Natalie Portman has discussed photos where she was seen outside a pub with Paul Mescal.The two stars were recently spotted enjoying cigarettes and having a laugh together in London, which went viral online and led to speculation they could be dating.
However, the Oscar-winner has now set the record straight on their relationship, confirming that she and Mescal are just friends.“I’m very in awe of his talent,” she told The Guardian in a new interview.The pair previously took part in a Variety Actors on Actors interview last year, where Mescal opened up about his acclaimed film All Of Us Strangers.Meanwhile, earlier this year Portman suggested that film as a primary form of entertainment was on the “decline”, with YouTubers more famous than movie stars.“The striking thing has been the decline of film as a primary form of entertainment.
It feels much more niche now,” she told Vanity Fair. “If you ask someone my kids’ age about movie stars, they don’t know anyone compared to YouTube stars, or whatever.“There’s a liberation to it, in having your art not be a popular art.
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