Ryan Phillippe looks back fondly on his time with Reese Witherspoon.
On Monday, the “Prey” star shared a photo on his Instagram Story in which he posed with his ex-wife.
“We were into late ’90s angst,” Phillips wrote next to the photo, “back when it was so much cooler.”
Phillippe and Witherspoon were married from 1999 to 2008 and have two children, daughter Ava, 24, and son Deacon, 20.
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Ryan Phillippe is looking back fondly at his time with Reese Witherspoon, with the “Prey” star sharing a photo of himself posing with his ex-wife on his Instagram Story on Monday. (Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
“We were into late ’90s angst,” Phillippe wrote next to the photo above. “It was a much cooler time than it is now,” he shared. (RJ Capac/WireImage)
During an interview with Fox News Digital in March, Phillippe reflected on his “effortless” co-parenting relationship with the “Sweet Home Alabama” actress and spoke about whether co-parenting with Witherspoon became less challenging as their kids got older.
“Yes and no,” the Crush star said. “We never really struggled. We were always very committed, even after we broke up.”
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Philip continued, “That made it easier. The kids came first. So many times in these messy situations that’s not the case. The kids are used as pawns or as a means to hurt the other parent. We never did that.”
“We never said anything bad about each other,” he added, “and we were always united in supporting them. And they’re both adults now.”
Phillippe and Witherspoon were married from 1999 to 2008 and have two children, daughter Ava, 24, pictured, and son Deacon, 20. (Getty Images)
“But she and I are friends, so we still talk on the phone about different things in our lives and it works out.”
Phillippe also shared the advice he’s given his kids about navigating their Hollywood careers. Phillippe has 12-year-old daughter Kai with ex-girlfriend Alexis Knapp, while Witherspoon has 11-year-old son Tennessee with ex-husband Jim Toth.
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“We have never said anything bad about each other and have always stood together and supported them. And they are both adults now.”
The “Lincoln Lawyer” star said he believes he and Witherspoon set a “pretty good example” for Ava and Deacon.
“My kids have seen what my mom and I have done, how we’ve treated people, how we’ve tried to stay true to ourselves and not let it affect us in an extremely negative way,” he explained. “We’re not trying to make it the be-all, end-all of our lives.”
Ryan Phillippe previously told Fox News Digital that he thought he and Witherspoon set a “pretty good example” for Ava and Deacon. (Getty Images)
Philip continued, “Obviously there’s a lot more to life than Hollywood and entertainment. I always tell people, you work to live, you don’t live to work. I’m not defined by this industry. I enjoy this industry. I’m passionate about this industry. I respect this industry, but there’s so much more that fills my senses and captures 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 be confident. And that doesn’t mean being nasty or disrespectful, but knowing who they are and not shaking that confidence, because it doesn’t have to be.”
“Everyone’s lost in some way. As I get older, other people’s judgement means less and less to me. Everyone’s trying to figure things out. Everyone’s on their own path. So I think part of it is reinforcing those ideas.”
Fox News Digital’s Ashley Hume contributed to this report.
