Rihanna had no trouble straightening Natalie Portman 's crown. The 43-year-old Lady in the Lake actress became emotional while recalling a powerful exchange she shared with the singer amid her recent divorce from Benjamin Millepied . The interaction went down in January during Paris Fashion Week outside of the Dior couture runway show, when Portman and Rihanna crossed paths and subsequently fangirled over each other.
The moment was captured on video and quickly went viral on social media. "It was an amazing experience for me," Portman shared on Monday's episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . "I think every woman going through a divorce should get to have Rihanna say to her that she's a bad b**ch.
" Host Jimmy Fallon then rolled the clip, in which the 36-year-old beauty and fashion mogul tells Portman, "I am a f**king fan." After Portman expresses disbelief, Rihanna doubles down, "You are one of the hottest b**ches in Hollywood forever." She continues, "You do the most innocent look and I'm like, 'Ugh!'" Rih's praise didn't stop there, as she admits, "Yo, I don't get excited about anybody!" As the camera cut back to Portman on The Tonight Show , she appeared to be holding back tears as she emotionally touched her eye and then her chest.
"It was a formative moment in my life," she said. Portman was also asked about Rihanna during her Monday morning sit-down on Today With Hoda and Jenna , declaring, "It was really exactly what I needed at that moment in my life and s.