Portman’s role in ‘Vox Lux’ closest to Kanye West

Filmmaker Brady Corbet says actor Natalie Portman’s character in his upcoming directorial ‘Vox Lux’ identifies closely to rapper Kanye West. Portman plays Celeste, a pop star, in the film, which also features Jude Law. The actor has been applauded by the critics for her powerhouse performance in the feature.

“If anything, I feel like the character’s closest to Kanye West,” Brady Corbet told Vulture at the film’s AFI FEST screening. Agreeing to Corbet’s assertion, Portman said, “Oh! That’s a good example! That’s funny that he said that! I wasn’t thinking Kanye but now that he said it I totally could see it.”

The filmmaker said he is “sort of fascinated” by West and his persona. “I don’t know what to take seriously or not, to be honest, so I don’t ever find anything he says to be particularly offensive... Hopefully he likes i t , ” h e said.