Ryan Philippe looks back on his time with Reese Witherspoon with tenderness.
On Monday, the “Prey” star took to his Instagram Story to share a photo of him and his ex-wife posing together.
“We were hot and drenched in late 90s angst,” Phillippe wrote alongside the photo. “It’s such a cooler time than today.”
Phillippe and Witherspoon got married from 1999 to 2008, and are parents to a daughter Ava, 24, and a son Deacon, 20.
Ryan Phillippe looks back on his time with Reese Witherspoon with tenderness. On Monday, the “Prey” star took to his Instagram Story to share a photo of him and his ex-wife posing together. (Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
“We were hot and drenched in late 90s angst,” Phillippe wrote alongside the photo above. “It’s such a cooler time than today,” he shared. (RJ Capak/WireImage)
While chatting with Fox News Digital in March, Phillippe reflected on her “easy” co-parenting relationship with the “Sweet Home Alabama” actress, explaining whether parenting alongside Witherspoon has become less difficult as their children are growing up.
“Yes and no”, the “Star “Crash” said. “We never really had any difficulties. We were always very dedicated, even after we were no longer together.”
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Phillipe continued: “It made it easy. They were the priority. And we often see in these complicated situations where that’s not the case, where the children will be used as pawns or as a way to hurt the other parent, and we’ve never done anything like that.”
“We never said bad things to each other,” he added. “And we have always been united in supporting them, and now they are both adults.
Phillippe and Witherspoon were married from 1999 to 2008 and are parents to daughter Ava, 24, and son Deacon, 20, both pictured here. (Getty Images)
“But she and I have a friendship, and we still get calls about various things in their lives, and it’s going well.”
Phillippe also shared the advice he gave his children for navigating a career in Hollywood. The actor is also father to daughter Kai, 12, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Alexis Knapp. Witherspoon shares son Tennessee, 11, with ex-husband Jim Toth.
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“We’ve never said anything bad about each other. And we’ve always been united in supporting them, and now they’re both adults.”
“The Lincoln Lawyer” star said he thinks he and Witherspoon set “really good examples” for Ava and Deacon.
“They saw how their mother and I did it, how we treated people, how we tried to stay true to ourselves, how we didn’t let it affect us in an intensely negative way,” he explained . “We haven’t ended all our lives yet.”
Ryan Phillippe previously told Fox News Digital that he thought he and Witherspoon set “really good examples” for Ava and Deacon. (Getty Images)
Phillippe continued: “There’s definitely more to life than Hollywood or entertainment. I always tell people that I work to live, not to work. I’m not defined by this industry. I love it. I have a passion for it, I respect it, but there are so many other things that fill my senses and grab my attention.”
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“At the end of the day, you want your kids to be happy,” he added. “You want them to be true to themselves. You want them to develop self-confidence. That doesn’t mean it’s obnoxious or brash, but that they know who they are and that they don’t do not turn away from it because it is not necessary.”
“In a sense, everyone is lost. The judgment of others matters less and less to me as I get older. Everyone is trying to figure things out. Everyone is on their own path. So, I think strengthening these ideas are part of it.
Ashley Hume of Fox News Digital contributed to this report
