Saving Private Ryan
Ryan Phillippe is finally speaking up about ex-wife Reese Witherspoon. He has to tread carefully when he talks about America’s sweetheart (and my favorite actress). Good thing he has nice things to say. 
In a visit to Howard Stern of all people, the “Stop-Loss” star insists that it wasn’t infidelity that ended his eight-year marriage to Reese and it wasn’t that she took home a greater paycheck (“I’m not competitive,” he says), but it was because…they spent too much time apart. Okay, so it’s not that juicy.
Well, these days Reese has been snuggling up to Jake Gyllenhaal, a former friend of Ryan’s – remember when they used to work out together?
“He’s a good dude,” Ryan said. “I think it’s super. Honestly, I love her and I want her to be happy, and it seems like she is and that’s the truth … I have no jealousy or anything like that.” Aw, that’s sweet. 
The usually quiet, doting daddy of two has been showing more of his sensitive side recently. Ryan did previously open up that he was depressed after his marriage ended. In an interview with USA Today, he admits that he avoids seeing photos of Gyllenspoon because it’s “bizarre.” Yeah, it’s not easy watching your ex move on.
Ryan politely sidesteps questions about his rumored flame and co-star, Abbie Cornish, though he does address with Howard Stern the supposed hook-ups that the media has coupled him with. Lindsay Lohan? Nope. Ashlee Simpson? Nope. Britney Spears? Hah, no. Ryan says he “experienced some women after my divorce, but none of them were really famous.” Hmm, Abbie Cornish wasn’t famous…
Anyways, Mr. Phillippe says that he definitely wants to get married and have kids again. He deserves it for being such a good-lookin’ optimist!
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