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Reese Witherspoon has finally broken her silence over the ongoing rumors about her relationship with fellow actress Kate Winslet. The speculation started after Witherspoon made a candid remark during a recent podcast interview on You’re Cordially Invited. She shared a funny yet slightly awkward story about a time when she presented an award to a fellow actress, only to later realize her mistake in doing so.
“Not even kidding,” Witherspoon laughed. “She doesn’t talk to me anymore!”
This comment sparked a lot of attention from the fans, who started speculating that the unidentified actress might be Kate Winslet, since Witherspoon had hosted an award at the BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards in 2007. Fans, sifting through past events, pointed to that moment as a possible cause of tension between the two.
On Saturday, Witherspoon went to Instagram to put an end to all of that. She said there was no bad blood between her and Winslet by dismissing all of the rumors going around on the internet. “Hey guys. just spoke to my very dear friend for years, Kate W. We laughed about this stupidity. Please do not believe the internet,” she wrote in an Instagram Story. “We are good friends and have never had any falling out.”
In another post, Witherspoon made her stand clear by writing, “This is completely UNTRUE. so silly!”
The two stars have been close friends for years, and their bond was even visible onstage during the 2016 Oscars, where they appeared together. At the event, the pair were photographed sharing a warm conversation and a hug, a clear sign of their camaraderie.
The story behind this rumor stems from Witherspoon’s funny recount of a mix-up she experienced in an award ceremony. She remembered as if this was the explanation needed on how she ended up delivering an unintentional roast of the actress she was presenting an award to due to the wrong assumption of the tone of the event. Witherspoon said that she did not really know the actress, but just because of her mistaken assumption that the occasion was light enough for something like that.
“This friend of mine, whom I didn’t really know that well, but she was a very serious, proper actress; she asked me to give her an award. But I’d never been to this award ceremony, so I thought it was like a roast. So I got up and I roasted her,” Witherspoon explained in the interview. She even made jokes about the laser hair removal session they did together.
The whole incident seemed to leave Witherspoon a bit awkward, and she humorously added, “We’re not friends anymore. I’m not even kidding — we’re not friends anymore. I think she doesn’t like me anymore.”
The way the story sounded, Witherspoon was quick to clarify on social media that everything was fine between her and Winslet. The internet often jumps to conclusions, and in this case, the speculation was far from accurate.
As for the current state of their relationship, Witherspoon and Winslet have continued to support each other in both personal and professional spheres. Their friendship is strong, and they share a mutual respect that has weathered any misunderstandings along the way.
This whole affair is a vivid reminder of the way rumors, fueled by the power of social media, gain life and may go out of control, almost impossible to govern by celebrities for their own selves. In any case, when Witherspoon finally chose to confront the buzz directly, this further confirmed what everyone already knows: there indeed is no drift between her and Winslet; they are really close friends because they keep contacting each other, showing public gestures of affection to one another.
The world of celebrity gossip has a tendency to drown one in noise, but Witherspoon’s recent posts have cleared it all up once and for all, making sure that the connection between her and Winslet has no space for doubt. Any hint of bad blood can now be washed off as nothing but a misunderstanding the two actresses are now laughing together over.
