ENTERTAINMENT
May 10, 2012 | By Christie D'Zurilla
Reese Witherspoon's parents are in an unusual legal dilemma: Mom Betty Witherspoon has accused her estranged husband, Reese's dad, of bigamy. Betty Witherspoon on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against John Draper Witherspoon and Tricianne Taylor, seeking to have their recent marriage annulled, the Tennessean reported. In the suit, Betty notes that, well, despite being separated since 1996, she and John are still married , which would seem to limit his ability to walk down the aisle with anyone else.
ENTERTAINMENT
June 7, 2012 | By Matt Donnelly
President Barack Obama attracted major star power for a mid-week visit to Los Angeles, drawing out A-listers such as Julia Roberts and Reese Witherspoon to a fundraising event in Beverly Hills. The president arrived at LAX shortly before 5 p.m., whisked off to address the LGBT Leadership Council at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, an event hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. Following a four-song set from "Glee's" Darren Criss, Obama discussed the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell to a crowd that included Cher and son Chaz Bono, "Modern Family" actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and George Takei.
ENTERTAINMENT
September 27, 2012 | By Matt Donnelly
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth have a new little cowboy in the house. The couple welcomed a baby boy named Tennessee James on Thursday in Los Angeles. "Both mom and baby are healthy and the entire family is thrilled," Witherspoon's rep said in statement. PHOTOS: Hollywood baby boom This is the first child for the 36-year-old "This Means War" star and her talent agent husband, whom she wed last year. Witherspoon has two children, Ava and Deacon, from a previous marriage to actor Ryan Phillippe. Little Tennessee is already well acquainted with his mom's job: Witherspoon filmed "Devil's Knot" alongside Colin Firth while pregnant. "I'm going to take a little time off - and go have a baby!"
ENTERTAINMENT
May 11, 2012 | By Christie D'Zurilla
Reese Witherspoon was with her family in Tennessee on Friday for an emergency hearing before a judge whose responsibilities include the creation and supervision of conservatorships. Witherspoon could be seen on video, posted by the Tennessean , holding her father John Witherspoon's arm as they entered the closed courtroom. According to that outlet, she and her brother asked the judge to place the 70-year-old under a conservatorship. Court documents from Friday's hearing were reportedly ordered sealed, but the same restrictions didn't apply to a lawsuit filed earlier in the week by Betty Witherspoon, John's wife and Reese's mom. Citing bigamy, her suit seeks the annulment of her husband's recent marriage to a woman named Tricianne Taylor.
ENTERTAINMENT
April 21, 2013 | By Amy Kaufman
Do you know who Reese Witherspoon is? If not, prepare to be sassed. That was the lesson one police officer learned late Friday night, as the Oscar-winning actress became agitated after her husband, CAA agent Jim Toth, was arrested for driving under the influence in Atlanta. After he was observed driving a Ford Focus in the wrong lane, Toth was pulled over by cops; Witherspoon was apparently so frustrated with the situation that she began mouthing off to the police and was subsequently arrested for disorderly conduct.
ENTERTAINMENT
December 24, 2012 | Matt Cooper
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