Reese Witherspoon on her 2013 arrest: ‘It was so embarrassing’
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Reese Witherspoon is looking back at a not-so-great moment in her life.
The “Little Fires Everywhere” actress appeared on former “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil’s “I Weigh” podcast, where the two women spoke about Witherspoon’s 2013 arrest.
“You apologized and shamed yourself in a way that was so f—ing refreshing to me,” Jamil, 34, told Witherspoon, 44. “I loved your apology.”
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“But I did something really stupid,» Witherspoon said of the moment.
Reese Witherspoon was arrested on a municipal charge of disorderly conduct in 2013. (Karwai Tang/Getty Images)
She continued: “It was so embarrassing and dumb. But, you know what — [it] turns out I breathe air. I bleed the same way. I make dumb decisions. I make great decisions. I’m just a human being.”
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In April 2013, Witherspoon was arrested on a municipal charge of disorderly conduct after a state trooper said she wouldn’t stay in the car while her husband, Jim Toth, was given a field sobriety test.
Reese Witherspoon called her arrest ‘embarrassing and dumb.’ (Reuters)
Elsewhere in the podcast interview, the «Sweet Home Alabama» star spoke candidly about her struggles with mental health and her past issues with postpartum depression.
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Witherspoon revealed that she’s been in therapy since she was 16 years old.
“I definitely had anxiety. My anxiety manifests as depression so I would get really depressed. My brain is like a hamster on a wheel and it won’t come off,» she said. «I’ve been managing it my entire life.”
