Reese Witherspoon lost a famous friend, all thanks to a cringe speech she gave about her!
During a joint interview with People on Thursday, the actress asked her You’re Cordially Invited co-star Will Ferrell if he ever gave a speech he regrets. The Elf star couldn’t think of anything! However, Reese? She has one that “haunts” her to this day. It wasn’t just embarrassing — it ruined a friendship! Oof!
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The Legally Blonde star recalled:
“So this friend of mine – who I didn’t really know that well, but she was a very serious, proper actress – she asked me to give her an award.”
Reese “had never been” to that award ceremony before, but she “thought it was like a roast.” Spoiler: it wasn’t! That was so not the vibe! Yet she still “got up” and “roasted her,” not realizing it was a serious event:
“The tone was British and elegant and classy. And I was like, ‘Remember the time we got laser hair removal?!’”
LOLz!
Reese couldn’t help but laugh in the interview about the whole thing, even though she is “still embarrassed about” it! However, her friend did not find the speech funny! In fact, she no longer speaks to Reese because of it now! Damn! Reese said:
“We’re not friends anymore. I’m not even kidding — we’re not friends anymore. I think she doesn’t like me anymore. I thought it was so funny, and it was just, I had the wrong audience. It was pretty bad. I’m not even kidding, she doesn’t talk to me anymore. Oh, well.”
If someone cuts you off for this mistake, do you really want them as a friend? It sounds like Reese low-key did herself a favor here! Watch the interview (below):
It is unknown who the famous actress is. The Cruel Intentions star did not say! She did not even mention which award it was! And narrowing it down is tough as she has presented many awards over the years, including to her pal and Big Little Lies co-star Nicole Kidman. Like this one at the 2017 Gotham Awards, where she joked about the “really weird snacks” she eats on set.
Hmm. It’s not exactly laser hair removal! LOLz! But it’s the closest thing to the kind of roast-type speech we can find.
However, Reese also honored Nicole with the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award just last year. During her speech, she impersonated the Moulin Rouge star’s Australian accent, and Nicole laughed in the audience several times throughout the speech. So it really doesn’t seem like she’s offended at all! (Unless she’s just that good an actress…) Take a look (below):
BTW, as far as the “British” thing goes… Reese attended the BAFTAs in 2015 and 2023, but she never presented. We wonder who it could have been…
Any guesses, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments!
[Image via The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/TNT/YouTube]