Natalie Portman and husband had been ‘working’ to repair her marriage with Benjamin Millepied since rumours of an affair arose in June.
However, it has been confirmed to US Weekly that the Blackswan actress has “separated” from her husband after 11 years of marriage.
The source claimed to the outlet: “After news of his affair came out, they’ve been trying to work on their marriage but are currently on the outs.”
The estranged couple who share son Aleph, 12, and daughter Amalia, six, were rumoured to be working on their relationship, but Natalie was spotted without her wedding ring last week.
Their marriage was the subject of a French news article by Voici, with claims Millepied had an extra-marital affair with 25 year old Camille Étienne.
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Express.co.uk contacted representatives of Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied at the time.
A source told PEOPLE: “It was short-lived and it is over.
“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.
“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.”
The estranged couple met on the set of 2010’s Black Swan and tied the knot in 2012.
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Natalie happily celebrated their 10-year wedding anniversary in August 2022 with an Instagram tribute with a heartfelt caption.
The caption read: “Ten years today @benjaminmillepied, and it keeps getting better…”
Despite their marriage appearing to be going well, a source previously claimed to Page Six that the two had separated last year before reuniting.
The source explained: “Ben is doing everything he can to get Natalie to forgive him. He loves her and their family.”
They also added that Portman is “incredibly private” about matters involving her marriage and is doing her best to “protect their children”.
Natalie previously spoke out about the first time she met her husband when he was a choreographer on The Black Swan.
She told SiriusXM Town Hall in 2018: “I met my husband on it, so I think I was in, like, dreamland.
“He was teaching me to dance. You know, one of those romantic [stories] … It was definitely exciting and fun. It was beautiful.
“I don’t know about instant. It was like I really got to know him and that was when it seemed like, ‘Oh this is the person’.”
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