Reese Witherspoon and her husband, Jim Toth, are going their separate methods. Days earlier than their twelfth anniversary, the estranged couple introduced their “difficult decision” to divorce. Their announcement got here through social media on Friday (March 24).
“We have some personal news to share. It is with a great deal of care and consideration that we have made the difficult decision to divorce. We have enjoyed so many wonderful years together and are moving forward with deep love, kindness, and mutual respect for everything we have created together,” the assertion stated.
Less than an hour after posting the announcement, the publish garnered over 183,000 likes. However, Reese turned off the remark part.
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According to PEOPLE, Toth and Witherspoon have been first romantically linked in February 2010 after being noticed at dinner. In 2012, she informed Elle in an interview that she met Jim at a good friend’s home after her breakup with Jake Gyllenhaal.
“It happened out of the blue. This really drunk guy was hitting on me, making such an idiot of himself, yelling at me,” Resse stated. She added, “Jim came over and said please excuse my friend, he’s just broken up with someone.”
The actress, 47, labeled Jim “a really good friend” for coming to his intoxicated good friend’s rescue. In her phrases, “that’s just kind of who he is, a really good person.”
By December 2010, Jim proposed, and Reese accepted. Just a few months later, on March 26, 2011, Reese and Jim married in California.
At the time, Witherspoon was already a mom to 2 kids, Deacon and Ava, from her earlier marriage to Ryan. Then, over a yr after getting married, Witherspoon and Toth welcomed their first youngster collectively, Tennessee James, in September 2012.
In their divorce announcement, Witherspoon and Toth agreed that their youngster and prolonged household are the precedence now.
“Our biggest priority is our son and our entire family as we navigate this next chapter. These matters are never easy and are extremely personal. We truly appreciate everyone’s respect for our family’s privacy at this time.”
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