What did Ryan Phillippe say about ex Reese Witherspoon nearly 20 years after their divorce?

Ryan Phillippe has opened up about his ex-wife Reese Witherspoon's best qualities almost 2 decades after they divorced.

The I Know What You Did Last Summer star was married to the Legally Blonde actress for almost a decade before they parted ways in 2008. They share two kids: Ava Phillippe, 26, and Deacon, 21. Speaking with People Magazine about some of his son's best qualities, Ryan Phillippe said:

“He's got his mama's work ethic. He absolutely does.”

Ryan Phillippe gets candid about co-parenting with Reese Witherspoon, says it was never really difficult:

In his interview with People Magazine, Ryan Phillippe also opened up about his kids' decision to chase a career in the acting industry, despite the rampant disdain for nepotism in the industry:

“So many people end up doing what their parents do, to some degree or another,” Ryan explained. “I always get offended for the children of actors and entertainers when people bring that up. These kids have grown up watching on set with Reese or with me. It seems natural, I think.”

Ryan Phillippe also shares 14-year-old Kai Knapp with his ex, Alexis. As for Reese, she shares Tennessee Toth, 12, with her former husband, Jim Toth. In May last year, the former took to his Instagram Story to share a throwback photo of him and his wife:

"We were hot and drenched in late '90s angst," Phillippe wrote alongside the picture. "Such a cooler time than today."

Speaking with Fox News Digital in March 2024, Ryan Phillippe opened up on the "easy" co-parenting bond he shared with his ex, noting that their dynamics have improved now that the kids are older:

"We never really had a hard time of it. We were always both so devoted, even once we were no longer together." Phillipe continued, "That made it easy. They were the priority. And you see a lot of times in these messy situations where that's not the case, where the kids will be used as pawns or as a way to hurt the other parent, and we never did any of that stuff. We never spoke ill of each other," he added. "And we were always united in support of them, and now they're both adults. But she and I have a friendship, and we still have calls about various things in their lives, and it works out nice."

He also told the outlet that he and Witherspoon had set "pretty good examples" for their two kids:

"They've seen how their mother and I have done it, how we've treated people, how we've tried to stay true to ourselves, how we haven't let us let it affect us in an intensely negative way," he explained. "We haven't made it the end all, be all of our lives."

Ryan Phillippe continued,

"There's much more to life than Hollywood or entertainment, clearly. I always tell people that I work to live, not live to work. I'm not defined by this industry. I enjoy it. I have passion for it. I respect it, but there are so many other things that fill my senses and draw my attention. Ultimately, you want your kids to be happy," he added. "You want them to be true to themselves. You want them to develop a confidence. That doesn't mean it's obnoxious or brash, but to know who they are, and to not waver from that because there's no need to. Everyone is lost in a sense. The judgment of others means less and less to me as I get older. Everyone's trying to figure things out. Everyone's on their own path. So just kind of reinforcing those ideas, I think is part of it."

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