Will Natalie Portman, Born at Jerusalem, Denounce Her Powerful Agent’s Instagram Posts?

Maha Dakhil, whose clientele includes top Hollywood talent, is facing backlash after reposting material referring to Israel’s response to Hamas as genocide.

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Actress Natalie Portman during the IAA Conference on Affordable Sustainable Mobility, September 5, 2023, at Munich, Germany. Hannes Magerstaedt/Getty Images

An Academy Award winning actress, Natalie Portman, the most prominent Israeli in Hollywood, has been silent as her longtime talent agent has come under fire for an Instagram post accusing Israel of “genocide.” Her silence stands in contrast to her vocal support of her native Israel in recent weeks, including supporting fundraisers for victims of the Hamas attacks, on her widely followed Instagram account.  

Ms. Portman’s agent at the powerful Creative Artists Agency, Maha Dakhil, whose clientele also includes Tom Cruise, Anne Hathaway, and Madonna, is resigning, effective immediately, from her leadership duties in CAA’s Motion Pictures Department after reposting material referring to Israel’s response to Hamas as genocide, the Sun has confirmed. 

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