News of Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth’s split may have taken Hollywood-watchers by surprise.
But Page Six hears that it wasn’t a shock to Tinseltown insiders. Sources say that the impending ending has been a badly kept secret in the industry for months.
Word around the punch bowl at agency holiday parties last year was that an announcement was coming any minute, we hear.
And it seems the pair, who married in 2011, have finally pulled the trigger.
On Friday the “Legally Blond” star wrote on Instagram, “We have some personal news to share. It is with a great deal of care and consideration that we have made the difficult decision to divorce.”
The actress said that she and talent agent Toth “have enjoyed so many wonderful years together and are moving forward with deep love, kindness, and mutual respect for everything we have created together.”
Witherspoon, 47, said their “biggest priority” is their 10-year-old son, Tennessee, and their “entire family as we navigate this next chapter.”
“These matters are never easy and are extremely personal. We truly appreciate everyone’s respect for our family’s privacy at this time,” she said.
Witherspoon and Toth, who is a top exec at the CAA agency, announced their engagement in December 2010 and married in March 2011 at the Oscar-winner’s ranch in Ojai, Calif.
Witherspoon has two kids with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, daughter Ava, 23, and son Deacon, 19.
She married “Cruel Intentions” co-star Phillippe in 1999 and they split in 2007.
Reps declined to comment.
