This week, a French media outlet broke the news that Natalie Portman and her husband, Benjamin Millepied, were having marital issues caused by an affair.
Voici said the ballet dancer had a steamy extramarital romance with a well-known 25-year French political star.
Camille Étienne has been identified as the woman who played a part in the now tricky and heartbreaking situation between the Oscar winner and Millepied.
Details about Benjamin Millepied’s affair with Camille Étienne surface
Voici published several photos taken on May 24 showing Millepied and Étienne discreetly entering his office in Paris.
The pair spent over two hours in the building and exited separately. According to confirmed reports, the affair was brief, and Millepied ended up refocusing on his marriage and family life.
Sources have revealed that Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied separated in 2022 but have since reconciled. It is unknown if the cheating drama played a part in the breakup.
Benjamin Millepied begging Natalie Portman for forgiveness
A source close to the couple told PEOPLE Magazine that Benjamin Millepied had taken full responsibility for his massive mistake.
The person familiar with the situation said: “He knows he made an enormous mistake, and he is doing all he can to get Natalie to forgive him and keep their family together.”
Portman has yet to say much about Millepied. Instead, she has shifted her focus to her children. The insider added: “Natalie is incredibly private and has no intention of playing this out in the media. Her biggest priority is protecting her children and their privacy.”
Portman, 41, and Millepied, 45, met on the 2010 movie Black Swan set and were married two years later. Portman and Millepied have two children — son Aleph, 12, and daughter Amalia, 6.
A second source close to the couple spoke to Page Six to reveal that they are still together as they try to figure things out.
The person in the know said: “They have not split and are trying to work things out. Ben is doing everything he can to get Natalie to forgive him. He loves her and their family.”
Days after the news of the affair sent shock waves, the husband and wife were seen kissing after a Beyoncé concert in Paris.
Camille Étienne is slammed on social media after Benjamin Millepied’s cheating drama makes headlines
Étienne is a rising political star in France, with some experts predicting that she might do what Marine Le Pen, Christiane Taubira, and Anne Hidalgo have not been able to accomplish — become the country’s first female president.
Camille Étienne is described as an eco superstar who is a friend of Greta Thunberg. She is often in the news debating environmental issues, taking part in strikes, and particpating in protests to push her ideologies to make the world a better and cleaner place.
Camille Étienne is the author of For an Ecological Uprising: Overcoming Our Collective Powerlessness and has produced five short films on the matter.
The fiery environmentalist has not commented on the affair, but many of Portman’s fans have jumped on her official Instagram page to call her out for not having any morals.
A commenter claimed: “She should put effort first into improving her morals before talking about deciding what’s legitimate and illegal. She cannot do so if she has an obscure way of knowing what’s right or wrong.”
Another social media user wrote that the activist is not a true feminist and added: “So does that mean that a woman who KNOWS that the man is married didn’t do anything wrong? Of course that the biggest problem is the man, but stop being a blind feminist for a second. If she knows that he has a family, then don’t be stupid or careless to go to bed with him. Obviously, she isn’t that much of a feminist as you because if she would, she couldn’t do this with another woman.”
Natalie Portman dives into a book about a grieving wife amid her husband’s affair scandal
Natalie Portman, a true bookworm, took to her official Instagram page to share the latest book that she is reading. The Black Swan actress, who has yet to speak about the affair, hinted at where her mind and heart are.
She selected Biography Of X, which focuses on a grieving wife. Her heartbreaking caption read: “When X, a polarizing and elusive artist, drops dead in her office, her grieving wife sets out to uncover the truth of X’s life. Part narrative fiction, part fake biography — Catherine Lacey‘s Biography of X already feels wholly original, and I can’t wait to discuss it with you all.”
Sources say Portman is navigating the ordeal as best as she can.
