Reese Witherspoon didn’t refute or confirm any of the rumors about her divorce in a July 2023 interview with Harper’s Bazaar, but she did mention them. “There’s speculation, but I can’t control that. All I can do is be my most honest, forthright self and be vulnerable,” she stated. “It’s a vulnerable time for me.” Witherspoon revealed that she found it refreshing to share the news of her divorce in her own words on social media, which is something she was unable to do when she and Ryan Phillippe ended their seven-year marriage in 2006. “The tabloid media got to tell people how I was feeling or how I was processing, and it felt very out of control,” she said. One such report from that time was a National Enquirer story claiming that Witherspoon was “heartbroken” after finding evidence of Phillippe’s alleged infidelity.
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In a 2014 “60 Minutes” interview, Witherspoon said that her divorce from Phillippe negatively impacted her career for years as she struggled to land roles that she felt a connection to. “You can’t really be very creative when you feel like your brain is scrambled eggs,” she said. This time around, she told Harper’s Bazaar that she’s decided to take it easier on herself instead of pushing full steam ahead. “I really believe creativity is infinite and you’re just looking for that next bit of inspiration, so if you go through a little slow period, that’s okay,” she said.
