Natalie Portman’s Husband Benjamin Millepied Trying To ‘Keep Their Family Together’ After Alleged Affair

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Natalie Portman is highly backstage astir her matrimony to Benjamin Millepied. But aft a caller study successful French quality outlet Voici claimed the ballet dancer embarked connected a “short-lived” alleged affair, he’s reportedly scrambling to avert a marital crisis. “It was short-lived and it is over,” a root told PEOPLE successful a Friday, June 2 report. Another insider told the outlet that they are inactive unneurotic pursuing the “enormous mistake.”

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“He knows helium made an tremendous mistake and helium is doing each helium tin to get Natalie to forgive him and support their family together,” the root explained. “Natalie is incredibly backstage and has nary volition of playing this retired successful the media. Her biggest precedence is protecting her children and their privacy.” A root adjacent to the mates reportedly told Page Six, “They person not divided and are trying to enactment things out. Ben is doing everything helium tin to get Natalie to forgive him. He loves her and their family.” The outlet besides claimed Benjamin, 46, had been seeing a 25-year-old clime activist. HollywoodLife has reached retired to Natalie’s reps, but they declined to comment.

Benjamin, a nonrecreational dancer, and The Professional prima share 2 seldom seen kids — lad Aleph, 11, and six -year-old girl Amalia. They famously met portion moving unneurotic connected The Black Swan, for which Natalie won an Academy Award. Benjamin, past a dancer for the world-famous New York City Ballet, was tapped to make the film’s choreography successful 2009. The duo yet joined successful a tightly guarded Jewish ceremonial successful Big Sur, California, connected August 4, 2012. Aleph joined the household successful 2011, and Amalia successful 2017.

Natalie and Benjamin person been joined since 2012. (BG015/Bauergriffin.com / MEGA)

In 2018, the now-41-year-old ma of 2 explained what she loved astir the ballet star. “He knows however to marque maine look my best, enactment with my strengths and debar the weaknesses, of which determination are many,” the stunning histrion told USA Today in 2018 portion discussing her movie Vox Lux, on which she again collaborated with her husband.

And erstwhile she accepted her Oscar for Best Actress successful 2011, Benjamin was astatine the forefront of her speech. She each but dedicated the grant to him. “[To] my beauteous love, Benjamin Millepied, who choreographed the movie and has present fixed maine my astir important relation of my life,” she said astatine the time.

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