Natalie Portman breaks silence on divorce from Benjamin Millepied

Natalie Portman She found love in an unexpected place after her breakup.

In fact, black Swan The star shared when she met Rihanna For the first time amid her divorce from Benjamin MillepiedThe interaction was exactly what I needed.

“I think every woman going through a divorce should hear Rihanna tell her she’s a bad bitch,” Natalie said. Jimmy Fallon During his appearance on July 15 Tonight’s show. “It was exactly what I needed.”

After Jimmy played a video of the “Umbrella” singer and Natalie meeting for the first time – in which Rihanna tells Natalie that she’s “one of the hottest girls in Hollywood ever” and that she’s not usually excited to meet people but Natalie was an exception – May December The actress wiped away her tears jokingly.

“It was a formative moment in my life,” she said.

Natalie’s reference to her divorce marks her first public comment on the issue since marrying Benjamin – with whom she shares a son. The thousand12 years old, daughter Amalia7- They finalized their divorce in March after more than a decade of marriage.