Single Natalie Portman Sells Up

Hollywood star Natalie Portman is moving on from her split with musician ex-boyfriend Devendra Banhart - by ditching her New York home.

Just weeks after the Star Wars actress ended her romance with Banhart, she has sold the West Village condominium she has called home for the past three years, for $6.55 million.

Despite the economic crisis in the U.S., Portman only had to drop $150,000 off her original asking price of $6.7 million - leaving her with a healthy $850,000 profit on the apartment.

The home, in the trendy Charles Street neighbourhood, boasts three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a huge balcony.