When Ava Phillippe turned 15, Ryan Phillippe took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to pen a sweet tribute to his little girl. The “Cruel Intentions” star was actually shooting “The Way of the Gun” in Utah when Witherspoon went into labor in California, but fortunately, Ryan made it home to watch his daughter come into this world. The actor finished his post by noting simply, “15 years ago I learned what love truly is.”
When he appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in 2007, Ryan shared that Ava helped soften the blow of his divorce from Witherspoon: “She is beyond, in terms of like conscientiousness and maturity, and she has gotten me through this,” (via People). He acknowledged how weird it seemed that a child was her father’s support system, but Ryan testified to how special it was. As Ava grew up, everyone could see that she closely resembled her dad, and due to Ryan’s youthful looks, he’s often mistaken for her brother.
In 2016, Ryan informed James Corden that his daughter couldn’t be more disgusted by this. So, you can only imagine how she felt when many thought her then-boyfriend, Owen Mahoney, closely resembled her dad too. After seeing a slew of comments from people pointing out the similarities and some even saying that a photograph of the couple reminded them of a young Reese Witherspoon and Ryan, Ava finally responded to one arguing that they didn’t see the resemblance, writing, “Big [thanks],” (via E! News).
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