Although Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon didn't appear on-screen together in their 2007 film, "Rendition," the pair dated for more than two years after meeting on set.
"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," the actress told Vogue in 2008 (via CheatSheet). Witherspoon also gave fans an inside look at how she and Gyllenhaal spent their time together, 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."
Though an insider close to the couple said their 2009 split "broke his [Gyllenhaal's] heart," (via Us Weekly), the "Nightcrawler" star had nothing but good things to say about his ex in a 2016 interview. Gyllenhaal told Jess Cagle during an episode of "The Jess Cagle Interview" (via People), "She is, as I would say about most of the women who I'm close friends with or had relationships in my life, one of the smartest, strongest people I've ever met."
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