Natalie Portman reads about the devastating impact of a cheating husband in Nora Ephron's seminal marriage breakdown novel Heartburn for book club… amid her own relationship woes

Natalie Portman revealed that she's currently reading a novel about the impact of having a cheating husband, amid her own marital troubles. Natalie Portman, 42, revealed that she's currently reading Nora Ephron's novel 'Heartburn', about the impact of having a cheating husband, amid her own marital troubles The subject of her book seemingly hits close to home, amid rumors the star has split from her husband Benjamin Millepied, 46, after it was alleged that he had cheated on her; seen in 2019 Last June, a French outlet called Voici released an explosive report that claimed the choreographer had cheated on Natalie with a 25-year-old climate activist named Camille Étienne. The novel Portman is reading was originally published in 1983, and takes inspiration from the events surrounding Bernstein's affair with Margaret Jay, the daughter of former British prime minister James Callaghan. The novel was originally published in 1983, and takes inspiration from the events surrounding Ephron's second husband Carl Bernstein's affair with Margaret Jay, the daughter of former British prime minister James Callaghan; Carl and Nora seen in 1978 Portman recently told WSJ. Magazine that she resides in Paris with her two kids, son Aleph, 12, and daughter Amalia, six, with no mention of her allegedly unfaithful spouse; Seen 2022 In June, a French outlet released an explosive report that claimed the choreographer had cheated on Natalie with a 25-year-old climate activist named Camille Étienne Last month insiders claimed Natalie is preparing to file for divorce despite trying to 'make it work' because 'she simply could not get past his cheating on her'; seen in 2020 In a January WSJ interview, she seemed to quietly confirm their split as she talked about living in Paris with her two children but made no mention of Millepied, which was the biggest hint yet that they no longer live together.