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Witherspoon: First lady is DC's top fashionista

Speaking Wednesday at a ceremony where Mrs. Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented the annual International Women of Courage awards, Witherspoon jokingly complained that Woods, the bubbly blonde from Los Angeles who discovers her inner strength at Harvard Law School and then takes on Washington politics, no longer held that title.

"As an actress, I have always sought out roles that portrayed women as strong and powerful, such as Elle Woods, who was in the 'Legally Blonde' movies," she said to laughter from the audience in an ornate State Department reception room.

Woods, she said, "happened to be the biggest fashionista who ever came to Washington until Michelle Obama. Thanks a lot."

Clinton then introduced Mrs. Obama as "stylish," and the first lady returned the compliment to the entire crowd, saying: "You all look fabulous."

Witherspoon was at the ceremony as a global ambassador for the Avon Foundation, which supports breast cancer research, anti-domestic violence programs and women's empowerment projects. On Wednesday the group announced a $500,000 contribution to the State Department's Fund for Global Women's Leadership.

Reese Witherspoon's Date Night

The pair shared an intimate dinner Wednesday night at the low-key Pace restaurant in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon. Witherspoon, 33, and Toth, 39, settled into their table for a late meal and some alone time – but kept it PG-rated.

"There was no major PDA," says a source.

Another eyewitness says the couple seemed at ease together when they left the restaurant. "Reese looked very cute and casual in jeans with black boots. She was in the best mood ever and would not stop laughing," says the observer. "It was very obvious that Reese likes Jim and the two had great energy together."

When they got into his car, "Jim seemed protective of Reese and made sure that she got into the passenger seat safely," adds the observer. "They kept laughing as they drove [away]."

The actress and agent have been quietly dating, but are taking it slow, PEOPLE reports in the new issue. "Reese genuinely seems content with life right now" says a source.

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McG headed to "War" with Reese Witherspoon

Bradley Cooper is attached to star in the tale of best friends who are also spies and fall in love with the same woman (Reese Witherspoon). The men's bond disintegrates, and their ensuing battle escalates.

The move seems to get the long-gestating project on track. The studio picked up the script in 1998, with the project seeing its share of producers, directors (including Gore Verbinski) and stars (Martin Lawrence) come and go.

McG's schedule opened up when Disney pulled the plug in November on the remake "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo," which he had been readying.

McG -- whose real name is Joseph McGinty Nichol -- most recently directed the sci-fi action tentpole "Terminator Salvation." His other credits include the two "Charlie's Angels" movies, which blended action and comedy, as well as the true-life drama "We Are Marshall."

Is Reese Witherspoon Dating Again?

The Oscar winner, 33, shared dinner for two at Santa Monica's cozy Italian eatery Locanda Portofino last Thursday with Jim Toth, an agent at Hollywood's powerful Creative Artists Agency.

After greeting each other with a hug and settling into a corner table, the pair "were very flirtatious throughout dinner," says a fellow diner. "They were having a lot of fun, totally getting along and laughing and talking the whole dinner. Reese seemed very happy. She was smiling all dinner. The mood was upbeat and really good."

Mom to Ava, 10, and Deacon, 6, Witherspoon quietly split from actor Jake Gyllenhaal, 29, last December.

After the nearly two-hour meal – for which Toth picked up the tab – the couple walked outside and parted ways around 11 p.m. "Reese reached around his neck and pulled him close for a hug," says the onlooker. "They kissed bye on the cheek – but it was a very friendly goodbye."

Witherspoon is a CAA client, and a source close to the actress maintains the night out was just business. But a friend of Toth's says the evening was "a date," though "nothing serious." The handsome agent is known as a ladies' man: "He's enjoying the single life," says his pal.

Which likely suits Witherspoon just fine. "Reese is in a good place," a friend told PEOPLE at the time of her split. "She's doing things for her these days. She's married to her kids right now, and they're honestly her first love."

Hope For Haiti

After-Party: For many of the stars, the fun continued at L.A.'s Tower Bar at the Sunset Tower Hotel where Clooney, DiCaprio, Witherspoon, Daniel Craig, Kid Rock, Aniston and Gerard Butler stopped by for some dinner and cocktails after the telethon. "Everyone seemed really happy, almost giddy," an onlooker tells PEOPLE. "They were obviously celebrating the huge amount of money that they raised, and cutting loose at the same time."

Sighting

Reese & Jake: Life Goes On After Split

A source tells us the Oscar winner plans to spend time skiing out west with friends along with her kids.

So where's Jakey? Not exactly sitting home pining away for his former girlfriend…

Gyllenhaal joined the star-studded crowd who braved the New York City blizzard on Saturday night to pop into the Thompson Smyth Tribeca hotel, where Justin Theroux, Mark Ronson and Scott Campbell hosted a holiday party benefiting God's Love We Deliver.

Joining the Brokeback Mountain man (who turned 29 on Saturday) were Mary-Louise Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Will Arnett and Josh Hartnett, among others.

"Jake hung out with the guys all night," a source said. "He seemed in good spirits. He and Matt Dillon chatted for a good portion of the night and were laughing at each other's stories."

Reese Witherspoon & Jake Gyllenhaal: It's Over!

The couple is no longer together.

Sources confirm that the two decided to end their relationship about two weeks ago. People magazine actually reported the split back then, but reps for both stars insisted they were still very much in love.

Reps are not commenting this time around.

"They needed time to figure it out and they were on different coasts," a source says. "When they were finally together, they talked it out and decided they're not going to be together anymore."

One source insists it's completely amicable. "There are no other people involved," the source said. "The relationship just ended. It just fizzled. But they also wanted to be careful and private about it because of Reese's kids."

Our source also shot down recent reports claiming that Gyllenhaal was planning on popping the question. (FYI: Gyllenhaal seemed perfectly happy when we saw him just three days ago at Spike TV's Video Game Awards in downtown L.A.)

Gyllenhaal, who will turn 29 on Saturday, and Witherspoon, 33, never talked publicly about their romance. Unless you count gushing over Jakey's kitchen skills.

"Jake is a great cook," the Oscar winner told InStyle magazine in October. "He does a lot. We spend the weekends outside L.A, in Ojai, where I have a farmhouse. We have chickens and we grow cucumbers and tomatoes. I love it."

Earlier this month, Gyllenhaal made headline news when he used the g-word while promoting his new movie Brothers.

"I've learned so much from the kids in my life, and somehow they just become the center of your life and the way you look at things," he reportedy told Grazia Australia. "Obviously I exist in my girlfriend's world and my sister's world in a different way, but it's opened my heart and I feel much more grown up and want to be grown up as a result of it."

Even though they had no scenes together in the 2007 drama Rendition, they apparently fell for each other while making the movie.

Reese Witherspoon Returns to Los Angeles

A solo Reese Witherspoon was spotted running errands by her Brentwood, Calif., home on Friday, after flying back from London on a private plane Thursday night.

The actress had been in the U.K. to petition members of Parliament and speak out about domestic violence on various British talk shows. "We are talking about everyone's lives are touched by this issue, whether it be our children, or our mothers or our sisters," Witherspoon, 33, said during an appearance on GMTV Wednesday.

Noticeably absent from Friday's outing in L.A.: Jake Gyllenhaal, who referred to Witherspoon as his "girlfriend" during a recent interview to promote his just-released movie, Brothers.

Jennifer Garner Helps Kids (and Reese!)

My first stop is the Beat the Odds awards for the Children's Defense Fund at the Beverly Hills hotel. Charity co-chair Reese Witherspoon usually attends this event, but we get word that she won't make it tonight.

Could it be because of tabloid stories—refuted by her rep—that she and Jake Gyllenhaal are on the outs? Or the fact that she was photographed in London earlier today?

Thankfully, Jennifer Garner is on hand for the benefit, looking glam in Jenni Kayne. And she's joined by no other than...

...her hubby Ben Affleck, who skips the carpet but is inside waiting for Jen at the table. Garner makes a presentation before charity president Marian Wright Edelman takes the podium. Then it's time to eat and I'm off.

Just down the street, Ben's BFF Matt Damon is out for the Invictus premiere, along with costar Morgan Freeman and director Clint Eastwood. And a bit further east, Jennifer Aniston is hosting a fete at her favorite haunt: Sunset Tower hotel.

Jen's throwing a party for her yoga instructor Mandy Ingber's DVD release. Aniston's not the only famous fan in the house: Jenny McCarthy, Rikki Lake and E!'s own Chelsea Handler are all on hand for the soiree. Guests nosh on appetizers and everyone scores gift bags stuffed with Mandy's DVD, beauty products and a two-night stay at a private island in Hawaii.

Jake Gyllenhaal Drops the G-Word!

Amid reports of "are they or aren't they still a couple," Gyllenhaal, 28, used the buzz word of the week – girlfriend – shortly after arriving at a Beverly Hills Hotel suite Thursday for a press conference for his new film Brothers.

"I've learned so much from the kids in my life, and somehow they just become the center of your life and the way you look at things," he told Grazia Australia, referring to his 3-year-old niece Ramona (daughter of Maggie Gyllenhaal) and possibly Witherspoon's children, Ava, 10, and Deacon, 6. "Obviously I exist in my girlfriend's world and my sister's world in a different way, but it's opened my heart and I feel much more grown up and want to be grown up as a result of it."

Regardless, he'd rather talk about his movie about a love triangle with Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire than about his actual love life.

"As I get more famous, there is less that is just mine so I hope you understand I want to protect that as much as I can," he says. "I understand the news cycle, I really do, but as we all know news cycles come and go and I don't have to comment on them."

A source maintains to PEOPLE that Gyllenhaal and Witherspoon have split after two years together, but their reps say they are still together.

Reese Witherspoon Focuses on Domestic Violence

Petitioning Members of Parliament and appearing on morning shows she asked people to speak out on an issue that affects one in three around the world.

"We are talking about everyone's lives are touched by this issue, whether it be our children, or our mothers or our sisters. So many women. The most important thing I can do here today is start this dialogue that we're having," Witherspoon, 33, told the show GMTV.

Later, Witherspoon went to the historic Houses of Parliament, where she made a brief address and listened to testimonies of abuse.

"She looked quite emotional, she kept looking to the floor whilst she was listening to the other speakers," an onlooker said "She seemed almost tearful."

Witherspoon said she felt "more than a little overwhelmed to be here today."

Reese & Jake: Separate Continents

The actress, 33, is in London to address the House of Commons on Wednesday for the domestic violence charity initiative Refuge in partnership with Avon, which Witherspoon represents.

Meanwhile, Gyllenhaal, 28, has been shooting the upcoming drama Love and Other Drugs in Pittsburgh.

A source told PEOPLE that Witherspoon had informed her friends over the Thanksgiving weekend that she and Gyllenhaal had ended their two-year relationship.

But another source maintains that the pair are still together. Was there a recent break up? "Not officially," says the source.

Reps for both stars have also denied a split.

Inside Story: Reese and Jake's Ups and Downs

Witherspoon, 33, told close friends around Thanksgiving that she and Gyllenhall, also 33, had broken up, says the source. She was seen driving alone in Los Angeles over the weekend, then on Sunday she was spotted at the Whiskey Kitchen in Nashville – without Gyllenhaal.

As a couple, the last time they were seen together was two weeks ago, when they spent time in Philadelphia (where Reese is shooting a yet-to-be-titled movie with Oscar-winning director James L. Brooks) and in Pittsburgh (where Jake is shooting his new movie, Love and Other Drugs).

Jake Wanted to Wed

"As much as everyone thinks they're right there, they're really not near the whole marriage thing," a source close to the couple told PEOPLE last spring. "Jake would marry her tomorrow, but Reese doesn't want to go there yet, even though he would like to."

The source adds: "There's a huge attraction between them, and they've becomes a team, partners, but Jake can be a little overbearing at times, and Reese is really happy with life right now. Why screw that up or change a good thing?"

Then there are her children – daughter Ava, 10, and son Deacon, 6 – with former husband Ryan Phillippe to consider. "The kids are her first priority," says the source. "They're not ready for that, at least as far as Jake."

Their History

The pair first met on the Morocco set of the movie Rendition in 2006. "Jake went and introduced himself to Reese," a source close to both told PEOPLE. From there, "things slowly progressed, but it was never something she thought would happen from the start. She just kind of developed this little crush over time."

But with Witherspoon's divorce from Phillippe still pending at the time, the actress took a step back during the summer of 2007.

"They broke up. It's totally and completely over," a source in Witherspoon's circle told PEOPLE at the time. "Reese was the one who had to do it. She just got out of a divorce and was so concerned with her family, she just didn't have the time for him and he really demanded that."

The divorce was finalized in June 2008, but moving on proved difficult for Witherspoon. "When people get in your face and say, 'This will pass,' you think: Are they crazy?" Witherspoon said in the April 2009 issue of Elle magazine, adding that the divorce was, "very humiliating and very isolating."

Still, Witherspoon came to realize, "If it's not painful, maybe it wasn't the right decision to marry to begin with. Those are the appropriate emotions."

Reese's Reluctance

Reuniting with Gyllenhaal in 2007, Witherspoon later said her beau was "really a fantastic guy."

"He's very supportive," was she told Vogue last year. "Suffice it to say, I'm very happy in life, and I'm very lucky to have a lot of really supportive people around me who care very much for me, and, you know, that's all you can hope for in life. I am very blessed in that way."

Still, Witherspoon was hesitant to discuss the possibility of marrying again. Despite repeated rumors that the duo had gotten engaged, reps for the pair denied a proposal – and Witherspoon made it clear that she wasn't ready.

"Family is all we have in life, but I don't know how I feel about marriage," she told Parade last year. "Obviously, I'm not far enough out of being married to think about doing it again. You sort of reconstitute your family. You find a family with people who come into your life for a reason."

Reps Claim Jake and Reese Are Still Together

Although a source close to the couple says their relationship has ended, reps for both say, "it is not true." Nanci Ryder and Carrie Byalick, who rep Witherspoon and Gyllenhaal respectively, tell PEOPLE, "They are still together."

Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal Split

No further details were given.

Witherspoon, 33, and Gyllenhaal, 28, costarred in the 2007 movie Rendition, after which rumors started flying about them as an off-screen couple.

By the summer of 2008, however, the rumors appeared to be confirmed, thanks, in part, to an extended Bastille Day holiday in Paris – followed, the next month, when they were seen in Marrakech, spending a Saturday strolling hand-in-hand, checking out bazaar stalls, before stepping into the shade for lunch, according to reports.

Come that Sunday, the couple reportedly stayed in their suites at the 5-star Amanjena Hotel, described as a beautiful, romantic getaway boasting a view of the Atlas Mountains.

'Very Supportive'

By that fall, Witherspoon was telling Vogue about Gyllenhall: "He's very supportive. Suffice it to say, I'm very happy in life, and I'm very lucky to have a lot of really supportive people around me who care very much for me, and, you know, that's all you can hope for in life. I am very blessed in that way."

This spring, in April, the two enjoyed a steamy escape to the Southern California desert, where they looked cozy together at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. "Reese looked cute in a hat and bikini," an eyewitness told PEOPLE. "She was in a great mood and kept chatting with Jake between sips of a piña colada."

And as recently as last month, things still appeared to be running smoothly between the two, with Witherspoon telling InStyle, "We spend the weekends outside L.A, in Ojai, where I have a farmhouse. We have chickens and we grow cucumbers and tomatoes. I love it. It reminds me of where I grew up in Tennessee."

Oscar Recognition

Witherspoon, the 2006 Oscar winner as Best Actress for her role as June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, was married for seven years to her Cruel Intentions costar Ryan Phillippe, until their 2006 divorce. They have two children, Ava, 10, and Deacon, 6.

Gyllenhaal's high-profile roles included those in Brokeback Mountain, which earned him a 2006 Oscar nomination.

Last year, Witherspoon costarred with Vince Vaughn in the holidays Four Christmases, about a couple who all but split due to pressures brought on by their respective families.

Sightings

Reese Witherspoon following "Rule #1"

Fox Searchlight bought the screenplay by Terrel Seltzer, who wrote the comedy "How I Got Into College" and co-wrote the George Clooney/Michelle Pfeiffer romantic comedy "One Fine Day."

Witherspoon most recently starred in "Four Christmases" and lent her voice to DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens." She next will appear in the untitled James L. Brooks feature hitting theaters in December 2010.

Through her Type A Films, Witherspoon has produced "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde," "Penelope" and "Four Christmases." She is also developing "Around the World in 80 Dates" and "Bell Witch."

Reese Witherspoon: Single Mom on a Mission

"It isn't anything I chose in life, it just sort of happened that way," the Walk the Line Oscar winner, 33, said at Tuesday's Avon Foundation for Women charity event at New York's Cipriani 42nd Street, where she was the honorary co-chair. "We all just do the best we can. We're all just people trying to get through life however we can ... I'm thrilled to be any sort of inspiration to anyone!"

Most inspiring is that the foundation she works with raises millions for women with breast cancer and victims of domestic violence.

Witherspoon, who has moved on from former husband Ryan Phillippe to a supportive boyfriend in Jake Gyllenhaal, also spoke about the new Avon fragrance she has launched, In Bloom.

"I just wanted a scent memory of my childhood in Tennessee growing up," she says. "A lot of it is white flowers and gardenias and things that I grew up in the backyard loving. Things that I smelled on my mother and my grandmother that really inspired a feeling of being back home."

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