NEW YORK – Natalie Portman is pregnant with her first child and is engaged to Benjamin Millepied, the choreographer of “Black Swan.”
A publicist for Portman confirmed Monday that the couple are engaged and expecting, but declined to give any further details. People magazine first reported the news.
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The 29-year-old actress and Millepied, a well-regarded ballet dancer and choreographer, met during the making of “Black Swan,” Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller that stars Portman as a ballet dancer. She’s been nominated for best actress by the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild.
Millepied played a small on-screen role in the film as a dancer.
‘Black Swan’ dominates Film Critics award nominations
LOS ANGELES – “Black Swan” dominated the Online Film Critics Society 2010 award nominations Monday, earning nods for best film, best director for Darren Aronofsky, best actress for Natalie Portman, best supporting actress for Mila Kunis, as well as for original screenplay, cinematography and editing.
“The Social Network,” which has won the lion’s share of critics honors so far this awards season, scored six nominations: best film, best director for David Fincher, best actor for Jesse Eisenberg, best supporting actor for Andrew Garfield, adapted screenplay for Aaron Sorkin, and editing.
Rounding out the best picture list are “Inception,” “Toy Story 3,” “True Grit” and “Winter’s Bone.” Notably missing from the list were “The King’s Speech” and “The Fighter.”
Morissette gives birth to boy on Christmas
NEW YORK – It’s a boy for Alanis Morissette and Mario “Souleye” Treadway.
A representative for the 36-year-old singer said in an e-mail Monday that Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway was born Saturday. The e-mail said “all are healthy and happy” but gave no other details.
Morissette, whose songs include “Ironic” and “You Oughta Know,” has won several Grammys, including album of the year for 1995’s “Jagged Little Pill.”
She also earned a Golden Globe nomination for best original motion picture song for “Wunderkind” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” and appeared as God in Kevin Smith’s 1999 film “Dogma.”
She had been previously been engaged to actor Ryan Reynolds.
Director’s home burglarized
ATLANTA – An 18-year-old woman has been charged with breaking into the Atlanta home of filmmaker Tyler Perry.
Police said Perry’s bodyguard caught Chloe Ware early Thursday, but two others escaped. A phone listing for Ware could not be found. It was unclear whether she had an attorney.
She was charged with prowling and criminal trespass, then released. Police are still searching for two other suspects.
Perry directed this year’s film “For Colored Girls” and co-directed last year’s “Precious” with Oprah Winfrey.
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