Reese and Ryan Reunite -- for an Hour

It was a hot day in Santa Monica, but you'd never know it from the big chill between exes Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe. Legally un-fond!

The formerly inseparable twosome kept their distance while leaving a talent show at three-year-old son Deacon's school with daughter Ava. Future celebuspawn in training!

It's not tough for Ryan to look sexy -- even in a sloppy jacket, beltless pants and skeezy tank top, while Reese looks breezily unaware of his existence. The exiting exes arrived separately, and a TMZ source says they didn't interact much at the event.



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46. Ryan looks sad. I'm sure he has his faults.
At times I bet he wish's he was back with his family. It always looks better out there untill the bars close.

Posted at 4:18AM on Jun 28th 2007 by ShadO

47. By most accounts, Reese and Ryan are both decent, hard-working people who make their children their No. 1 priority, despite their pending divorce. For what it’s worth:

#17 & #18 - Both Ryan and Abbie Cornish denied having an affair. Their Stop Loss co-workers said they never saw anything indiscreet going on between them. People Magazine reported that the staff at the restaurant (where a woman claimed she saw them having a romantic dinner together) said that Ryan introduced Abbie as his co-star and “nothing out of the ordinary happened.”

#27 – I’ve been a fan of both Reese and Ryan for many years. Neither is perfect, and like the rest of us, they have human frailties. So I can only assume your obsession with Reese has caused you to write such unsubstantiated nonsense about Ryan.

#32 – From Ted Casablanca’s column last November: Q: “I've always had a sneaking suspicion that Ryan Phillippe might be gay. What are your thoughts on that?” Ted’s reply: “Not what I hear.”

Recently, Ted was asked if his blind vice subject, Fey Ray, is Eddie Van Halen. His response: “Right profession, wrong dude.” Ryan Phillippe is neither a musician nor a singer. Other performers have more similarities to Fey Ray than Ryan.

#38 – Reportly, it was Deacon, not Ava, who was performing in a play at his school. Photos elsewhere show Deacon in face paint. The flowers were likely for Deacon or Reese. It would seem logical that Reese would be the one to take the flowers home.

Posted at 6:02AM on Jun 28th 2007 by norcalgal

48. #31...you're an idiot. You aren't born with an eating disorder. It's not like being born with internal organs. It's a learned behavior. Ever heard of nurture vs nature? Go read a book for goodness sake so you at least know what you're babbling on about before you start trying to rip into others. Good lord.

Posted at 8:14AM on Jun 28th 2007 by you're a dumbass

49. #40, you are delusional. Of course Ryan and Abbie Cornish denied an affair. What did you expect??? She is very young and she is a fine actress. She is also very gullible. She was smitten with a man who misled her. He told her his marriage was over, it was all a PR stunt, and etc. You know the line. This was not the way to introduce her to American audiences. Her manager intervened and put a blanket over her involvement. When she saw Ryan for what he was, she got out of there fast! As for Ryan, his personal habits are well known in the acting community. Ryan has always liked to hang out in clubs with his boys. He has been cheating for at least the past four years...out of eight! Think about it. How rare were the instances when you saw Reese and Ryan out together just being a couple, no red carpet. Just out.The marriage has been a sham and Reese was trying to force it. A marriage takes two people wanting it to survive and there was only one in this marriage.
I'm sick and tired of people saying how cute they looked together. Behind closed doors it wasn't very pretty at all. I don't blame Reese for trying to make it work, for going to counseling, etc. I believe she genuinely cared for Ryan. I think Ryan is one of those guys who is very self-centered and emotionally immature. Not husband material, and yet, his ego is bruised and he's bitter about being dumped. Ryan will meet someone else. They will be much younger than him. He is really 32 going on 16! LOL! This sounds like I'm condemning him and I'm not really. He is what he is. And Reese is what she is. She tried to build a family, too determined, really. At some point you have to look at it and admit it isn''t working and cut your losses. She finally did that. I suspect she was ready to do it four years ago. But Ryan made promises and then Deacon came along. Ryan has a strange resentment of Reese, but didn't want to give up that security blanket.

Posted at 8:30AM on Jun 28th 2007 by Anon

50. #41--Yes, you are born with an eating disorder. It does depend on your environment if the eating disorder come to the light. It's a brain disorder, that needs to be corrected with counseling and/or hospitalization if it comes up. It can also be genetic. Sounds to me like you're the DUMB ASS. Take your own advice and read a book!!

Posted at 8:35AM on Jun 28th 2007 by You're the dumbass

51. When she won for the Johnny Cash movie, that same night Ryan's movie was up for Best Picture. They stood there as a couple and she took all the spotlight. A loving wife would have mentioned how happy she was that her husband's movie had won Best Picture. It was a better movie than hers to me. I thought at the time...this is not good. He suffered in silence, but it was sad to see.

Posted at 8:49AM on Jun 29th 2007 by sallycat22

52. Ryan has as much try to make these family work than Reese did. When they started their carreer both had the same chances to become superstars but Ryan choose the family. Take care of his kids where Reese shoot movie after movie. Ryan also shoot movies but little roles in it, so he could be by his family most of the time. In many interviews he said that the family is important for him. About all the partying, I find it not bad if he once in a while goes out with his friends. It is better as if he sit at home and feel sorry for himself. And I don´t think that he is alright living in the clubs as one of you wrote. Last week he was with his children. And we haven´t seen picture of him at the clubs. So stop the Ryan-bashing!!! He is a young man who try to be there for his kids and do the best for them.

Posted at 1:05PM on Jun 30th 2007 by mw214

53. Ryan, of course, is extremely hot! It's impossible to look at his cherubic face and hot body without becoming absolutely smitten. Nonetheless, his wardrobe needs improvement. The tank top is sexy. It's nice and tight and gives him a rugged look (Tight tank tops are always attractive on hot guys!), but he needs to lose the sloppy jacket. Ryan should have at least put on a belt. Even with his disheveled appearance, wearing a belt with his pants would have given him some dignity.

Posted at 10:54PM on Jul 31st 2007 by Ryan's Lover

54. #12, how do you know she is a control freak? You don't even know her. Sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder and some personal problems yourself.

Posted at 5:53PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Tracy

55. Half of these comments are retarded. Reese is one of the best mothers in Hollywood. At least she's not out boozing it up and is actually dressed respectable, which is a RARITY these days. She's gorgeous and so is her daughter. Ryan looks like crap because Reese is no longer helping him get dressed.. see what loosing a good woman does to a man? lol.

Posted at 3:31AM on Jun 29th 2007 by annoyed

56. Hello MW214….#54…....My goodness, you would think that you knew these two, or at least Ryan. But I have to agree with you, on what I –only-- can see from the outside looking in.

I also heard Ryan say himself that family was more important, and that him not hanging out at clubs, but not also drowning in self pity at home is right. So far it seems as if Reese and Ryan are being adults when it comes to what they are showing to the media. The media will look for anything to start more trouble, and I think these two are doing the right thing for their children, and keeping their business on the down low. It is no ones business what really happened. They both said they tried and the problem (whatever it was) just couldn’t be resolved. Oh well, it happens and they are carrying on.

I keep hearing that he has a K-fed look when he’s out sometimes, with the lowered hat on his head. I personally think that he may be doing that because he is not a media hog and doesn’t want his children on the front of every magazine. I mean with every photo comes a headline, and the writers always love to place a bad headline of you. So I don’t blame Ryan for trying to stay focus on what is best for his children. He is clearly a rare one and knows how to be a father first. He clearly shows that his children’s lives are more important than him receiving a headline, his good movies are enough. And I also see that Reese stays the same. So good for them both and wish them and the kids the all the best, over their trying times.

Posted at 10:01PM on Jul 28th 2007 by PKNC

57. Oh, and NO… I disagree with the other posters. I never saw either one of them trying to steal the spotlight from the other. They both seemed very supportive of each other. It was just the home life ASIDE of the career, which may have been the downfall.

But we have to remember that it happens every day, these two are showing us nothing new when it comes to a famous marriage that ends in divorce. Thank God that this one/ divorce is civilized for the children sake.

Posted at 10:01PM on Jul 28th 2007 by PKNC

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