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\t\t<\/p>\n Reese Witherspoon<\/strong><\/a> is opening about the aftermath of her divorce from Ryan Phillippe<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n The 49-year-old actress was married to the 51-year-old for nine years, and they have two children together \u2013 Ava<\/strong><\/a>, 26, and Deacon<\/strong><\/a>, 21.<\/p>\n In a new interview, Reese <\/strong>revealed regret over staying in LA after the divorce because of the paparazzi craze and it\u2019s impact on her kids at the time. <\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey would be everywhere,\u201d she told The New York Times<\/a><\/em>. \u201cAll over the schools and all over the cars. I remember at church once in L.A., a guy jumping on the hood of the car and on each side, three people pushing against the window banging on the door when my kids were little after I got a divorce and chasing us, like it was a police chase, down the freeways. It was terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n Reese <\/strong>expressed that she wishes she had moved out of Los Angeles during that time. <\/p>\n \u201cIt was really hard on my kids. Anxiety-producing,\u201d The Morning Show<\/em> star said. \u201cI really regret living in L.A. during that time. I know it feels like they\u2019re just taking pictures, but it would be like 25 people on the side of the soccer field photographing me and Ryan<\/strong> to see if we got along or we didn\u2019t get along. And there\u2019s a little boy and a little girl there.\u201d<\/p>\n She also opened up about how the fame and paparazzi affected Ava <\/strong>and Deacon<\/strong>. <\/p>\n \u201cMy kids had really bad anxiety. And it was all external,\u201d Reese<\/strong> shared. \u201cYou can only shield them from so much, but when [paparazzi] can go to the playgrounds and are on the schoolyard, it feels like the world is chaos and there are no rules. They would yell things at the kids about their dad or me that were wildly inappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not trying to garner sympathy. It was my life. I just didn\u2019t know that was what would come with wanting to be an actor,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n Recently, Reese<\/strong>, who is also mom to 12-year-old son Tennessee Toth<\/strong><\/a> with ex Jim Toth<\/strong><\/a>, opened up about how she balances her Hollywood career with being a mother<\/a> to three.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n