Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied have parted ways.
The Academy Award-winning actor and the French choreographer quietly separated last year after 11 years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized last month, a representative for Portman confirmed to People. The news comes after rumors last June that Millepied had an extramarital affair. Since then, Portman has been photographed without her wedding ring.
Portman and Millepied first met on the set of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan in 2009, in which Portman played the lead role of ballerina Nina Sayers, and Millepied both choreographed the film’s extensive dance sequences and played the role of David Moreau. The two began dating shortly thereafter, and within a year, they were engaged and Portman was pregnant with their first child.
Black Swan saw Portman win her first Oscar in February 2011, for best actress in a leading role, which she dedicated to Millepied. “To my beautiful love, Benjamin Millepied, who choreographed the film and has now given me the most important role of my life,” she said during her speech, while gesturing to her stomach.
The two wed in 2012 at a private estate in Big Sur, California, for which the actor wore Rodarte and a simple flower garland in her hair. While details of the ceremony were kept firmly under wraps, Portman shared a rare throwback photo in 2020 to honor their eighth wedding anniversary, showing the couple dancing at the reception.
Portman and Millepied share two children together, 12-year-old Aleph and 6-year-old Amalia.