Natalie Portman Is ‘Not Interested’ in Reconciling With Benjamin Millepied

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00:00 Natalie Portman and Benjamin Milipede are putting on a united front.

00:04 On February 23rd, the pair was spotted grabbing lunch together in L.A.

00:08 with their two children. And a source tells Us in the new issue

00:12 that they're being very civil toward each other for the kids.

00:15 Now, in June of 2023, it was reported that he had an affair with a young climate activist

00:20 and Us Weekly confirmed their separation in August after 11 years of marriage.

00:25 However, sources do say that the director is trying to reconcile with Natalie

00:29 but isn't having much luck. The source adds Benjamin would love to have Natalie back

00:34 but she's not interested right now. In fact, she is said to be hammering out the details

00:39 of the split with a source adding, "They're figuring things out in terms of the divorce

00:43 and custody. Natalie wants this to be harmonious as possible."

00:47 Now, in January, a source revealed that Portman was utterly crushed by his alleged infidelity

00:53 but she was taking time to focus on herself and their separation.

00:57 A second insider added that she gave this marriage her best shot

01:00 but she was not going to stick around trying to save something that's unfixable.

01:04 Now, Natalie and Benjamin began dating in 2009 after working together

01:08 on the set of her 2010 film, Black Swan, for which she won an Oscar.

01:13 The pair tied the knot in Big Sur, California in August of 2012,

01:17 one year after welcoming their son in June of 2011.

01:20 Now, their daughter Amalia arrived in February of 2017.