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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Reese Witherspoon's daughter Ava Phillippe moves in with her boyfriend
Reese Witherspoon 's daughter, Ava Phillippe, has taken a major step in her relationship with Dakota Brubaker. Earlier this month, the actress, 25, revealed she moved in with her partner Dakota Brubaker in a sweet TikTok video. As fans excitedly reacted to the news, many social media users couldn't help but point out the resemblance between the couple and Ava's parents. Ava and Dakota seemed to bear a striking resemblance to her parents, Reese Witherspoon, 49, and Ryan Phillippe, 50, who split in 2006 after seven years of marriage. Rather than ignore the online chatter, the pair leaned in to the comparisons in another video, which showed them looking dumbstruck before dressing like the her parents in 1999's Cruel Intentions. In response to her followers' cheeky remarks Ava captioned the video: 'you guys… whaaaaattt @Dakota Brubaker.' Ava and Dakota have been making a series of humorous TikToks together, including one on Dakota's account titled 'POV you and your gf finally move in together.' Mike Posner's Cooler Than Me was playing beneath the clip as Ava snuck up behind him and hugged him. He captioned the post: 'You'll be married in a year in the suburbs or something like that.' Under the post, TikTok users flooded the comments, with many declaring them the 'next gen Reese and Ryan.' The couple went official on social media in December when Ava posted a snap of her beau kissing her on the cheek in a photo booth. Dakota posted the same picture and added one of them sitting beneath a Christmas tree. It's unclear how the couple met, but both attended the University Of California at Berkeley. They were seen together at an event hosted by The Hollywood Reporter and Instagram for content creators in November 2024. Dakota is a musician who also goes by the name Vindigo. Dakota began as a member of a band by that name, but announced in August 2024 that it had become a solo project. Meanwhile Ava has been building her acting career with appearances in Dr Odyssey and Ransom Canyon. Prior to Dakota, she dated Owen Mahoney, another UC Berkeley student, from 2019 to early 2024.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Reese Witherspoon's nepo baby Ava Phillippe and her boyfriend announce major relationship news
Reese Witherspoon 's daughter, Ava Phillippe, has taken a major step in her relationship with Dakota Brubaker. Earlier this month, the actress, 25, revealed she moved in with her partner Dakota Brubaker in a sweet TikTok video. As fans excitedly reacted to the news, many social media users couldn't help but point out something a little unusual about the couple. The two seemed to bear a striking resemblance to Ava's parents, Reese Witherspoon, 49, and Ryan Phillippe, 50, who split in 2006 after seven years of marriage. Rather than ignore the online chatter, the pair leaned in to the comparisons in another video, which showed them looking dumbstruck at one of her follower's comments. In a cheeky post, the duo showed their horrified reactions to one woman writing: 'Close enough. Welcome back Reese and Ryan.' Ava, who is a carbon copy of her Oscar-winning mom, looked shocked, while Dakota, a musician, stood by her side. As Ava waved her arms and shook her head, Dakota seemed less bothered. Dakota even seemed to embrace the comparison by putting on a pair of glasses and black turtleneck sweater similar to the one Ryan wore in 1999's Cruel Intentions. 'you guys… whaaaaattt @Dakota Brubaker,' Ava captioned the video. The pair have been making a series of humorous videos together on the platform, including one on Dakota's account titled 'POV you and ur gf finally move in together.' Mike Posner's Cooler than Me was playing beneath the clip as Ava snuck up behind he guy and hugged him. 'You'll be married in a year in the suburbs or something like that,' he captioned the post. Under the post, TikTok users flooded the comments, with many declaring them the 'next gen reese and ryan.' The couple went official on social media in December when Ava posted a snap of her beau kissing her on the cheek in a photo booth. The two seemed to bear a striking resemblance to Ava's parents, Reese Witherspoon, 49, and Ryan Phillippe, 50, who split in 2006 after seven years of marriage The pair leaned into the comment. Dakota put on a pair of glasses and a black turtleneck sweater similar to the one Ryan wore in 1999's Cruel Intentions Dakota posted the same picture and added one of them sitting beneath a Christmas tree. It's unclear how the couple met, but both attended the University of California at Berkeley. They were seen together at an event hosted by The Hollywood Reporter and Instagram for content creators in November 2024. Dakota is a musician who also goes by the name Vindigo. He began as a member of a band by that name, but announced in August 2024, it had become a solo project. Ava has been building her acting career with appearances in Dr. Odyssey and Ransom Canyon. Prior to Brubaker, she dated Owen Mahoney, another UC Berkeley student, from 2019 to early 2024. Ava is the eldest child of Witherspoon and Phillippe. The former couple also share Deacon Reese Phillippe, 21. Witherspoon also shares her youngest, Tennessee James, with ex Jim Toth.
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
A wild comment has left Reese Witherspoon's daughter grossed out
A wild comment about her romantic relationship has horrified Reese Witherspoon's and Ryan Phillippe's daughter. Ava Phillippe, 25, has recently been on a TikTok posting spree, sharing cute videos of herself and her musician boyfriend, Dakota Brubaker, to her more than a million followers. It was all going well until someone decided to compare her and her current boyfriend to her parents - yes, her parents. 'Close enough. Welcome back, Reece and Ryan,' the person commented. The 25-year-old posted a video response to the accusation, yelling, 'No, no, no' while waving her hands around in protest. 'You guys … what,' she captioned the video. Her objection didn't really work. It just made more people comment, claiming that her boyfriend looked like her dad and that she looked like her mum. 'If not cruel intentions why cruel intentions shaped?' One asked. 'I see it. Literal Reese and Ryan,' someone claimed. 'Your parents are iconic. Own it,' another instructed. Ava's movie star parents met in the 1990s, starred in Cruel Intentions together, got married in 1999, had two children, Ava and Deacon, and divorced in 2008. Outside of being disgusted that people are comparing her relationship to that of her divorced parents, Ava often goes viral because she looks so much like her mum. People have gone so far as to claim they look like 'twins,' and Ava's life is pretty unrelatable because of her celebrity upbringing. She attended The University of California but has dabbled in modelling and has most recently turned her hand to acting with guest roles in shows like Doctor Oddessy. While Ava has stayed away from mainstream media, her mum, Reese, did open up about parenting adult children on the US Today Show. 'First of all, you're managing them a lot when they're little, and it's very physical, and then it's more emotional support. And suggestions, not telling them what to do when they get a little bit older,' she said. She also stressed that you must 'nurture' your adult relationships with your children while still giving them 'space and respect' to become who they are. Witherspoon went on to emphasise the importance of maintaining a healthy bond with her children. 'You have to really nurture your adult relationship with your children too. And give them respect and space to become who they are, not who you want them to be,' she said.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
Why So Many Teen Boys Are Getting Their Life Advice From TikTok ‘Alpha' Influencers
With the rise of 'tradwife' content on TikTok — romanticizing women staying at home and sticking to traditional gender roles — another worrying trend has popped up. Teen boys are turning to 'masculinity' or 'alpha' male influencers for life advice, from fitness to dating and money, and it's affecting their mental health. Movember conducted a survey of over 3,000 young men aged 16-25 across the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia about their viewing habits with these masculinity influencers. (Think: gym bros, hustle culture, Andrew Tate-adjacent men.) The study found nearly two-thirds of young men (63 percent) are regularly engaging with men and masculinity influencers. This is no longer a fringe sub-culture or for 'incels' — a term for bitter men who call themselves involuntary celibates — it's becoming the mainstream type of content they see on TikTok, YouTube, and other forms of social media. More from SheKnows Ava Phillippe Had a Hilarious Reaction to Her Boyfriend Being Compared to Dad Ryan Phillippe The content they were consuming revolved around a wide range of topics, including fitness, financial success, and relationships. Many reported following the influencers for entertainment, motivation, and inspiration purposes, and they reported 'frequently acting upon influencers' advice.' And while the teens and young men who watched these videos felt 'more optimistic about their personal circumstances and the social circumstances of men in the future,' they are also more likely to report 'worse mental health outcomes, a reduced willingness to prioritize their mental health, and higher rates of risky health behaviors.' The young men watching this type of content reported 'significantly higher levels of worthlessness (27% vs. 23%), nervousness (26% vs. 19%) and sadness (26% vs. 19%)' compared to young men who weren't actively following these influencers. It's no surprise that its affecting boys mentally. After all, the influencers are preaching self-reliance and emotional control as norms for men; negative and limiting attitudes towards women and their roles in relationships; and prioritizing friends with ambition, popularity and wealth as opposed those with trust and kindness. Research has shown that Gen Z is lonelier than other generations too, and this could be one reason why. Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth, chief medical officer at The Jed Foundation (JED), a teen emotional health and suicide prevention nonprofit, previously told SheKnows, 'Teen boys face stigma and societal expectations when it comes to emotional vulnerability. They're discouraged from reaching out to form closer connections or seeking help when they need it.' The findings from this Movember report match what other studies have shown: that boys are increasingly following traditional gender roles. A 2024 International Women's Day poll by Ipsos found that nearly half of American men (47 percent) think men are expected to do too much to support gender equality and that gender equality has gone too far and is hurting men (47 percent). 'When you're a teenage boy, you're looking for an answer to what being a man means,' one 18-year-old told SheKnows as part of its Be a Man project. 'And one thing about Andrew Tate, I think his counterculture movement is very attractive to teen boys because no responsible parent figure is going to find Andre Tate to be a good role model. So maybe that's why it's so compelling.' As a boy mom, I've made it my mission to ensure my sons view women equally, paint their nails if they want to, and treat everyone with kindness and compassion. But is my influence going to be enough to outweigh the harmful ideologies that alpha male TikTok creators are pushing down boys' throats every day? I still have several years until my boys are teens, but I want to help them avoid these toxic ideologies now. Ruth Whippman, author of BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity, previously told SheKnows that parents need to ensure they aren't neglecting their sons emotionally. 'We don't tend to their emotional needs in the same way that we tend to girls,' she said, adding, 'Even from earliest babyhood, we handle them in a different way. We jiggle them and wrestle with them and handle them really physically, but we don't give them the same level of caretaking — that more nurturing touch. So in some ways boys benefit from this system, and we don't hold them accountable in the same way, but in other ways, they're really losing out.' She continued, 'Right from the beginning, we kind of socialize boys away from connection and away from intimacy. … We engage with them in a different way. Things that get marketed to boys tend to be about fighting and combat, rather than cooperation, communication, relation, or learning. And so it's there's a real lack of role models for boys to see themselves in those kinds of roles in any complex way.' So what do we do? Whippman suggests being sure 'to engage with boys in more emotional ways, to see them as emotionally complex and in need of emotionally complex nurturing. Boys are every bit as emotionally complex as girls are, and we should engage with them in that way.' You can try to limit or prevent the type of content your teens and young sons are looking at, but more importantly, talking to them, encouraging them to be emotionally vulnerable, and having these broader conversations around what it means to be 'masculine' is even more of SheKnows Make Dad Melt With These Adorable Free Father's Day Printables These Hot Famous Dads Are Making Fatherhood Look Finer Than Ever 27 Times Katherine Schwarzenegger Proved She's the Sweetest Mom
Miami Herald
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Fans can't get over how much Ava Phillippe's boyfriend looks like her father
Ava Phillippe will never live down the comparisons — and neither will her boyfriend. The 25-year-old daughter of actors Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe has made plenty of headlines through the years due to her striking resemblance to her iconic mother and father. But now fans are bringing her boyfriend, Dakota Brubaker, into the mix. Ava Phillippe and Brubaker, a musician who goes by the stage name Vindigo, went Instagram official in December after previously teasing their relationship several months prior. On June 10, Ava Phillippe posted a TikTok video of her and Brubaker lip syncing to Ke$ha's hit song, 'Your Love Is My Drug.' And it didn't take long for the 16-second clip to go viral. 'Close enough. Welcome back Reese & Ryan!' one fan wrote in the comment section. Fans were quick to point out how much Ava Phillippe looked like a '50-50 match' of her parents, but others were more focused on how much Brubaker resembled her father. 'Thought it was her dad for a split second,' one fan wrote, while another commented, 'Reese and Ryan is that you?' On June 11, Ava Phillippe returned to TikTok with a hilarious reaction to the comparisons. In the video, Ava Phillippe is standing in the kitchen when her boyfriend slides into frame wearing a black turtleneck and reading glasses — recreating her parents' look when they co-starred in 'Cruel Intentions.' 'You guys… whaaaaattt,' she wrote in the caption, while mouthing 'No, no, no, no,' in the video. The video was also set to The Verve's 'Bitter Sweet Symphony,' which was the song that played at the end of her parents' iconic movie, released in 1999. 'This song choice is DIABOLICAL,' one fan wrote in the comments, while another added, 'Not the turtle neck too.' Ryan Phillippe and Witherspoon met in 1997 at the latter's 21st birthday party, according to People. They quickly became one of Hollywood's biggest 'it' couples after announcing their engagement in 1998 and co-starred in 'Cruel Intentions' the following year, which officially put them on the map. The couple married in June 1999 and welcomed their first child (a daughter named Ava) in September of that year — six months after the premiere of 'Cruel Intentions.' 'I mean… technically you were IN Cruel Intentions…' one fan commented under Ava Phillippe's recent TikTok. Ryan Phillippe and Witherspoon welcomed a second child, a son named Deacon, in October 2003 before separating in 2006 and finalizing their divorce in 2008. Witherspoon has since welcomed a second son, Tennessee James, with her other ex-husband Jim Toth, whom she announced her divorce from in 2023. Meanwhile, Ryan Phillippe shares a second daughter, Kai, with his ex-girlfriend Alexis Knapp.
