Reese Witherspoon Admits Past Abusive Relationship
  • 6 years ago
When sitting down with the Oprah Magazine, Reese Witherspoon revealed that she was once in an abusive relationship.

The issue is coming out in March and she reportedly admitted to leaving a past relationship over the psychological and verbal abuse she endured.

And yes, it had a profound affect on her.

At the time she mentioned that a line got drawn in the sand and her brain just switched and she knew it was going to be very difficult but she just couldn’t go any further.

This coming after Reese admitted she was assaulted by a director when she was only 16 years old.

Witherspoon found herself confronting her past trauma in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal rocked Hollywood.

She also went on to say that a lot of the women with stories about Harvey are dear friends of hers, like Salma Hayek and Gwyneth Paltrow.

When she learned the depths of the assaults, Reese said she was floored and goes on to call this moment where healing begins.