Reese Witherspoon is recalling one of his headline Oscar moments.
The 44-year-old actress, also an Oscar winner, recently appeared on the podcast “The HFPA in Conversation”, in which her now infamous 2002 Oscar appearance was mentioned.
That year, Witherspoon was presenting an award alongside her then husband, actor Ryan Phillippe, who offered to let her read an award winner because “you win more [money] than me. “
After the speech, the audience laughed with Witherspoon looking a little shocked.
REESE WITHERSPOON AND DAUGHTER AVA STUN FANS LIKE THE TWIN IN SWEATSHIRTS: ‘WHO IS WHO?’
It seems that the actress had already forgotten the silly moment, as she revealed on the podcast.
“You are reminding me of this!” she said when the incident was raised, according to Yahoo Entertainment. “I forgot that this happened.”
She also revealed that the moment was not planned and she had no idea what was coming.
“But you’re right, he said that, and no, it wasn’t scheduled, and he didn’t tell me he was going to say that before it aired,” revealed Witherspoon. “So, I was also a little confused at the moment.”
The actress admitted she is not sure what prompted Phillippe, now 46, to make the comment, but said that women face one more obstacle when they achieve financial success like hers.
GET THE COLUMN IF IT HAS ALREADY RUNNED TO THE OFFICE: ‘OUR STANDARDS HAVE BECOME VERY LOW’
“There are so few women who earn a lot of money that they are sometimes ashamed of it, and sometimes they are expected to give more, do more and be more to other people in the same position as, say, an expected male movie star”, explained Witherspoon. “But I think the gender norms have changed a bit since that moment …”
The star also recalled a teaching past for his daughter Ava, now 21.
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe at the 2002 Oscars. They were married from 1999 to 2007. (Photo by Vince Bucci / Getty Images)
Witherspoon said her daughter came back from school in tears one day after learning that her mother was one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood, making her feel “very ashamed”.
“I said, ‘Never be ashamed of a woman who makes money. There are women all over the world who have no opportunity, no education, no ability to make money. And the more women make more money, the more money they donate, take care of your societies, take care of your communities, will do more with that money, so never feel bad that your mom is making money and never feel bad if you make money, and don’t be embarrassed or embarrassed if you are more than your partner, “said the star.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION
Witherspoon and Phillippe divorced in 2007, but the star is still among the top earners in Hollywood. According to Celebrity Net Worth, the star has amassed a value of $ 200 million thanks to her work as an actress and producer.
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER
To put it in context, the actress reportedly received $ 2 million per episode of “The Morning Show” from Apple TV +, which had 10 episodes in its first season.