Black Swan star Natalie Portman, 29, is engaged to choreographer Benjamin Millepied, and the couple are expecting their first child, reps for the actress confirmed to People. Portman and Millepied met while shooting Black Swan, which earned the actress a Golden Globe nomination and a Screen Actors Guild award nomination.
UPDATE: Natalie Portman issues exclusive statement on engagement/pregnancy to EW
Holy cow, that was unexpected.
Totally!
lol, shotgun wedding now, she’s probably religious in some form or another… they’ll be divorced within ohhh 1 year tops…
WHORE
So you’re telling me that Natalie Portman took a guy’s load right in her box?
Why can’t I be the guy filling her box up with cream?
There is no God.
All I ever wanted was a blow job from a Hollywood actress. And all I get is restraining orders.
They are so selfish, I bet most of them are not even using their mouth right now. I only need two minutes.
I have my fiance’s scene with Kunis on an endless loop in my office. – Ben
I don’t friggin’ blame her. The man is hot. And he cann certainly move that body of his…yummy.
to each their own. I had never heard of him, so I googled him. What a dorky looking guy.
What’s hot about some wanky looking sleazeball who dumped his girlfriend?
He’s about as hot as an icecube, hon.
Bummer. Didn’t your mamma teach you about birth control?
What a slut
I’m guessing she got knocked up BEFORE she got a ring on her finger??
Yeeeah! So what??
She’s 29 years old. If she’s in love, who cares if it was a pregnancy that motivated her marriage?
You’re guessing? What was your first clue? Genius man. Really.
I’m in shock. The sweet dear child from The Professional in 1994, Queen Padme from Star Wars in 1999. I had such a crush on her. Now’s she’s with child ??? Getting married ??? Well at least she didn’t hook up with a rock star, or a fellow actor.
He starred with her in the movie. Doesn’t that make him a fellow actor?
I believe he was a choreographer, not an actor.
He was the choreographer, but he was also her onscreen dance partner. So technically he was both.
I hope they’ll give the poor kid her last name & not his. I wouldn’t want to be named after a bug, even if it is spelled differently.
They should name him Human. Human Millepied.
creepy!!!!
lolololol
But her real last name is Hershlag.
I resent your comment.
LOL! your French is all wrong.
the bug you’re thinking of is named Millepattes, not Millepied.
Wait: she’s getting married to a millipede?
I am kind of sad that celebs always get married after they get pregnant. Sometimes you can wait to get married, that’s ok too, in fact it’s probably better because then you are sure that they are the right person and not just your baby daddy/mama.
You’re right, you shouldn’t feel forced to marry just because you’re pregnant. But you really can’t tell if that is the case with Natalie Portman. It could just be that they are in love and were planning on getting married anyway, and with the baby coming, they just said, “why not now?” I’ve had a couple of friends that have done that.
50 yrs ago when a girl got pregnant and married before the kid was born it pretty always worked out in the long run… nowadays people just get divorced instead of trying to work through marital issues. I can totally see that happening within the first yr or two of marriage.
I’m surprised you know how to use the internet at your age Joe
Or maybe you could wait to find out if you’re with the right person BEFORE you get pregnant. Just a thought.
What?
50 years ago women didn’t have the right to open a bank account, take out a loan to buy house or in many cases find a job…at least not without a “man’s” signature (a father if not married/a husband if married). “Girls who got pregnant were forced to marry” because it was their only chance of real survival and keeping their baby. I take great offense to Joe’s comment, as it is mis-informing. Women 50 years ago were often abused by their husbands, but had no other place to go, and the rules of society didn’t accept divorce lightly. At least Natalie lives in a world that can accept her as is…I hope her marriage lasts forever, and if not, I’m happy for her anyway. I don’t believe for a second that marriages lasted longer 50 years ago because people worked things out…I think it’s because women were suppressed and didn’t have the financial stability to actually leave their husbands, and there was no other place for them to go. Try reading Ann Fessler’s book about The Women Who Surrendered Their Children In the Years Before Roe Vs. Wade…it’s enlightening.
So just make any loser the father of your kid, because you should just worry more about yourself than who or what is going to sire your CHILD?
Grow up, toots.
I always liked playing millipede as a kid…
WOW!! Didn’t see that one coming…
How many people wil expect her to call the baby Luke if he’s a boy and Leia if she’s a girl? heh.
Oh, Natalie, I thought you knew better than that. All my friends are having babies with people they just met, and now Natalie.
She didn’t just meet him. Black Swan was in production for awhile. Plus, Natalie has always been really private when it comes to her personal life, so there’s no telling how long they’ve been together or even how long they’ve been engaged and furthermore how long she’s been pregnant. She’s really small and won’t start showing until her second trimester. They’ve probably known this for awhile and decided to release the news now to avoid the dreaded “bumpwatch” from the press.
Benjamin split up with his live-in girlfriend of 3 years at the beginning of 2010 so it’s really not like he and Natalie have been together for a long time…. unless he cheated on his former gf which would make him and Nat utter douchebags.
As a medical professional I must tell you your statement is incorrect, but you probably knew that. Being Small, she may show sooner than most. Hard to hide a baby on a 75 pound frame.
Natalie is NOT 75 pounds. She was probably in the 80′s in Black Swan, but she lost at least 20 pounds for that movie, which I’m sure she has gained back by now.
@@liz: Actually I have a bachelors degree in human development and Im currently in nursing school, so trust me I know what Im talking about. Women with smaller frames like Natalie dont really start showing until their 4th month of pregnancy. However, all women are different and genetics also play a large role. That said, I still think it was smart of them to release the news themselves instead of being forced into it by the media.
Sorry to have disappointed you, Jerry.
Hopefully this gives you some hope: One night, when my friends were slacking, I got really wasted and had a one-night-stand with a guy I had just met. As a result, I got pregnant. Now, 10 years and two more kids later, we’re extremely happy and getting ready to celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary. It does happen. Just sayin.
whore
James, your comment is totally inappropriate. Who are you to judge anyone?
So then it wasn’t a 1 night stand was it?
Was it the guy who convinced you to have sex with him during “Tarzan”? And weren’t you in 8th grade back then? That movie is from 1999.
That’s a pretty low comment @confused. I too could recall Mary’s Tarzan story, I just had the decency not to ask the question.
“When my friends were slacking”? I’m pretty sure it’s YOUR job to not have sex with strange men, not theirs..
To clear things up, yes, the Tarzan incident was the summer after 8th grade, when I was 14. I was pretty sure I clarified that at the time. As for my “one-night-stand”, that happened when I was 16. No, I shouldn’t have been drinking. No, I shouldn’t have had unprotected sex. But I did, and now I have a very happy, healthy family to show for it. I would never encourage anyone to go that route, as I am only one of the lucky few to have come out of a situation like that unscathed. Furthermore, I guess I can’t even say I came out completely unscathed, as I gave up going to college to start my family. Oh, and in case anyone was wondering, I am now 25. I had my first child a few days after turning 17, and the second at 18. Both pregnancies were surprises. My husband happens to have a pretty lucrative career, so we were fortunate enough to plan for a third child, who we had a little over 2 years ago. Blah, blah, blah. Sorry for the life story. I just didn’t want anyone to think I was being untruthful.
Oh, and when I said 10 years later, what I really meant was 9 years, 8 months later.
Anyone know how his name is pronounced? I want to pronounce it like the bug, but maybe it’s French: “mee-pyay”
me thinks you are right
But in french it’s pronounced “Mee-lay-pee-yay” and not “mee-pyay”
“Mille” in French is pronounced as a clipped “meal” that can sound like “mee-ya.” It is never pronounced “mee-lay.” “Pied” is pronounced “pee-ay.” Felix is correct.
u guys make me laugh, i’m french and just trying to read your phonetic turn on it , has me in stitches !!!
the same way u pronounce the name belle, u don’t hear the last e, or the doubling of the L , same goes for mille, the i is pronounced like an english E and voila!
so lemme try your way: mee-luh pee-hey, sorry too funny, allez une autre fois!
Aw, I wish her the best, but this isn’t a good sign for a long lasting marriage…
he will cheat on her after she loses her looks which at 29 is just about up
This is what we need – an insight to make eveoryne think
The title should read “Natalie Portman is pregnant, engaged”
Maybe EW was going for the “16 and Pregnant” vibe with the title? Very MTV of you EW…very MTV.
Why? Maybe they got engaged before the stick turned blue.
Nah, the title should be “Natalie Portman, whore, pregnant, shamed into marriage by her family”
Why call her a whore when you don’t even know the whole story? Why judge her without any real cause and jump to conclusions? Do you know her personally? If so, please enlighten us on your close friendship with Natalie Portman.
NOOOOO!!! WHY GOD!? WHY!!!???
That’s great!!! I’m really happy for her and she was AMAZING in Black Swan