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Actress Natalie Portman, 45, has welcomed her third child—her first with partner Tanguy Destable—in Paris last month, joining her two children from her previous marriage to Benjamin Millepied. Portman had announced the pregnancy in Harper’s Bazaar earlier this year and has spoken about gratitude and joy surrounding the arrival.
Natalie Portman has welcomed her third child, her first with partner Tanguy Destable; the Oscar winner previously shares Aleph and Amalia with ex-husband Benjamin Millepied and has spoken about her pregnancy journey in recent interviews.
Natalie Portman has welcomed her third child, the first with partner Tanguy Destable, who was photographed in Paris with the newborn in a baby carrier. Portman, who has lived in France since 2014, is already mom to Aleph and Amalia with ex-husband Benjamin Millepied, and the couple’s romance with Destable (the musician Tepr) went public last year amid Portman’s pregnancy revelations.
Vulture’s Emma Alpern argues Rachel Cusk’s Life of M is largely plotless and overlithe in its sheen, centering on a Natalie Portman–like celebrity whose fame distorts reality. The narration alternates between M’s inner drift and a vaguely ‘we’ observer, producing a tone that’s entertainingly acerbic but ultimately tedious, with occasional flashes of the sharpness that distinguished Cusk’s Outline trilogy. The piece notes that the most compelling moment comes when the author finally confronts the actress in a tense late scene, briefly injecting heat and suggesting what makes Cusk’s work provocative even as the novel otherwise lingers in abstraction.
Variety reports that Natalie Portman is at the center of talk around Rachel Cusk’s Life of M, a novel about an unnamed actress told through a restricted-access narrator. While there is no public confirmation of Portman’s involvement, the piece notes parallels between the fictional M and Portman’s life, including fame, motherhood, and media scrutiny. The article argues the novel succeeds as literary fiction—focusing on interior life rather than plot—regardless of celebrity gossip.
The Hollywood Reporter delves into Life of M, Rachel Cusk’s autofiction-inspired portrait of a Hollywood star widely read as Natalie Portman, and examines how the novel’s blurred lines between fiction and real life have sparked debates about consent, privacy, and the ethics of writing about real people. Legal and constitutional questions are weighed—especially U.S. defamation standards versus French privacy protections—while scholars defend the work as a contemporary reflection on fame and the performative self.
Vulture’s Fran Hoepfner argues Rachel Cusk’s Life of M reads as a mystery whose clues point to Natalie Portman: M is an actress living in Europe, linked to Portman’s ballet-era peak, with a fraught personal life echoing Portman and Millepied’s romance, and scenes involving a screening of Vox Lux. While Portman has stayed silent, the piece notes these parallels and suggests Cusk may be using M as a semi-fictional stand‑in—leaving it open for readers to decide how closely M maps to Portman (or if she’s meant to be Portman at all).
A The Cut summary dives into whether Rachel Cusk’s Life of M is a thinly veiled portrait of Natalie Portman. The novel follows a writer composing the autobiography of a famous actress, and readers note Portman‑like details (child stardom, Harvard interlude, film roles, etc.), fueling gossip. Reporters stress the evidence is circumstantial: Portman hasn’t commented, insiders suggest the character could be a stand‑in for Cusk herself, and the book’s ending hints the “subject” may actually be the narrator. In short, the gossip is loud, but whether Life of M is truly about Portman remains uncertain.
Anya Taylor‑Joy reignites the debate over method acting by saying women face stricter professional scrutiny than men for immersive on‑set behavior. She urges boundaries and responsibility on set, clarifying that the Method centers on internal emotional work rather than constant character preservation. The discussion echoes earlier remarks by Natalie Portman and Kristen Stewart about gendered pressures in Hollywood and how audiences and peers react to female performers who go to extremes.
A column by Valerie Stivers in Unherd claims Rachel Cusk’s forthcoming Life of M is a thinly veiled portrait of Natalie Portman, told through the life of a famous actress and a writer chronicling her story amid glamor; Portman has publicly supported Cusk in the past, but the piece suggests she wouldn’t be flattered by the likeness, and Macmillan’s synopsis confirms the novel’s celebrity-centric plot with an Aug. 25, 2026 release date, with THR contacting Portman’s reps for comment.
A culture-critique of Rachel Cusk’s Life of M, a novel inspired by Natalie Portman, arguing it reveals how fame erodes authentic selfhood. Through a writer-narrator and a famous actress, the book satirizes celebrity culture, brand-building, and the commodification of identity, while exploring themes of trauma, selfhood, and the elusiveness of truth. The review praises the work as a crystalline, if sharp, addition to Cusk’s repertoire, and notes Portman’s real-world book-club activity, Dior branding, and early stardom as contextual anchors.
Natalie Portman, French directors Justine Triet and Jacques Audiard publicly defend Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, calling the cultural boycott against him an intellectual failure and urging continued artistic freedom in cinema.
More than 350 film-industry figures, including Natalie Portman and Justine Triet, signed an open letter in Le Monde defending Israeli director Nadav Lapid against a cultural boycott and intimidation campaign tied to his festival involvement. The letter argues inviting a filmmaker is about the work, not state representation, and denounces attempts to silence debate as several filmmakers withdrew from Marseille’s festival. Lapid said he would withdraw to ease the festival’s difficulties but warned of a broader chilling effect on cultural institutions and reaffirmed support for political sanctions against Israel.
Natalie Portman, Justine Triet, and Jacques Audiard joined an open letter opposing the cultural boycott of Israeli director Nadav Lapid, who faced pressure from pro‑Palestinian filmmakers and withdrew from Marseille festival jury duties; the signatories, including over 350 French film industry figures, say dissident artists should not be punished for governments’ actions and the boycott is an intellectual failure.
Natalie Portman gave a rare peek into her Parisian life after announcing she’s pregnant with her third child at age 44, sharing Instagram carousel moments from walks along the Seine, art-filled outings, nature adventures, and time with her kids and dog. She’s dating French electronic-music producer Tanguy Destable, following her move back to Paris in 2023 and divorce from Benjamin Millepied, and she describes the pregnancy as a blessing and a ‘miracle.’