Reese Witherspoon reveals how Legally Blonde role landed her real life jury part Reese Witherspoon has described how her starring role in Legally Blonde landed her the responsibility of foreman when she was summoned for jury duty.
Recalling her jury duty stint on The Graham Norton Show, Witherspoon said: “About seven years after Legally Blonde came out I was called up to do two solid weeks.
Witherspoon also stars in a new wedding comedy, You’re Cordially Invited, alongside US actor Will Ferrell, in which they try to save two separate weddings after they are accidentally booked at the same location for the same weekend.
A Legally Blonde prequel TV series, which follows Woods as a 90s’ schoolgirl, is in the works, with Witherspoon as executive producer.
In the 2001 comedy, the Hollywood actress portrayed sorority girl Elle Woods who gains admittance to Harvard Law School in pursuit of a boyfriend who has broken up with her.
