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  • Natalie Portman Film, “Jane Got a Gun” Premiere and Press Junket Scheduled in Paris Cancelled

    Natalie Portman was scheduled to promote her upcoming film, Jane Got a Gun, in Paris on Sunday, ahead of its premiere on Monday. In light of the terrorist attacks in that city, both Sunday and Monday’s events have been cancelled. All French television appearances have been called off as well.

    Jane Got a Gun is scheduled to open in France–ahead of the rest of the world–on November 25. It’s uncertain at this point if that date may now change.

    Natalie Portman previously shared her fear about living in Paris following January’s terror attacks at the Charlie Hebdo offices. She told The Hollywood Reporter she was frightened about being Jewish living in Paris.

    Natalie Portman and husband Benjamin Millepied moved to Paris earlier in 2015, as he took over the top position at the Paris Opera Ballet.

    Portman is best known for her role in The Black Swan, for which she won an Oscar.

    In addition to Natalie Portmam, Jane Got a Gun also stars Ewan McGregor and Rodrigo Santoro.

    Jane Got a Gun is just one of several premieres and performances planned for Paris that have been cancelled. The French premiere of Bridge of Spies, starring Tom Hanks was cancelled, as were concerts by U2 and the Foo Fighters.

  • Natalie Portman Feels Sexier In Paris

    Natalie Portman Feels Sexier In Paris

    Natalie Portman is obviously enjoying life in Paris with her husband, Benjamin Millepied, and their four-year-old son, Aleph.

    For Natalie Portman, transitioning from life in America was likely an interesting experiment, but she has clearly benefitted.

    For one thing, Natalie Portman feels very sexy in being a woman from Paris.

    Natalie Portman told French magazine Gala, “I confess, I feel more sexy. It’s so amazing to me that I feel [like] another person.”

    She added, “In Paris, everything seems easier. We can afford not to do much in beauty and still have the beautiful air. The French are more natural than Americans, that’s obvious…I spend my time observing to try to imitate them.”

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    I’m fairly certain that most cultures in the world are more natural than Americans, but who’s keeping track? Natalie Portman certainly has the natural beauty to pull off life in Paris if that is the case.

    Natalie Portman may be getting comfortable in her more natural, French-inspired beauty, but she is still a mom and that means insecurity in her mothering abilities. Just like it does for the rest of us.

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    For example, it has been asserted that the French don’t coddle their children, and Natalie Portman has experienced that already.

    She said, “…And there’s stuff you don’t know you’ll miss until you’re away. Like indoor gyms where kids can just run around and jump. They don’t have those there. [In Paris], if you’re running around on the playground chasing your kid and playing a game, people think you’re nuts.”

    To help with her feelings of parental inadequacies, Natalie Portman did what we all do at some point. She asked her friend.

    Natalie Portman turned to Cate Blanchett when questions of balancing working and being a mom.

    She said, “Very early on, I asked [Cate Blanchett] about being a parent. I said, ‘How do you do it? You’re a mom. You’re the best at what you do.’ She said, ‘You just do. Stressing about it doesn’t help.’”

    Not very specific, but it works. Right?

    What do you think about the advice Natalie Portman received from Cate Blanchett?

  • Natalie Portman Is Brushing Up On Her French To Prepare For Role With Johnny Depp’s Daughter Lily Rose

    Natalie Portman is refining her French to prepare for a role with Johnny Depp’s daughter Lily Rose.

    It’s been more than two decades since Natalie Portman last starred in a French film, but it shouldn’t take her long to prepare for Planetarium. After all, she has been living in Paris since last year after moving there with French hubby, choreographer Benjamin Millepied.

    Natalie Portman will star with Lily Rose Depp in Planetarium, which is a 1930’s set drama by French director Rebecca Zlotowski, according to Variety.

    The last time Natalie Portman starred in a film by a French director was 1994s Leon, which was directed by Luc Besson.

    Planetarium chronicles the story of “two sisters believed to possess the supernatural ability to connect with ghosts.”

    Natalie Portman will appear at the Cannes Film Festival opening on the French riviera Wednesday, with her directorial debut of A Tale of Love and Darkness.

    Natalie Portman, who was born in Israel, won a best actress Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actress for 2010’s Black Swan, which is where she met Millepied.

    The couple were married in 2012 and moved to Paris last November, after Millepied landed a coveted gig with the Paris Opera Ballet.