Reese Witherspoon has reportedly been a supportive pal to Natalie Portman who had been navigating her life after her making an attempt divorce from husband of 11 years, Benjamin Millepied, finalized in 2024.
In accordance with a brand new report from Life & Fashion, for years, the 2 veteran actresses have been very shut buddies, however this bond grew stronger with the battles every of them has had in her private life.
An in depth pal of Portman confided that Reese has been extra supportive, nudging Natalie out of her shell and leaning into their friendship. Regardless of Portman’s occasional bouts of self-pity over the cutthroat nature of Hollywood and never having the ability to maintain onto one thing significant, Witherspoon has been doing all she will be able to to construct a robust bond together with her.
The supply advised the outlet, “You typically hear Natalie make these remarks about how onerous it’s to create lasting friendships in Hollywood and the way aggressive being a number one woman in your forties might be.”
“It’s a bit self-pitying although, as a result of Natalie has made a variety of actress pals through the years, and particularly within the final 5 years, Reese has been somebody placing in work to coax Natalie out of her shell a little bit bit, simply because they’ve a lot in widespread,” the supply added.
This closeness grew to become obvious when Portman shared a birthday put up in June thanking her pals for being such pillars of assist and the Legally Blonde actress commented on it, “Completely happy Birthday, you unimaginable diamond of a human! I really like you.”
Natalie Portman married Benjamin Millepied over a decade in the past. The couple who share their son Aleph and daughter Amalia, introduced that they have been separating in Might 2023 as a consequence of his infidelity. Their divorce was finalized in February 2024. In the meantime, Reese Witherspoon additionally cut up from her husband Jim Toth in March 2023.
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