Natalie Portman discussed her new movie \u00ab\u00a0Vox Lux\u00a0\u00bb prior to attending the film’s Los Angeles premiere.<\/b>
\nDec. 6 (UPI) — Natalie Portman says her Vox Lux character is a \u00ab\u00a0wild, wild woman.\u00a0\u00bb
The 37-year-old actress discussed the movie on Wednesday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show prior to attending the film’s Los Angeles premiere.
\u00ab\u00a0The film is about this pop singer who sort of is born out of a national tragedy where she, as a kid, writes a song in response to the tragedy and becomes this big star,\u00a0\u00bb Portman told host Ellen DeGeneres.
\u00ab\u00a0Then she turns into kind of a monster and is a wild, wild woman,\u00a0\u00bb she added of her character, Celeste Montgomery.
Portman said she channeled her childhood icons, including Madonna and Tiffany, to portray the role.
\u00ab\u00a0It was sort of like a kid dream of mine singing Madonna in front of the mirror with a hairbrush kind of growing up,\u00a0\u00bb the star said.
\u00ab\u00a0When I was little, it was, like, Madonna. I had a Tiffany phase… showing my age. And then later on, 90s years was kind of more like Fiona Apple, Alanis Morissette,\u00a0\u00bb she added.
Portman wore a plunging blazer and matching pants to the Vox Lux premiere Wednesday evening. She was joined on the red carpet by Raffey Cassidy, who plays a young version of Celeste in the new movie.
Portman attended the premiere after apologizing to Jessica Simpson for her comments about an old magazine cover featuring the singer in a bikini. Simpson took offense after Portman told USA Today she was \u00ab\u00a0confused\u00a0\u00bb by the cover and Simpson’s message about her virginity.
\u00ab\u00a0@jessicasimpson Thank you for your words. I completely agree with you that a woman should be allowed to dress however she likes and behave however she likes and not be judged,\u00a0\u00bb Portman wrote on Instagram.
\u00ab\u00a0I only meant to say I was confused – as a girl coming of age in the public eye around the same time – by the media’s mixed messages about how girls and women were supposed to behave,\u00a0\u00bb she explained. \u00ab\u00a0I didn’t mean to shame you and I’m sorry for any hurt my words may have caused.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n