However, forNatalie Portman, a run-in withRihannawas precisely what she needed to get through it.

Video footageof the encounter shows the two superstars overwhelmed with excitement as they embraced outside the venue.

It was an amazing experience for me, she said after Jimmy brought up the viral footage.

Natalie Portman smiling in a formal black outfit, standing against an ornate, light-colored background

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you’re free to watch her full appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonhere.

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