, to get through her divorce, a source exclusively reveals to Life and Style.

While that certainly provides space to bond, the source adds, “there’s reams of common ground between them beyond just their divorces: they were both star students and child actors; they both are super-involved moms; and they are both incredibly close to their extended families outside of show business.” “It’s tempting to think that Reese forged this friendship with her producer hat on in the hopes of luring Natalie into one of her Hello Sunshine productions, but I believe these two would be even closer friends if they were just suburban housewives and didn’t have these hot, long-lasting careers,” the pal says. “Natalie has recently gotten back into producing after a long hiatus and you can chalk that up, at least in part, to the incredible run Reese has had since Big Little Lies.

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