Reese Witherspoon weighs in on friendship and rejection at INBOUND conference

Reese Witherspoon has spoken up about friendship and how she learned to cope with rejection a long time ago.

At a HubSpot's annual INBOUND conference on Friday, Witherspoon during her discussion with the NBC news anchor revealed how she manages friendships and cultivates her inner circle.

“Editing. Edit your friendships,” said the Hello Sunshine founder to the anchor Witherspoon told NBC News Daily anchor Zinhle Essamuah at  gathering.

The Legally Blonde actress continued, “everybody out there over 40 knows. If you aren’t adding to my life, get the heck outta my life. My grandma used to say people are radiators or drains. Stick with radiators.” 

The Morning Show actress also reflected on how she has coped with rejection, admitting that had the understanding of the concept when she was “so young.”

“Rejection was such an early piece of my life that I learned a long time ago that other people's opinions of me are none of my business. Other people's opinions of you, and everyone's gonna have an opinion, doesn't matter,” the 47-year-old actress continued.

During her conversation, the Cruel Intensions starlet also admitted, “I really don't care what anybody thinks. I'm gonna do my work anyway. I'm gonna date whoever I want, go hang out with a friend nobody likes."

She further added, "when you release that feeling of other people's opinions crushing you or holding you down, you're free. You’re totally free."

Reese Witherspoon's marital life:

It is pertinent to note, Reese Witherspoon settled her divorce with ex-husband Jim Toth in August 2022 after 12 years of marriage. 

She shares a 10-year-old son, Tennessee, with Toth. Meanwhile, the Walk the Line actress has  two children daughter Ava, 23, and son Deacon, 19 with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe.