Natalie Portman Talks 'Black Swan' Masturbation Scene

'So disgusting,' still-squeamish actress tells MTV News of filming scene.
By Kara Warner and Irene Lee, with reporting by Josh Horowitz


Natalie Portman in "Black Swan"
Photo: Fox Searchlight

"Black Swan" has been generating awards-season buzz for months, much of it focused on Natalie Portman's chilling performance as a self-destructive and psychologically unstable ballerina, Nina Sayers. When the movie opens this Friday, audiences will finally get to see the physical and emotional extremes that Portman portrays onscreen.

One of the more memorable physical moments involves an especially graphic scene in which Portman's character is masturbating and nearly gets caught by her mother. When MTV News caught up with the possible Best Actress contender, we asked for her thoughts on that part of the film.

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