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Jake & Reese: It’s On!
Thursday April 5, 2007


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Five months after her seven-year marriage to Ryan Phillippe, 32, ended, Reese Witherspoon, 31, appears to be discreetly moving on, with Jake Gyllenhaal, 26, her costar in the upcoming drama Rendition (filming wrapped in March).

“Reese is ready for someone she can trust,” a close friend of Witherspoon tells Us. “Jake is an actor, is stable, has a successful career and wouldn’t want her money, so she can trust him.”

According to a Gyllenhaal source, the pair – who were spotted (separately) leaving a New York City apartment building in early March – have been dating for about two months.

On March 30, Witherspoon stopped by The Clay Pit in her L.A. neighborhood of Brentwood for some Indian takeout, while Gyllenhaal waited in the car.

“When she came back out to the car, he got out and opened the door for her and was shielding his face so no one would see him,” says diner Rachel Sounhein.

The two share common lowkey interests: running, cooking, quiet nights in – a welcome change from waiting for Phillippe to come home from boys’ nights out.

“Reese and Ryan fought about Ryan’s need to go to clubs – with Jake, she won’t have that problem,” says someone familiar with the situation. Indeed, when the Zodiac star split from Kirsten Dunst in 2004, one source told us her partying is to blame.

“They are taking it slow,” says a Gyllenhaal source. “It is new for both of them. But they are seeing each other and seeing where it goes. This is for real.”

How does Jake feel about Witherspoon’s mom status? What is keeping Reese from fully committing herself from the relationship? Is the age difference an issue?

For more details on Reese and Jake’s new romance, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands this week.

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