16. After dating Jake GyllenhaalWitherspoon married her current husband, a CAA talent agent Jim TothHe saved her at a party in the early 2010 “This really drunk guy was hitting on me, making such an idiot of himself, yelling at me,”She told Elle2012. “He was like, [slurring, scowling, pointing finger in her face] ‘You don’t know me.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I know. I don’t know you!’ Jim came over and said, ‘Please excuse my friend. He’s just broken up with someone.’ Jim was a really good friend, pulling him out of that situation. That’s just kind of who he is, a really good person.”They married at her ranch, Ojai, Calif. in March 2011 and welcomed their first child. TennesseeSeptember 2012
17. Atlanta PD pulled Witherspoon from Toth’s car in 2013 because Toth was weaving between lanes. As officers arrested her husband for DUI, she allegedly got angry and began to act out, asking officers questions. “Do you know my name?”They replied that they didn’t have to. She allegedly replied with, “You’re about to find out who I am.”She was later arrested for disorderly conduct and pleaded no contest to obstruction.
“Out of respect for the ongoing legal situation, I cannot comment on everything that is being reported right now. But I do want to say I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said,”She made the statement in a statement. “It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, but that was no excuse. I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. The words I used that night definitely do not reflect who I am. I have nothing but respect for the police and I am very sorry for my behavior.”