Reese Witherspoon understands very well what it means to be in the media spotlight and what it is like to be portrayed in the public eye in a way that you probably are not. In an interview with Time, the actress reflected on how she has faced the public for years.
In November 2006, she filed for divorce from Ryan Phillippe, with whom she has two daughters, Ava and Deacon. In addition, Reese has an 8-year-old son, Tennessee, with husband Jim Toth. Going back in time, the "Legally Blonde" star said that he was followed by the paparazzi everywhere, in the church, in the girls' school, in their courses. She revealed that many photographers parked in front of her house in California, pointing cameras at the kitchen window to take pictures every hour.
"My kids can tell you stories about people climbing on top of our car while they were just preschoolers," she said. The 45-year-old compared her experience to that of Britney Spears when she filed for divorce from ex-husband Kevin Federline in November 2006 and the paparazzi followed her everywhere, even though she was with the children.
Megjithatë, Witherspoon e di që mediat e trajtuan ndryshe nga Spears. Ajo tha se gratë si Britney Spears, Paris Hilton dhe Lindsay Lohan u portretizuan si "të këqija", ndërsa gratë si ajo dhe Jennifer Garner u etiketuan si "të mira”.
"Po sikur media të kishte vendosur që unë të isha diçka tjetër? Unë do të isha në një pozicion krejtësisht të ndryshëm. Unë dua të them se janë vendimet e mia ose zgjedhjet e karrierës që bëra, por dukej si shumë arbitrare [që caktohet rastësisht, jo sipas një rregulli të paravendosur].”
Trajtimi i Britney Spears nga mediat u vendos në qendër të dokumentarit "Framing Britney Spears”, që shkaktoi jo pak komente.
