Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s divorce has turned ugly as they fight for custody of their kids. After filing for divorce last November, and agreeing on a temporary custody arrangement which sees their two children Ava, 7, and Deacon, 3, live full-time with Reese, the exes are now at loggerheads after Ryan asked a Los Angeles court to grant him joint custody with “equal allocated” visiting rights.
Insiders say Ryan, 32, has become increasingly unhappy over the limited time he gets to spend with Ava and Deacon, and feels Reese has the lion’s share of the children’s time. The move has angered 31-year-old Reese, who’s told her friends she’s prepared to fight to keep her children.
With neither Reese, 31, nor Ryan prepared to back down, the couple have now found themselves in a bitter tit-for-tat, with Ryan claiming Reese’s hectic work schedule and “obsessive” commitment to her career mean she’s unable to give their children enough of her time — a claim Reese steadfastly denies.
In a further sign things have taken a turn for the worse, Ryan has also told insiders that Reese’s relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal, 26, has seen the actress pay even less attention to Ava and Deacon…
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