Reese Witherspoon says people thought she was a real lawyer while serving jury duty after 'Legally Blonde'

Reese Witherspoon was once made to step up while serving on a jury — all because of “Legally Blonde.”
Reese Witherspoon was once made to step up while serving on a jury — all because of “Legally Blonde.”
In a recent appearance on “The Graham Norton Show,” the actor recalled being mistaken for a real lawyer by her fellow jurors because of her portrayal of Elle Woods.
“Listen, I did not want to do jury duty,” Witherspoon said. “But I remember... it was probably seven years after ‘Legally Blonde,’ I got called for jury duty and it was in Beverly Hills. I thought, ‘Surely they’re not gonna pick me.’”
She was wrong.
“They picked me for a long trial, y’all. It was probably two weeks,” Witherspoon said, as “You’re Cordially Invited” costar Will Ferrell poked fun at the length of time. “It was two solid weeks every day going in. It was a dog bite case.”
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