Natalie Portman has divorced her French choreographer husband, a source close to the Oscar-winning actress said on Friday.
The “Black Swan” star filed last July to end her marriage of 11 years to Benjamin Millepied, said People magazine, which first reported the news.
The divorce was finalised in France last month, the source confirmed.
Portman, 42, who holds both US and Israeli citizenship, is one of Hollywood’s top actresses.
She made her debut as a child star in Luc Besson’s thriller “Leon: The Professional,” and went on to appear in blockbusters including “Star Wars” and Marvel films, as well as art-house fare.
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Portman met Millepied in 2009 on the set of “Black Swan,” a psychological horror story set in the ultra-competitive world of professional ballet, for which she won the best actress Academy Award.
Millepied starred in the film too, as well as providing choreography.
The couple wed in California in 2012. They have two children together – son Aleph, 12, and daughter Amalia, 7.
Last May, media reports emerged of an extramarital affair by Millepied. The couple never publicly addressed the allegations.
A source told People in June that the affair “was short-lived and it is over” and that Millepied regarded it as “an enormous mistake.”
However, dealing with the onslaught was “initially really tough” for Portman, but friends rallied around the “Thor: Love and Thunder” star and helped get her through the worst of it, a friend of the couple told the magazine on Friday.
“Natalie is coming out of a really tough and painful year but she’s come out the other side of it stronger and is finding joy in her family, friends and work,” the friend said.
Portman was also confronted with the narratives swirling around the cheating allegations in a February interview with Vanity Fair. However, she responded by saying, “It’s terrible, and I have no desire to contribute to it.”
Representatives for Portman did not immediately respond on Friday to a request for comment.
Additional reporting by Tribune News Service