26th March, Mumbai: As they announced their divorce, Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth stated that they are going forward with profound love, kindness for eachother. Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon are divorcing.
Prior to their 12-year wedding anniversary on Sunday, the Oscar winner, who turned 47 on Wednesday, and her talent agent husband, 52, made the announcement in a joint statement on Friday.
“We want to share some personal news… We have carefully and thoughtfully decided to divorce, a very tough decision to make “they claimed. We’ve had a lot of amazing years together, and we’re moving forward with a lot of love, compassion, and respect for what we’ve accomplished together. As we move forward in this new chapter, our son and our entire family are our top priorities, they added. “These issues are deeply personal and seldom simple. We sincerely appreciate everyone’s consideration for the privacy of our family at this time.” according to a source, “They are the closest of friends, and this is such a mutually agreeable choice. They are very dedicated to working as a team to parent. They care about their entire family and want everything to go as smoothly as possible for them.”
In December 2010, Witherspoon and Toth made their engagement public. They later got married in March 2011 at her estate in Ojai, California, in a low-key ceremony. Tennessee James, age 10, is their child together, while Witherspoon also has two children with her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe: daughter Ava, age 23, and son Deacon, age 19. The Big Little Lies actor posted pictures of herself and Toth in July to celebrate his birthday. In the Instagram description, she stated: “Greetings on my sweet husband JT’s birthday! I don’t know anyone who loves road bike, the Tour de France, @arsenal, @nashvillesc, @steelers, oh, and GOLF… well, all sports, really, more than YOU. I adore you a lot!” On Instagram, she posted “Happy Anniversary JT!!” to commemorate their 11th wedding anniversary. 11 years of explorations, love, and humour. To have you in this amazing life makes me feel so fortunate.
Witherspoon described having her first encounter with Toth at a friend’s house soon after splitting up with Jake Gyllenhaal in a 2012 interview with ELLE. She praised him for saving her from an awkward circumstance and called him a “very lovely person.”
She remarked at the time, “It just happened.” “This incredibly inebriated guy was hitting on me, acting like such a fool, and yelling at me. You don’t know me, he was like [slurring, scowling, and pointing finger in her face]. I replied, “Yes, I know. I’ve never met you. James approached and apologeticly stated, “Excuse my friend. He recently split up with someone. Jim was a great friend who helped him out of that predicament. It kind of characterises him, a really decent person. In 2016, shortly after the couple celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary, the Wild actress spoke to PEOPLE about some of her husband’s best traits: “He is a remarkable man, a fantastic leader, and an excellent organiser. He has the ability to bring people together. He is really hilarious and patient with children. Also, he strongly exhorts people to see the humour in life.”