When Jokes Go Wrong: Reese Witherspoon's Speech Mishap That Cost Her A Friendship

Reese Witherspoon has revealed a speech misfire at an awards ceremony cost her a friendship with an A-list actress.

The Legally Blonde star, 48, admitted the mishap happened when she was invited to present an award to a well-respected actress but completely misjudged the tone of the evening delivering a roast-style speech as she believed it was meant to be a light-hearted event.

She has now admitted to People magazine about her friendship crumbling as a result of her gags at the event: Im not even kidding were not friends anymore.

It literally haunts me.

Witherspoon added: So this friend of mine who I didnt really know that well but she was a very serious, proper actress she asked me to give her an award.