For reasons completely unbeknownst to me, I’ve always sided with Reese Witherspoon in her divorce from Ryan Phillippe. Probably due to that nasty rumor that he was cheating on her, and/or jealous of her career. But whenever he’s interviewed he comes across as genuinely brokenhearted about the whole thing, and admits to a level of sadness few men would. It seems like he was truly broken apart by the whole thing, and is still very much in the process of putting himself back together. Ryan gave a pretty in-depth interview to W magazine recently, where he talked about the divorce and his relationship with Abbie Cornish, who he was long rumored to have had an affair with. Ryan insists that the two are not a couple.

“She and I are close friends, and as far as if there is any future, that is not where we are at now,” he says. “That is what other people like to say or like to assume. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a friendship, and we are getting to know each other in a really difficult situation.”

Cornish was labeled the “other woman” after it was rumored that the two slept together during production on Stop-Loss. Asked about the veracity of the gossip in a rather blunt manner, Phillippe bursts out laughing and says, “First of all, I wouldn’t answer that, but I would say that things are never as simple as it’s made out to be in the tabloid press. It was unfair for her to be called the names that she was, because it wasn’t about that. I don’t think an outside person can ever cause a divorce. I had difficulties in my relationship, and in my marriage, long before I ever met her.”

[From W Magazine]

Ryan also gives a really astute answer when the subject comes up of why his relationship with Reese ended. He says that the public wants answers - and he doesn’t even go off on how people aren’t entitled to answers. He just says that they wouldn’t necessarily be satisfied with them.

Phillippe says these popular diagnoses of his failed union widely miss the mark. “I certainly understand the level of interest that comes along with a public marriage,” he says, “and with being married to someone like Reese, who so many people love with good reason. People want answers. But I think sometimes they wouldn’t be happy with what the answers would be.”

[From W Magazine]

Ryan has mentioned in a previous interview that he was so depressed over the divorce that he was suicidal. He noted to W that he couldn’t get out of bed for months, but that things did eventually get better, little by little.

A little later, Phillippe says his divorce was “the darkest, saddest place I had ever been. It was a struggle—there were a good four or five months of not being able to get out of bed. It was the worst time in my life.” These days, things are better. “You get through it. It’s a process that’s not easy, but I get less and less sad about it every day.”

[From W Magazine]

It’s really heart-wrenching to read what he has to say. Phillippe definitely doesn’t come off as a bad guy, and he doesn’t portray Reese as a bad person either. I am always curious as to why their relationship ended, but he’s right, the average member of the public would probably never be satisfied with the answer, because we weren’t a part of that relationship and don’t understand the intricacies of what went on. Ryan says he and Reese have maintained a cordial relationship because of their kids. It doesn’t seem that they’re warm to each other, and it appears that there’s still sadness and hurt, which is understandable. Hopefully as time goes on everyone will heal and things will thaw out.

Header image is of Ryan at the Edinburgh film festival on 8/23/07, thanks to WENN.

Reese and Ryan at the Walk The Line premiere on 11/13/05
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe are fighting over Jake Gyllenhaal. And who wouldn’t? Damn, he is hot. Waaay hotter than Ryan “I’m so pretty” Phillippe. Except they’re actually fighting over the kids, and how much influence Jake has over them.

According to a family friend, the kids love Jake so much that when it’s time for Reese to hand them over to Ryan , little Deacon can’t stop talking about Jake. “It’s Jake did this, Jake brought mommy flowers and coffee, Jake says we should recycle,” the friend tells OK!

It’s reportedly taking it’s toll on Ryan. “Ryan called Reese and suggested she stop letting him (Jake) spend so much time with the kids,” the insider tells OK! “He was pretty irate on the phone. Reese barely let him finish the sentence before she shot back that what she does with her personal life is her business.”

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Unfortunately, this is what happens when you get divorced. Your kids become part of another person’s life, if your former partner takes up with someone new. I’m pretty sure that Reese isn’t exactly loving the role Abbie Cornish has in Ava, 8, and Deacon’s, 3, lives, but you have to accept that you don’t have any say over your former partner’s girlfriend. Which is shattering, and takes a long time to get used to.

Ava and Deacon spend equal time with both parents and their new partners under the custody agreement arranged while Reese and Ryan were divorcing.

Reese this week had a blood blister on her eye - ew, gross, poor Reese - that held up shooting on the movie Four Christmases. Staying true to her type A personality, she was more concerned with disrupting a day’s work than with her painful eye, and “kept apologizing to everyone from producers to the lighting guys.” Which is kind of sweet, except that they were probably actually happy to get a half day off work. They were probably just trying to hide it until she left.

Picture note by Celebitchy: The header image is obviously an old one of Reese and Ryan. It was taken at the premiere of Walk The Line on 11/13/05, thanks to PRPhotos.

Either Ryan finally accepted the Reese and Jake relationship or he’s using the jealousy tactic. Ryan eand rumored mistress Abbie Cornish were spotted and photographed kissing and embracing. Ryan is normally fiercely private about his personal life, but failed to hide his recent reunited love.

Ryan Phillippe was spotted getting cozy with ex-wife look alike/co-star, Abbie Cornish. The blonde actress was famously known as the reason one of our favorite celebrity couples split. They have laid low for a long time, but clearly there is still something going on with Ryan and Abbie.

[Popsugar]

If you remember accurately… Abbie was the rumored mistress that tore Reese and Ryan apart. He and Abbie had several romantic interludes while filming “Stop Loss” together. They were reportedly spotted making out in a sushi restaurant by several witnesses. After some photographic evidence surfaced of the affair, Reese reportedly confronted Ryan who then admitted to the extramarital activities thus causing the divorce.

It was also just a few weeks ago that he told “Man About Town” that he was ready kill himself over the divorce. Apparently he is over the temptation of suicide thanks to the help of “the other woman.” Abbie and Ava, Reese and Ryan’s daughter, were also photographed shopping for a Christmas wreath together sans Phillippe.

Those poor kids. They are the real victims in all this. Somewhere out there a family therapist is strumming his fingers in anticipation of the hours of therapy this will require. I just hope that Reese is being comforted in the shirtless embrace of Jake.

Note by Celebitchy: Popsugar has the photos of Ryan and Abbie. Header image is of Ryan at the Edinburgh film festival on 8/23/07, thanks to WENN.

I’m not sure if any definitive gossip has ever come out about Ryan Phillippe’s split with Reese Witherspoon. A lot of people said he’d been having an affair with his co-star at the time, Abbie Cornish. But there were also reports that Reese was incredibly controlling and Ryan’s family was relieved when the two split. I’m still going with the whole, “Her career was going a lot better than his and it ruined their relationship” bit. Despite all that, Ryan’s given an interview to Man About Town magazine in which he says the breakup was so hard from him he was physically ill and wanted to kill himself.

The debut issue of Man About Town grabbed my attention the other day at the newsstand. Specifically, it was the cover blurb, “Ryan Phillippe: A 44-Page Portfolio.” Considering Phillippe is a rather private celeb, I just had to see what this new British magazine—which I had never heard of—had on Reese Witherspoon’s ex-husband. Lemme tell you, it’s Phillippe like never before. There are dozens of photos and what I think is probably Phillippe’s most revealing interview.

“After the divorce I was a physical wreck,” says Phillippe. “I wanted to die. I was ready to kill myself. I was not taking care of myself at all. I would wake up and cry and vomit.”

But now, Phillippe says, he uses the pain in his work. “Now, it’s f–king easy,” he says, when asked how he gets himself to cry in a film. “When I was younger, I didn’t have enough to cry about. But since I’ve had kids, I feel my work has become better, because my life is fuller and more complicated, and I’ve experienced so many highs and lows.”

[From E! News]

That’s really sad. I guess I am a little surprised, I thought Phillippe came off as kind of a jerk. Probably because I assumed all the rumors about him not being happy for Reese’s success were true. If there were any truth to it, it was probably more that he wished his career were doing as well, not that he wanted her to do poorly. Vomiting seems to be the way that Ryan has traditionally dealt with breakups. I read a story years ago that after he and Reese filmed their breakup scene in “Cruel Intentions” that Ryan threw up several times. At the time it was all romantic, because just the thought of breaking up with her made him sick. But apparently it was a sad indication of things to come. Whoever thought vomiting could be romantic?

Picture note by Jaybird: Here’s Ryan and Reese at the “Walk the Line” premiere at the AFI festival on November 3rd, 2005. Header image at the New York premiere on November 13th. Images thanks to PR Photos.

In “duh” news, Us Weekly has a story claiming that Ryan Phillippe doesn’t like ex Reese Witherspoon’s sorta boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal. Is that supposed to be surprising? By most accounts Phillippe cheated on Witherspoon, so it seems like he should keep his opinions to himself. I must be blind or really naive, but what’s not to like about Jake Gyllenhaal, other than the fact that he’s dating your ex-wife? He’s not exactly a rebel; he seems reasonably smart and nice. I’ve heard he can be a bit bossy, but that’s not the end of the world. It’s likely just jealousy crap. See, guys can be bitchy too!

“Ryan Phillippe hasn’t exactly offered a warm welcome to ex Reese Witherspoon’s off-again, on-again guy, Jake Gyllenhaal, 26. ‘Ryan is pissed about Jake,’ a Phillippe insider tells Us Weekly, adding that Phillippe, 32, told Witherspoon, 31, ‘he didn’t want “that guy” around their kids [son Deacon, 3, and daughter Ava, 7] and then made some crude Brokeback Mountain remark.’

“However, a Gyllenspoon source tells Us that ‘Reese doesn’t have Jake spend the night when the kids are around.’ And though the actor may be angry that Witherspoon is moving on, his feelings for Aussie actress Abbie Cornish, 25, are less conflicted. Phillippe was seeing his Stop Loss costar at the time of his split from Witherspoon last October (his rep denied any relationship), and while the twosome seemed to cool after his marriage broke up, a source close to the couple tells Us, ‘They have been hanging out [again] since June.’”

“On August 5, the pair were seen strolling together in L.A.’s Franklin Canyon Park. ‘They were laughing,’ says an onlooker, ‘and obviously enjoying themselves.’”

[From Us Weekly]

A “Brokeback Mountain” joke, really? That’s pretty lame. Reese also seems pretty uptight and proper (I mean that in a good way, you don’t see it a lot in Hollywood) and she and Jake seem like a match that makes sense. Ryan Phillippe never seemed to have a lot of substance, and his supposed jealousy of Reese wasn’t exactly helpful to their relationship. I think the reason everyone got so excited at the prospect of Reese and Jake dating is that they seem like such a cute match. He’s said to love kids, she’s got ‘em, it’s a match made in heaven. Okay really, it’s impossible to know, but let’s hope that Ryan is able to be a little more mature, for the sake of their kids. It’s pretty rare that you have a Bruce Willis/Demi Moore/Ashton Kutcher situation where everyone loves each other and they become one giant extended family. I hope this couple sticks around, they’re adorable.

Picture note by JayBird: Here’s Jake Gyllenhaal at LAX a few months ago. Header image of Reese and Ryan in happier days, at the “Walk the Line” premiere. Image thanks to PR Photos.

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe’s marriage was one that I said to my husband I’d like ours to be like. This is because the kids seemed to come first, and the woman had more power in the relationship, and really nice clothes and shoes. I didn’t say this is the reality behind the scenes, it might be, but I just wanted our marriage to have all the good traits theirs appeared to have. For a while we wanted to be like Brad Pitt Jennifer Aniston, but that seemed like a bad idea around the time they got divorced.

Anyway, I was shocked when they got divorced. SHOCKED! But this week it seemed they might be getting back together.

Hollywood hunk RYAN PHILLIPPE has denied reports he is giving his marriage with REESE WITHERSPOON another try after the couple were spotted lunching together. The couple split last October (06) after six years of marriage and two children together. They are currently in the middle of divorce proceedings. Recent reports claimed the ex-couple had been seen jogging, shopping and lunching together in Brentwood, California, with an unnamed friend saying, “Reese and Ryan are trying to work it out. They are still close.” However, the Gosford Park actor’s representative tells the New York Post, “It’s not true.”

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The same week the marriage reconciliation rumours came about, Rumours about her relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal also came out.

The pair, who are rumoured to have secretly dated after meeting on the set of their upcoming movie Rendition, are now said by friends to be back together again after splitting earlier this summer due to Witherspoon’s reported desire to spend more time with her children.

The Legally Blonde actress has two children, seven-year-old Ava and three-year-old Deacon, with estranged husband Ryan Phillippe.

Commenting on her reported romance with Gyllenhaal, an unnamed pal of the star told US Weekly magazine: “Reese came to terms with the fact that she can have a relationship and spend time with her kids.”

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Reese and Jake have a movie coming out together in the next few months, so hopefully they’ll confirm or deny the romance when they do publicity for Rendition.

Ryan Phillippe is not only a cheater…he’s a liar.

I believe that men who dump their wives and leave their kids are jerks. I am sure there are reasons. But most of the time there is one reason and her name is Tawny.

It really makes my WT blood boil when guys like this try to put on a “nice guy” front and act like victims. If you want to be a creep and abandon your responsibility, then just do it. But don’t come back after the fact and act like it was something out of your control.
Ryan Phillippe is trying to “spin” his version of his impending divorce by going on TV’s Extra this week.

In the interview with TV’s Extra, airing this week, Phillippe says, “This is the most difficult time in my life. It’s unfortunate when you have kids … but I signed up for this and have to deal with it. I don’t read the magazines or watch the shows. … It’s hard when people follow me to my kid’s school.”

Gag me. He probably doesn’t mention that he brought this on himself by cheating on his wife. I am going to be very interested to see his whining interview on the Extra.

It looks like he’s also been making the rounds of some of the magazines, he also talked to TEEN PEOPLE about this difficult life. Gag me with a chainsaw. What a great role model for teen girls! Marry a great guy like Ryan!

Reece Witherspoon is darling. I hope she moves on to a nice guy.

Ryan Phillippe was caught out on a date with O.C. guest star Nikki Reed, who played Ryan’s girlfriend on the show last season. She’s only 18, and turns 19 in mid May of this year. (Thanks to ashaali on JJB for the ID.)

According to X17, the paparazzi agency who has pictures of the two, with Philippe looking buzzed and Reed covering her face, say his friends kind-of confirmed that she’s his new girlfriend, and got all upset at the photographers for some reason. Phillippe seemed to be ok with the fact that pictures were being taken:

We caught Ryan Phillippe last night at Winston’s with a new woman! And while Ryan looked pretty pleased with himself and was very cordial with our photogs, Ryan’s friends were not so nice. Channing Tatum went postal, threatening our snappers, upset that they had taken pix of Ryan with his new girl (in other words, upset that the spotlight was on Ryan, not him).
Channing and a pal were arguing and threatening our photographers and then chased them in the car, driving really dangerously, according to our snappers. Our guys were worried, they decided to stop at the Santa Monica Police Department to clear things up and well, we caught that on video so stay tuned!

We published faraway pictures of Ryan out with an attractive brunette who sort-of looks like Reed, but I don’t think it’s her.

Ryan is playing the sad sap card, and told Extra that his divorce with Reese Witherspoon has been difficult and that he hates when paparazzi follow him everywhere, especially to his kid’s school.

He said “I have not found balance in my life yet” and “This is the most difficult time in my life.” It looks like he’s making the best of it, anyway.

Picture from The Bastardly. Current pictures of Philippe out with Reed are on X17.

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe put aside their differences to attend their daughter Ava’s school play, in which she played a cute kangaroo. People at the show said they didn’t really talk to each other, and came and left separately. At least they’re trying to do things as a family for their children’s sake.

We reported yesterday that Ryan was seen out in the company of a new brunette. Not many commentors like him, and he doesn’t seem to be of much interest without his Oscar-winning wife.

There was a rumor at the beginning of the month that Ryan wanted Reese back, but that either wasn’t true or he has been unsuccessful so far.

Pictures from FlynetOnline.

Reese Witherspoon’s estranged husband Ryan Phillippe was seen out with a striking brunette. At the time of his breakup with Reese de denied rumors of an affair with his costar and Reese-lookalike Abbie Cornish. If there was something going on with them it seems to have ended. Ryan was out at a West Hollywood restaurant with the unknown woman, and took pains to keep a low profile.

The last we heard of Phillippe was when he was spotted buying over $600 worth of high end lingerie and claimed it was for “someone special.”

Phillippe has two movies in production and one in the can called Breach, where he stars as a young FBI agent suspicious of his boss, famed double agent Robert Hanssen, played by Chris Cooper. Laura Linney also stars. Breach is out on February 16.

Thanks to LustHunt for the pictures and story.