Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth Announce Divorce

On Friday, Reese Witherspoon And Jim dead announced that they are almost ending theirs 12 years of marriage.

“We have some personal news to share…” read the joint statement, which was sent to Witherspoon’s Instagram. “We made the difficult decision to divorce with great care and consideration. We have shared so many wonderful years together and we move forward with deep love, kindness and mutual respect for all that we have created together.”

“Our number one priority is our son and our entire family as we navigate this next chapter,” they added. “These matters are never easy and very personal. We really appreciate everyone’s respect for our family’s privacy at this time.”

Witherspoon and Toth, formerly a top talent agent who worked with people like Robert Downey Jr. And Scarlett Johanssonreceive committed 2010, before that marry in a March 2011 ceremony in Ojai, California. She has spoken occasionally about her marriage over the years, including storytelling ell magazine The story of how they met in 2012:

It happened out of the blue. This really drunk guy hit on me, made such a fool of himself and yelled at me. he was like [slurring, scowling, pointing finger in her face] “You don’t know me.” And I was like, ‘Yeah, I know. I not know you!’ Jim walked over and said, “Excuse me, my friend. He just broke up with someone.” Jim was a really good friend who got him out of that situation. That’s just the way he is, a really good person.

Together they have a son tennessee james, 10. Witherspoon and her ex-husband, ryan phillippe, also share two children, daughter Ava, 23 and son Deacon, 19