Natalie Portman's new role will empower women sexually: Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher thinks that his co-star Natalie Portman's role in their new romcom 'No Strings Attached' will inspire young women to be "empowered" by their sexuality.

In the film, Portman play a woman who attempts to have a sexual relationship with a male friend, acted by Kutcher, without developing any emotional attachment to him.

The 'Dude' actor insists the movie sends a "powerful" message to females about having a healthy sex life.

"For women in the sex education process in schools, the one thing they teach about is how to get pregnant or how to not get pregnant, but they don't really talk about sex as a point of pleasure for women," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Kutcher as telling Movieline.com.

"Part of that creates a place where women aren't empowered around their own sexuality and their own sexual selves, and from a purely entertainment point of view, to create a movie with a female lead that's empowered with her own sexuality is a powerful thing.

"And if we can give teenage people something to think about from a sex perspective, I would say it would be to open a conversation where women are empowered with their own sexual experiences from an educational level as well as an entertainment level," the actor said.

The film is due for release in the US on January 21

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Halle Berry & Natalie Portman: 'Cloud Atlas' Stars!

Halle Berry is gearing up for Cloud Atlas, a new project from the Wachowskis!

“They did The Matrix - they have another really amazing idea that’s going to stretch our brains even further,” Halle said at a recent NAACP Image Awards screening. “I’m really excited about that - that’s probably going to be in the summer.”

The 44-year-old actress would team up with attached actors Natalie Portman and Tom Hanks for the project - the Wachowskis know Nat from their work together on V for Vendetta!

Cloud Atlas is based on a book by the same name, which features stories spanning centuries and leading into the post apocalyptic future.

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Natalie Portman dating a co-worker?

London: Rumours are abuzz that Natalie Portman is romancing a co-worker, just weeks after her rep denied she is dating Australian actor Chris Hemsworth.

A spokesperson for Portman, 28, dismissed reports last month (December 2009) after online gossips suggested she was dating the Star Trek actor.

But now, gossip mills have gone into overdrive with reports that the actress is reportedly involved with 32-year-old Benjamin Millepied, who worked as a choreographer on her new ballet movie, Black Swan.

Portman reportedly showed off her new boyfriend at a New Year's Eve party in New York City.

"She has been subletting Sarah Michelle Gellar's apartment and she wanted to celebrate the New Year with a few close friends and introduce them to Ben. They have actually been a couple since the fall, but she wanted to see how serious it was before she started to show him off to her inner circle. She really likes him,” the Daily Express quoted a source as telling In Touch magazine.

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Natalie Portman doesn't mind cosmetic surgery

Actress Natalie Portman has revealed that she is open to the idea of cosmetic surgery to maintain her youthful looks.

The 28-year-old Israeli American star said she was aware of Hollywood's ageist attitude and feared being dropped for younger talent as she wrinkles.

"You see people who were stars five years ago and already they're waning".

"As actresses approach 40, it starts becoming really, really difficult," she added.