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Natalie Portman, who officially divorced ballet dancer Benjamin Millepied following their extramarital affair, is having a “phoenix moment.”
A friend of the actress says that after ditching the womanizing ballet dancer, she “looks amazing and feels great.”
The friend mentioned that the Oscar winner has been “killing the red carpet” with her Netflix hit “May Dec” and was on the cover of Vanity Fair’s annual Hollywood issue along with Bradley Cooper, Lily Gladstone, Greta Lee, Jodie Comer, and “Saltburn” heartthrob Barry Keoghan.
“Not a bad way to start a new chapter,” the source noted.
Spies tell Page Six that Portman was spotted alone in Las Vegas, Nevada, for a wedding last month, where she spent time hanging out with her friends and attending a show at Buzzy Ball the Sphere.
Portman was also seen watching DJ duo Two Friends at the Wynn, where they brought her on stage as they performed their dirty “Saturday Night Live” rap with Lonely Island “Natalie Raps.”
The “Black Swan” star and crew “had a great time dancing and hanging out,” the source says.
Meanwhile, a video circulated last month at Paris Fashion Week showing Rihanna and Portman. flattering everyone another at the Dior Haute Couture show.
Portman filed for divorce last July and it was finalized last month in France. people reports.
The couple has two children, Aleph, 12, and Amalia, 7.
Previously, Page Six exclusively reported that the couple, who married in 2012, separated in 2022.
We were told it was an open secret on the set of “May December,” which filmed in November over 23 days, that she and Millepied were having problems.
But at that time they had managed to overcome the problems in their relationship.
But in June 2023, photographs from France suggested that the former New York City Ballet principal dancer had been spending time with glamorous young climate activist Camille Étienne.
A source close to the couple told Page Six at the time: “They have not broken up and are trying to work things out. Ben is doing everything he can to get Natalie to forgive him. He loves her and her family.”
And he said that “his biggest goal right now is to protect children.”