Reese Witherspoon in a scene from Just Like Heaven (2005).
"Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe have separated. The couple's rep released a statement to TMZ Monday morning that says "We are saddened to announce that Reese & Ryan have decided to formally separate. They remain committed to their family and we ask that you please respect their privacy and the safety of their children at this time."
Sources tell TMZ Witherspoon has contacted celebrity divorce lawyer Robert Kaufman, who has represented Jennifer Aniston, Roseanne and Lisa Marie Presley.
Sources say Witherspoon spoke with Kaufman about divorcing Ryan Phillippe, her husband of seven years. The couple has two children.
They met at Witherspoon's 21st birthday party.
As for why Witherspoon contacted Kaufman, we're told it was not triggered by one event. Rather, one connected source says it was "cumulative."
Divorce papers have not yet been filed." Source: TMZ
"Witherspoon, 30, and Phillippe, 32, have two children, daughter Ava, 7, and son Deacon, 3.
The couple met when a mutual friend brought Phillippe to Witherspoon's 21st-birthday party. Two years later, after they had costarred in 1999's "Cruel Intentions", he proposed. They married in June 1999 and had Ava three months later.
Though the couple seemed to have it all – a successful relationship, thriving careers and beautiful children – they both spoke openly about having to work on their marriage.
In 2002, Phillippe told New York's Daily News that they were in couples therapy. "The biggest mistake," he said, "is not doing that, ignoring it and having the marriage fall apart because of laziness."
Similarly Witherspoon told PEOPLE at the time: "I'm not interested in the fallacy of the Hollywood relationship: 'We have perfect children who never cry; we never have problems; we never argue, we're always best friends,'" she said. "That's just not true. We're normal people with normal problems."
Witherspoon, who won an Oscar for her role in last year's hit "Walk the Line", is next expected to appear in the drama "Rendition". Phillippe is currently starring in the WWII drama "Flags of Our Fathers". Source: People
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ReplyDeleteWhen I read the news in gossip sites, I thought it was a hallucination caused by my meds, but it's a fact that Reese and Ryan will pursue different ways from now on. I must confess that Ryan is a bit boring to me, Reese is a woman plenty of energy with a rocket-career while he is stuck in a sex-symbol category. I always considereded Reese more polifacetic and complex person than Ryan, but I trusted in their compatibility. I hope they both find new love interests soon.
it's sad for their children.
ReplyDeletehowever,there was too much gossip about ryan's problem with fidelity.they may be just rumors though.
i thought they made a cute couple but reese was always the most interesting (and talented) one
It's a blatant case of 7 year itch. When they were younger, they seemed get along better, but Reese gained in charisma unlike Ryan.
ReplyDeleteimagine... Reese+Jake=Yum
I've had a girl crush with Reese for so long, this would be too much!
reese and jake would be almost too cute together.
ReplyDeleteseriously though,i don't think reese can move on so fast (unfortunately :p)
By all accounts that I've read lately, it was Ryan who presumedly was moving on fast, all of a sudden, Ryan is not so hot these days for me.
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