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Natalie Portman seemingly hinted at her marriage woes one day before husband Benjamin Millepied’s affair was exposed.
On Thursday, the “Black Swan” actress, who is an avid reader, gave her 8.7 million Instagram followers a glimpse at her latest read — which is notably about a “grieving wife.”
“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,” Portman captioned a photo with her head buried in the book.
“Part narrative fiction, part fake biography — Catherine Lacey’s Biography of X already feels wholly original and I can’t wait to discuss with you all. #JuneBookPick.”
Portman, 41, recently discovered that the ballet dancer, whom she wed in 2012, was having an affair with 25-year-old Camille Étienne.
Sources told Page Six that the twosome separated last year but managed to work through their issues — only for the latest allegations to rock their world once again.
“They have not split and are trying to work things out,” an insider told us. “Ben is doing everything he can to get Natalie to forgive him. He loves her and their family.”
“She is incredibly private,” they added. “Her biggest focus right now is protecting the kids.”
Portman and Millepied, 45, share two kids: son Aleph, 12, and daughter Amalia, 6.
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While it’s unclear when Millepied’s affair with the climate activist started, we’re told he and Portman have been having marriage problems since she was filming “May December” in November.
Although they were photographed kissing in Paris last month, French magazine Voici alleged that Millepied is still spending time with Étienne in a report published Friday.
“In early March, the star of the ‘Star Wars’ saga discovered that her husband was having an affair with a young woman,” the magazine claimed.
The outlet also published images of Millepied and Étienne going into his office separately on May 24. After nearly two hours, they both exited the building 10 minutes apart.
Reps for Portman and Millepied declined to comment. Étienne didn’t respond to our request for comment.
The “Thor: Love and Thunder” actress and Millepied met in 2009 on the set of her Oscar-winning ballet movie, where he was the film’s choreographer.
“I think I was in, like, dreamland,” Portman said of working with her beau during a SiriusXM interview in 2018.
“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.’”
Ahead of their marriage troubles, the couple celebrated their 10-year anniversary in August 2022.
“It keeps getting better,” Portman wrote on Instagram at the time.
