16. After leaving Jake GyllenhaalWitherspoon met her talent agent CAA Jim Toth, at a party in early 2010 where he came to his rescue. “This really drunk guy was hitting me, making a fool of me, yelling at me,” she said. she in 2012. “It was like, [slurring, scowling, pointing finger in her face] -You do not know me. And I said, 'Yeah, I know. I do not know you!' Jim came over and said, “Please excuse me my friend. He just broke up with someone. Jim was a very good friend, he got him out of that situation. That's how he is, a very good person.” They tied the knot at their ranch in Ojai, California in March 2011 and welcomed their son, Tennessee in September 2012.
17. In 2013, Witherspoon and Toth were pulled over by Atlanta PD while Toth was weaving in and out of lanes. As the officers were arresting her husband for DUI, she allegedly became angry and began acting out, allegedly asking the officers, “Do you know my name?” When they replied that they didn't have to, she allegedly replied: “You're about to find out who I am.” She was arrested for disorderly conduct, and later pleaded no contest to obstruction.
“Out of respect for the ongoing legal situation, I cannot comment on everything that is being reported at this time. But I do want to say that I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply ashamed of the things I said,” she said . a statement “It was definitely a scary situation and I was scared for my husband, but that's no excuse. I disrespected the officer who was just doing his job. The words I used that night definitely don't reflect who I am. nothing but respect for the police and I am sorry for my behavior.”
