Natalie Portman Has 'Turned a Corner' After Divorce: Source

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00:00 One year after her marriage to Benjamin Millipede crumbled following his reported

00:04 affair with a younger woman, Natalie Portman is back on top.

00:08 In the new issue of Us Weekly, a source says Natalie is her confident self again,

00:12 adding that she seems to have a lighter step and more joy in her eyes since her divorce

00:16 from Benjamin was finalized in March. A source tells us she's really coming into

00:21 her own self-happiness, after a source previously told us that she was crushed

00:25 by her ex's behavior prior to their split.

00:28 While the insider says that the Oscar-winning actress isn't currently dating,

00:32 she was seen sharing a laugh with actor Paul Mescal outside a bar in London on May 28.

00:37 An insider tells us that she is focused on her kids and work for now,

00:41 but Natalie has started going out with her friends and living her best life.

00:45 It took her a while to get her smile back after the divorce.

00:48 Us Weekly confirmed back in August of 2023 that the pair quietly split after 11 years

00:54 of marriage. News of their breakup came two months after it was widely reported

00:58 that Benjamin was having an affair with activist Camille Etteny.

01:02 A source told us in March they're being very civil toward each other for the kids.

01:06 Benjamin would love to have Natalie back, but she's not interested right now.

01:10 The two started dating in 2010 after meeting on the set of Black Swan.

01:14 Millipede reportedly left his then-girlfriend Isabella Bolston to be with Portman.

01:19 The duo got married two years later.