Mila Kunis defends Natalie Portman

Mila Kunis has defended her Black Swan co-star Natalie Portman against recent allegations tied to the film.

Dancer Sarah Lane, Portman's dancing double for the film, recently suggested that Portman only did around five percent of the full-body shots included in the final movie.

Lane claimed that she herself performed all of the pirouettes, the full-body dancing shots and the leg shots for the Oscar-winning film.

Kunis has now spoken out on behalf of Portman, saying that "Natalie danced her ass off" for Black Swan.

"I think it's unfortunate that this is coming out and taking attention away from [the praise] Natalie deserved and got," Kunis said, according to Popeater.

She added: "[Lane] wasn't used for everything. It was more like a safety net. If Nat wasn't able to do something, you'd have a safety net. The same thing that I had - I had a double as a safety net. We all did. No-one ever denied it."

Fox Searchlight recently released a statement denying Lane's claims.