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Reese Witherspoon Recalls Jury Picking Her To Oversee Deliberations Because Of ‘Legally Blonde’: “Definitely Did Not Go To Law School”

Reese Witherspoon was mistaken as a law school graduate because of 'Legally Blonde,' as a jury picked her to be the foreperson overseeing a case.

The Hello Sunshine founder appeared in a recent episode of The Graham Norton Show — joined on the sofa by Ariana Grande, Will Ferrell and Don Gilet — recalling a hilarious instance of being picked for jury duty where her fellow deliberators weren’t able to separate fact from fiction. When Ferrell chimed in that the duration wasn’t “that long,” The Morning Show actress defended, “No listen, it was two solid weeks, every day going in.” The case concerned a dog bite, which Witherspoon noted was “very clear” and which she quickly grew “very invested in.” And though it is clear that the multi-hyphenate shares some traits with the hard-working, fashionable Elle Woods, being a Harvard Law grad is not among them: “I was like, ‘Y’all this is really upsetting.

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