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To this day, Reese Witherspoon is “haunted” by a speech she gave at an awards show that resulted in the end of a friendship. While interviewing each other for , Witherspoon asked her if he’s ever given a speech he’s regretted. Ferrell said he didn't think so, but the Oscar winner clearly had a story to share.
Witherspoon explained that years ago while introducing a “very serious, proper actress” at a British event, she accidentally roasted her, which led to a falling out. “So this friend of mine, who I didn’t really know that well, but she was a very serious, proper actress, and she asked me to give her an award, but I had never been to this award ceremony, so I thought it was like a roast," Witherspoon said. "So I got up, and I roasted her.
” “But that was not the tone,” Ferrell clarified. “No, the tone was British, elegant, classy, and I was like, ‘Remember the time we got laser hair removal?’” she recalled with a laugh. “I’m still embarrassed about it.
We’re not friends anymore. I’m not even kidding — we’re not friends anymore. I think she doesn’t like me anymore.
” Without naming the actor, Witherspoon added, “I thought it was so funny, and it was just, I had the wrong audience...
It was pretty bad. Not even kidding, she doesn’t talk to me anymore. Oh well.
” As for the right audience, Witherspoon and Ferrell are making people laugh with their , out now. In it, they play two people who discover that their family members' weddings were booked at the same venue on the same day. The movie also co-stars Nick Jonas as a “hot pastor,” they teased.
The actors began their joint interview by reminiscing about the first time they worked together on “Saturday Night Live” in 2001. Witherspoon shared that she’s a big fan of the comedian and that his film “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” is her family’s favorite, along with “Elf.” Liz Calvario is a Los Angeles-based reporter and editor for TODAY.
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