While Natalie Portman (inset) was not one of the members of Harvard’s class of 2003 who excoriatedJared Kushner in their 15th anniversary report, the actress is clearly not a fan of President Trump’s son-in-law.
When Portman stopped by “The Late Show’’ on Thursday, host Stephen Colbert asked the actress about Kushner, who Portman admitted she was friendly with back in the day. The key word in that sentence: “was.’’
After saying Kushner wasn’t a good student, Portman mused on what she could safely say about Kushner on TV.
“Anything you want,’’ Colbert interjected. “It’s a free country.’’
“The last days of, maybe,’’ Portman quipped.
Ultimately, Portman didn’t go into many details about their collegiate friendship.
“There’s not a lot funny to say about someone you were friends with becoming a supervillain,’’ she said. “So, you know, it’s not funny.’’
Portman made reference to a 2016 Forbes interview with Kushner, in which he said that any friend who abandoned him because of his political or business dealings was “not somebody who has a lot of character.’’
“He said in some interview that the friends he’s lost because of politics, it’s like exfoliating,’’ Portman said. “And I was like, ‘OK, I like the spa metaphors.’ ’’
“So you’re a dead skin cell,’’ Colbert said.
“Proudly,’’ Portman replied.
KEVIN SLANE, Boston.com