Overview

• During a June 29 live-streamed soccer session in Paris, 13-year-old Aleph surprised YouTuber Marlon LuGa by approaching him on the field.
• He identified his mother by referencing her Star Wars role as Padmé Amidala and showed family photos to prompt a spontaneous FaceTime call.
• Portman appeared onscreen, greeted LuGa, apologized for the brief intrusion and wished them well before ending the call.
• LuGa confessed Portman was his childhood “biggest crush” and praised Aleph as a “very good son” in remarks to his viewers.
• The unexpected exchange quickly spread across Instagram, X and TikTok, renewing public fascination with Portman’s efforts to keep her family private.