Reese Witherspoon is finally controlling the narrative, and to her, it's the most empowering thing. The 47-year-old actress opened up about how she's feeling amid going through a public divorce from Jim Toth. Though this isn't her first public divorce, it's her first time getting to share how she actually feels instead of having the media run with assumptions.
The actress divorced her first husband, Ryan Phillippe, in 2006. “It’s interesting what happened to me,” Reese shared. “When I was divorced before, the tabloid media got to tell people how I was feeling or how I was processing, and it felt very out of control."
"To be able to talk to people directly about what’s going on in my life and just share it in the way that I share great professional experiences or personal experiences, it feels much more authentic to be able to say things in my own voice and not let somebody else control what’s happening," the Legally Blonde star explained. As of now, she shares that she doesn't feel isolated, and in fact feels connected to others who may be going through their own breakups.
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“I think about how many other people are going through this experience,” she said. Going forward, she plans to ignore any speculation about why her and Jim have called it quits. “All I can do is be my most honest, forthright self and be vulnerable,” she shared. “It’s a vulnerable time for me.”
