Natalie Portman oozes charm in a chic white top and black leggings as she enjoys a hike with her pet pooch and a friend in Los Angeles By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 05:39 BST, 8 June 2019 | Updated: 06:43 BST, 8 June 2019 1 Viewcomments She recently received a public apology from Moby after the singer claimed he dated her in his new tell-all memoir, which the Oscar winner vehemently denied. And Natalie Portman looked like she had put the drama behind her as she was spotted on a hike in Los Angeles on Friday. The 37-year-old natural stunner rocked a casual ensemble of white tee and black leggings as she was joined by her pet pooch and a friend. Hike it out: Natalie Portman, 37, was spotted on a hike in Los Angeles on Friday Daring to impress, the Black Swan alum looked chic in the simplest of wardrobes as she enjoyed the sunny day out in Griffith Park. The outing came after Moby publicly apologized to Natalie after boasting about his relationship with the then 18-year-old in his memoir Then It All Fell Apart. The actress had contested the nature of their past relationship, and described him as a 'creepy old man,'. His apology comes days after he made it clear he believed they were dating, despite the age difference. Good company: The natural stunner rocked a casual ensemble of white tee and black leggings as she was joined by her pet pooch and a friend He said at the time: 'I recently read a gossip piece wherein Natalie Portman said that we'd never dated. This confused me, as we did, in fact, date. 'And after briefly dating in 1999 we remained friends for years. I like Natalie, and I respect her intelligence and activism. Earlier the same week, Portman told Harper's Bazaar: 'I was surprised to hear that he characterized the very short time that I knew him as dating because my recollection is a much older man being creepy with me when I just had graduated high school.' Impressive: Daring to impress, the Black Swan alum looked chic in the simplest of wardrobes as she enjoyed the sunny day out in Griffith Park 'He said I was 20. I definitely wasn't. I was a teenager. I had just turned 18,' she added. The mother-of-two also criticized the Moby's publisher for not checking the facts of the story, saying she thought it was a 'deliberate' attempt to sell books and called it 'disturbing'. In his memoir, Moby has also claimed to have dated Christina Ricci and Lana del Rey. Public apology: Moby has since apologised after he made allegations in his new memoir that he briefly dated Natalie when she was 18 and he was in his 30s, claims she has strongly refuted. He had also shared this image of himself with the young star to dispute her claim that they were only ever friends when she was a 'teenager' Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility