Natalie Portman is opening up about her early days in the industry. Last week, the Thor: Love and Thunder star stopped by Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, where she expressed her gratitude for having “overprotective parents” as a child actor in what can sadly be a very predatory industry.
She explained: Related: Kanye West Issued Bianca Censori An ‘Ultimatum’?! What a sad concept — to be lucky to have not been “harmed” as a child star.
Absolutely chilling. The May December star, who clearly thanks her parents, reflected on how she views their protection now, compared to how she did as a young star when she first entered the scene at 13 years old in 1994’s controversial Léon the Professional, which sees her falling in love with a much-older hitman: She added that she’s heard “too many bad stories” to think kids should be in the industry, and it sounds like there’s no way she’d let her own!
She explained: The 42-year-old shares son, Aleph, 12, and daughter, Amalia, 6, with estranged husband Benjamin Millepied.
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