Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth shocked fans last week when they announced the end of their marriage.
The 47-year-old actress and 42-year-old actor had kept their marital woes under wraps before sharing their “difficult decision” to divorce just days before their 12th wedding anniversary.
In a joint statement, they announced that they had “enjoyed so many wonderful years together” and that they would “move forward with deep love, kindness and mutual respect for all that we have created together.”
While the announcement came as a surprise, the couple – who share 10-year-old son Tennessee James – have been on the wall with rumors of a hectic lifestyle and a midlife crisis behind their split.
Now Web takes a look at what caused the end of Hollywood’s seemingly perfect unions.
Inside Reese Witherspoon’s split from Jim Toth: How the actress’ ‘busy schedule’ and her husband’s ‘midlife crisis’ played a role in their divorce (Pictured in 2017)
A midlife crisis
One of the reasons for their split is said to be that Jim is “not the same man” that Reese married.
An alleged friend of the couple explained how he started dressing “like someone half his age” with “weird jewelry and tattoos.”
The pal explained to The US Sun: “Jim is the one who has changed massively over the past few years. Jim just isn’t the guy Reese married and had a son with anymore.
Reese and Jim sold their production company Hello Sunshine for nearly $1 billion in 2021, with the money sending them “in different directions.”
They added, “His personality, attitude and whole outlook on life really changed when he got out of the agency business and decided he was sick of this stuffy world and the service business in general.”
“Call it a midlife crisis if you will, but then the tattoos, the chunky, weird jewelry, and dressing like he was half his age really took hold.”
The pal added that the exes will continue to co-parent their son, something Reese has experience in as she also shares two children with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe.
Busy schedules leading to “separate lives”.
Reese and Jim Toth reportedly lived separate lives for months prior to their divorce, which was reportedly fueled by the actress’ busy schedule.
The Legally Blonde star has a reputation for being one of the most sought-after women in Hollywood, but this is said to have resulted in the couple “being without interaction for days”.
Insiders revealed to RadarOnline that the couple would reportedly only speak to talk about their family, while Jim would constantly miss important events in their lives.
Friends of the actress revealed that his behavior had “raised eyebrows” long before their split.
“Jim is hardly ever with her,” a source told the outlet. ‘It’s always like that’.
Happier times: While the announcement came as a surprise, the writing for the couple was on the wall with rumors of a hectic lifestyle and a midlife crisis behind their split (pictured in 2015)
You fell out of love
Though they said they’d enjoyed “many wonderful years together” when announcing their split, insiders claimed the marriage has steadily become platonic.
“There’s no major scandal or drama, just two people who have essentially become co-parents and no longer have any real romantic feelings for each other,” a source told PageSix.
They added that the Oscar-winning actress “once liked the fact that[Jim]was just a solid, reliable and stable guy,” which attracted her after “years of sh*t with her first husband, Ryan Phillippe.” had.
A source told People magazine after the news broke that Reese and Jim’s split was “amicable.”
“They really are best friends and it’s such an amicable decision. They are so committed to being parents together. They’re investing in their whole family and making this as smooth as possible for everyone,” the insider said.
Fight for a hopeless cause
An insider revealed to Us Weekly that Reese “never wanted her marriage to end, but it’s no secret this has been brewing for a while.”
Over time, their relationship went from romantic to platonic, and they eventually called it quits.
The source went on to explain that the final reason they split was because they were moving away.
According to the insider, the couple had a “very healthy relationship” and “a lot of great times together.”
Despite all this, like many couples, they “outgrow.”
sort out their finances
An insider reportedly told US Weekly in 2021 that the couple quietly liquidated their joint assets for a number of years before taking the final step in dissolving their marriage.
“They decided their marriage wouldn’t last forever and that they should have an estate-sharing plan that wouldn’t destroy what they had built together,” the source told the media outlet at the time.
Reese sold a large portion of her Hello Sunshine production company for $900 million in August 2021. Jim was one of the founding members of the board.
Reese reportedly retained an interest in the company and continues to work for Hello Sunshine as a producer on several projects including Where the Crawdads Sing and the Prime series Daisy Jones and the Six.
“Instead of having to split up a huge company with dozens of employees and multiple departments, they have a big pile of money — and there’s enough for everyone,” the insider explained.
The two have reportedly sold several of their homes, including a farmhouse in Malibu in 2020, an English country mansion in Los Angeles, and a six-bedroom, eight-bathroom mansion in Nashville.
A separate piece of land in Malibu believed to be theirs has been listed for sale for $8 million, according to Redfin.
The Your Place or Mine star has been pushing new projects.
Three months ago: Reese shared snaps with Jim and her son Tennessee James, 10, in December 2022 as they enjoyed the holiday season with their family
Keep up appearances
While the writing may have been on the wall for a while, Reese and Jim kept their marital troubles out of the public eye.
The Oscar winner shared snaps with Jim in December 2022 as they enjoyed the holiday season with her family.
In July 2022, Reese shared photos of himself with Jim on Instagram to celebrate his birthday and captioned the set, “Happy Birthday to my sweet husband JT!
Don’t know anyone who loves the Tour de France / road cycling / @arsenal / @nashvillesc / @steelers….oh and GOLF…basically loves all sports more than YOU. Love you very much!’
They also celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary in March 2022 on Instagram: “Happy Anniversary JT!! 11 years of adventure, love and laughter. I feel so lucky to share this wonderful life with you.’