why is reese witherspoon and ryan p. splitting?

Question

i heard on the news they are getting a divorce...why?

Answer 1

creeeepy... i was JUST looking up why they are splitting!

wikipedia does not elaborate on a reason; they just say "On October 30th, 2006, Phillippe and Witherspoon released a statement announcing that they have decided to formally separate after seven years of marriage,"& "On October 30, 2006, Witherspoon and Phillippe announced that they have decided to formally separate after seven years of marriage. Reportedly, Witherspoon has contacted celebrity divorce lawyer, Robert Kaufman, the same attorney that represented Jennifer Aniston in her split from Brad Pitt in 2005. [7]

Due to her split with Phillippe she may need to drop out of Rendition which was suppose to start principle photography this November."

doesn't say that they are getting "divorced," but separating... but you know that'll lead to divorce.

oh and supposedly he cheated on her w/ abbie cornish, a woman co-starring in the indie film, "STOP LOSS," with him.

too bad... i liked them together =(

Answer 2

Ryan P Cheated on Reese

Answer 3

From what i heard and I'm generally very bad at this, but I hear Ryan had an affair with some young model or something, and Reese knew about it and called it off.

Answer 4

There are a lot of rumours, saying that Ryan cheathed on Reese. But nobody really knows yet.

Answer 5

Please. The question is Why ARE they splitting? And the answer is that no one really knows but the two involved. There is some rumour of an affair according to the press.

Answer 6

some say it is because he is very jealous of how successful she is, while his career is mediocre and i also heard he cheated.

Answer 7

I know, I was surprised too! I really liked Reese. It's so sad to see such a cute & adorable couple over like that. :-(

The tabloids are reporting that there was another woman and that Ryan has been cheating all along and when Reese found out, he didn't deny it and she ended things right away. Thus, the reason they didn't look too chummy or lovey dovey at the "Flag of Our Fathers" movie premiere 3 weeks ago on 16OCT06.

Here are some juicy info I found out the day after their annoucement. Not sure if it's true or not, but here's the latest rumor behind the split (can also be viewed on the first link pasted below).

See further down for an update released on 01NOV06 (can also be viewed on the second link pasted below).

And finally, a clip of the couple walking down the red carpet for the "Flag of Our Fathers" movie premiere can be viewed on the third link pasted below. An article accompanies the clip, which is pasted here too (see Access Hollywood).

All of this may seem like old news (these articles are over a week old) but it's really because nothing new has been reported yet, otherwise I would have let you know. I am on top of it!
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The Ryan Reese Split - Blame it on the Blonde and the BlackBerry
Tue, 10/31/2006 - 11:28am

Just as we predicted, the rumor mill has been circulating in full force ever since Reese and Ryan announced their split yesterday. There's been accusations of cheating, knock-down, drag-out fighting, and now it's come back around to cheating again. It always does. And so far, according to numerous unknown sources, Ryan is to blame. National Enquirer reports:

Sources now tell The ENQUIRER that when Reese found apparent email proof of Ryan cheating it finally convinced her to end the troubled relationship. "Reese is heartbroken," a source told The ENQUIRER. Reese discovered Ryan's messages when she accompanied him to New York for the premiere of his movie "Flags of Our Fathers" on Oct. 16. At the premiere the couple smiled and posed for photos together, "but when they got back to the hotel, Reese found Ryan's BlackBerry, which he'd carelessly left in the bathroom -- and she read it," said the source. "Ryan was caught red-handed. All he could say was he didn't mean what he'd written to the other woman." Ryan went to Morocco to finish filming "Stop Loss" and hoped Reese would cool off while he was gone. But when he got home to their Brentwood, CA., mansion in late October, he was no longer welcome. The marriage was over and Reese kicked him out.

Can this really be true? Once again we are the naive fan who really thought there was such a thing as the golden Hollywood couple. We were the suckers that thought Nick and Jessica were for real as well. Let's hope someone gets married this weekend to even out the bad news.
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Inside Reese & Ryan's Split
Wed, 11/01/2006 - 10:36am

Reese and Ryan sadly announced their split earlier this week, so it's no surprise they have landed a ton of magazine covers this weekend. Since we heard the news on Monday, we have learned more about them fighting in public, and then Reese reading Ryan's Blackberry to reveal a third party may be involved. Life & Style reveals that Reese was worried about Ryan cheating while he was away on set. They also predict that she has the upper hand and is calling the shots. US Weekly is claiming that Ryan was too open with his cheating and when Reese found out he did not deny it. As for that other women, well her name is Abbie Cornish and you can see pics of them on the set by clicking here.

UPDATE - No pre-nup. TMZ reports that Reese could lose millions in the divorce and that while they are trying to keep things peaceful for the kids, there is "no talk of reconciliation and that divorce papers are merely a matter of time."

To read more from this weekend's Life & Style,

Here's a teaser of what you'll see in this weekend's issue....

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe were always open about their struggles as a couple, admitting to relationship counseling and working hard to make their marriage succeed. But Ryan’s actions didn’t always match his words. “I once spotted him at a party with some guy friends,” says a pal of Ryan’s, “and they were flirting with girls all night. He was not acting like a married man.”

An insider recalls seeing Ryan at an LA bash, “mingling with Lakers cheerleaders, Playboy models and bikini-clad beauties. He looked like a single guy on the prowl.”

Cheating fears
Multiple insiders tell Life & Style that one of the main problems in the marriage was Ryan’s constant flirting with other women — and Reese’s fear that it went beyond that. “Hearing rumors that Ryan was cheating made Reese seriously question the stability of her marriage,” says a friend of hers. “It hurt and angered her beyond belief. And she was mortified that everyone was speculating whether Ryan had in fact cheated. It was the ultimate indignity.”

In the past month, adds the friend, Reese, 30, kept hearing stories that Ryan was flirting on the Texas set of his latest movie, about a soldier returning home from Iraq. “She hated being in LA with the kids wondering if Ryan was behaving,” says the friend.

No matter how often Ryan, 32, proclaimed his innocence, Reese had trouble believing him. “She wanted to trust Ryan,” says his friend. “But it’s hard when they spend a lot of time apart.”

More on how they fell apart after the Oscar win and what the final days were like at Ryan's NYC premiere. It's so sad and we hate to think Ryan broke her heart. He used to be the sexiest dad and husband but now his image is tainted. I hope we do learn the truth in this mess sooner or later so we don't have to jump to conclusions even if the pieces are coming together the way they are.
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From Access Hollywood:
Reese & Ryan: Was There Another Woman?

LOS ANGELES (October 31, 2006) -- To say that people were shocked by Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's sudden split would be an understatement.

But today, we find out what (or who) may have caused the breakup.

Just two weeks ago, Reese accompanied Ryan to his screening for "Flags of Our Fathers" in New York, where the couple reportedly fought bitterly at the after party.

Sadly, explosive new details are surfacing about Reese and Ryan's troubled marriage, including reports of an alleged affair between Ryan and a young actress.

"Ryan did not go out of his way to hide the fact that he was having a fling with his co-star Abbie Cornish," said Us Weekly's Katrina Szish. "Besides the fact they were spotted making out in a sushi restaurant together, she was spotted many times leaving his loft apartment."

According to Us Weekly, Ryan's alleged affair with Cornish, a 24-year-old Australian actress, was common knowledge around Austin, Texas where the two were shooting the new film "Stop Loss."

Abbie's rep denies the affair and both Reese and Ryan's people had no comment.

"Reese came across pictures of Ryan and Abbie together and she immediately confronted Ryan. He admitted having an affair. He said all of the rumors were true and said let's just end this now," Szish told Access Hollywood.

Abbie, who some say actually resembles Reese, is an actress on the rise. She can be seen opposite Russell Crowe in the romantic comedy "A Good Year," which hits theaters next week, and opposite Heath Ledger in the sexual drama "Candy" which opens November 17th.

Reese and Ryan, who have a 7-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son, have been plagued by rumors of problems before. Just days after Reese's big Oscar win in March, tabloids were reporting their marriage was in crisis.

"Reese has been holding onto this marriage for dear life, primarily because she loves her children," Szish added.

Ironically, five out of the last eight Best Actress Oscar winners split from their partners shortly after their big win.

This includes Hilary Swank, Halle Berry and Julia Roberts

Both Reese and Ryan have publicly admitted to receiving marriage counseling in the past.

"I don't think there should be a social stigma attached to having therapy," Reese told Access Hollywood in 2002. "It's self improvement."

In 1998, Access asked Reese if it was easier dating a fellow actor.

"I don't know, all I can say is it's great to be with Ryan. He understands me and I think that's all you can ever ask for in a relationship," she told us.

Answer 8

hadn't heard that

Answer 9

HE CHEATED!!!