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‘THERE WAS JUST ME, HIM AND A DOUBLE BED’

Natalie Portman reveals she was ‘lured onto private jet by Hollywood producer’

NATALIE Portman has revealed she was lured on to a private jet alone with a Hollywood producer and "just one bed".

The Star Wars actress said she had "normalised" the behaviour but has spoken out after the Harvey Weinstein allegations made her realise it was "super not ok".

 Natalie Portman has come forward with harassment claims
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Natalie Portman has come forward with harassment claimsCredit: Reuters

Portman, 36, said she had accepted a lift on the producer's plane believing the rest of his company would be on board.

But when she arrived, she realised it was just her and the producer, who she hasn't named, and "one bed made on the plane".

Portman told the "nothing happened" but she was left feeling uncomfortable by the experience.

She added: "That was really unacceptable and manipulative. I was scared.”

 Natalie in her Oscar-winning role
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Natalie in her Oscar-winning roleCredit: Handout
 Natalie with her husband Benjamin Millepied
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Natalie with her husband Benjamin MillepiedCredit: Getty Images

The Oscar-winning actress, who began acting her acting career aged just 13 in 1994 film Leon: The Professional, said people would comment on her body even as a child.

But she admitted normalising ­harassment and discrimination to the extent she didn't even realise it was happening.

Portman said: "I think my first reaction when I heard everybody coming out was, ‘Wow, I’m so lucky that I haven’t had this.’

"And then, on reflection, I was like, ‘OK, I definitely have never been assaulted. But I’ve had discrimination or harassment on almost everything I’ve ever worked on in some way.

"I went from thinking I don’t have a story to, ‘Oh wait, I have 100 stories'."

The Black Swan star, who has two children with French ballet dancer Benjamin Millepied, now believes the Weinstein scandal will change Hollywood.

The producer has been accused of sex abuse by more than 50 women, while claims of harassment have also been made against Kevin Spacey.

Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick and Sylvester Stallone are among the A-listers forced to deny allegations against them.

 Natalie believes the Weinstein scandal will change Hollywood
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Natalie believes the Weinstein scandal will change HollywoodCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Weinstein has been accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment or assault
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Weinstein has been accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment or assaultCredit: AP:Associated Press
Natalie Portman in first trailer for new Alex Garland sci-fi thriller Annihilation


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