Halfway done Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth.
The Oscar-winning actress and her husband, a former CAA talent agent, have separated after more than 11 years. marriagethey shared on March 24.
“We have some personal news to share… It is with great care and consideration that we have made the difficult decision to divorce,” they wrote in a statement on Instagram. “We have enjoyed many wonderful years together and continue with deep love, kindness and respect for each other in everything we do together.”
The news comes two days before their 12th wedding anniversary.
Witherspoon, 47, and Toth, 52, who have a child together Tennessee James Toth10, first met at a gathering at a friend’s house in 2010. “It happened out of the blue,” Witherspoon recalled in a 2012 interview with ELLE. “This really drunk guy was hitting on me, making such a fool of himself, yelling at me. He was like, [slurring, scowling, pointing finger in her face] ‘You don’t know me.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I know. I don’t know you!’ Jim came over and said, ‘Please forgive my friend. She just broke up.'”
He continued, “Jim was a great friend, pulling him out of that situation. That’s kind of who he is, a great guy.”