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Reese Witherspoon Recalls How She “Couldn’t Keep the Lights On” in Early Days of Production Company Despite ‘Big Little Lies,’ ‘Gone Girl’ Success

Witherspoon joined Laura Dern and Octavia Spencer at Hello Sunshine's Shine Away event on Saturday, as she looked back at some of her early producing struggles.

Reese Witherspoon ‘s Hello Sunshine media company held its second annual Shine Away conference on Saturday, featuring plenty of face time with the star and her A-list friends. After welcoming the 700 guests to Los Angeles’ Nya Studios for the event — comprised of two days of panels, activations and programming aimed at empowering and connecting women — Witherspoon sat down for a conversation with Laura Dern and Octavia Spencer. Olivia Munn, Amanda Kloots, comedian Heather McMahan and athletes Diana Flores, Alex Morgan and Candace Parker also took part in Saturday’s event, with a musical performance by The Castellows; Naomi Watts will take the stage on Sunday.

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