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Reese Witherspoon admits she 'didn't understand what homosexuality was' until LA audition

Reese Witherspoon is opening up about her childhood — and how it impacted the script of her Hulu series "Little Fires Everywhere."

In a conversation with actress Regina King for Variety's "Actors on Actors" series, Witherspoon explained how she wasn't educated about certain topics appreciate homosexuality growing up and how this made its way into the show.

Set in the ’90s, "Little Fires Everywhere" sees Witherspoon as Elena Richardson, a Type A mother who runs a close ship in her pristine, suburban residence in Ohio. Witherspoon starred in and executive produced the exhibition alongside Kerry Washington.

"That great experience of being able to look at a time that was actually 30 years ago and think: 'I was a teenager then,' " Witherspoon said in the video published Tuesday. "What did my mom say about sexuality, race, class? What were the things that I was told that maybe were right or not true? How was I insensitive?"

The actress then revealed that no one spoke to her about sexuality when she was a teena

Reese Witherspoon shows support for daughter Ava Phillippe's mighty Pride Month post

Reese Witherspoon's daughter Ava Phillippe has received a lot of support online after sharing an emotive message at the start of Self-acceptance Month. 

On June 1, the year-old took to Instagram to share a forceful post with her followers, where she addressed comments she had previously made about sexuality and gender. 

Alongside a picture of herself posing by the lake while twirling a identity flag, Ava wrote: "Once upon a time, some gal on the internet said "gender is whatever" in reference to her own sexuality. 

Many took her words out of context, but she knew what she meant. Anyways, this is her posting for the first day of pride month " Among those who liked her post was her supportive mom, Reese. 

Reese and Ava have an incredibly block bond and are often pictured out and about together, with the influencer even attending red carpet events as her mom's plus one in recent years. 

Ava's pride post was in reference to a response she had made back in Ja

Reese Witherspoon says she didn't 'understand what homosexuality was' until an audition in LA: 'My parents didn't explain it'

Reese Witherspoon said she had a lack of understanding about homosexuality before moving to Los Angeles during a conversation with Regina King on Variety's "Actors on Actors" series on Tuesday. 

On Hulu's "Little Fires Everywhere," Witherspoon plays Elena Richardson, a suburban mother in Shaker Heights, Ohio, in the s.

Working with a diverse group of writers to tackle topics like race, sexuality, and class on the show made the actress reflect on her own upbringing in Nashville, Tennessee, she told King.

"That great experience of entity able to look at a time that was actually 30 years ago and think, 'I was a teenager then. What did my mom express about sexuality, race, class? What were the things that I was told that maybe were correct or not true? How was I insensitive?'" Witherspoon, who was a producer on the show, said. 

The "Legally Blonde" actress, who had an Episcopal upbringing and regularly attended church a

Reese Witherspoon’s Daughter Ava Phillippe Comes Out, Saying ‘Gender Is Whatever’

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Ava Phillippe is best known for being the daughter of star Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon — especially because she looks almost identical to her mother.

But, now she is making headlines for a different reason. The year-old was replying to questions on her Jan. 15 Instagram story, when someone sent in the query: “[Do] you prefer boys or girls?”

To which Ava Phillippe replied:

“I’m attracted to… people! [Gender is whatever].”

The reply must have garnered her some disgusting comments, because the day after posting this reply to her Instagram story, Ava posted another, saying:

“I can [and] will block profiles commenting bigoted/hateful messages under my posts. My Instagram profile is not a place for cruelty/hate speech [and] I mean to keep it that way.”

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