Reese Witherspoon ‘Enjoys’ Dating Oliver Haarmann: She ‘Loves’ That He’s ‘Not Into Hollywood’ (Exclusive Source)

Mar. 15, 2025

Reese Witherspoon in 2022; Oliver Haarmann in 2016.Photo:David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty

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Reese WitherspoonandOliver Haarmannare going strong.

A source tells PEOPLE thatThe Morning Showactress, 48, is “having fun” with the businessman, who is a minority co-owner of the NHL’sNew York Islandersand founding partner ofSearchlight Capital.

“Reese is doing great and enjoys dating. She’s having fun with Oliver,” the source says. “She often flies between Nashville and N.Y.C. to see him. He’s spending time with her kids too.”

According to the source, Haarmann has been spending time with Witherspoon’s sonsDeacon Phillippe, 21, andTennessee James Toth, 12, whom she shares with exesRyan Phillippe, 50, andJim Toth, 54. The insider noted that they weren’t “sure if he’s met” her daughterAva Phillippe, 25, “yet.”

“Reese loves that he’s a businessman and not into Hollywood,” the source adds.

In September, multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE that the pair have started dating after they were spotted in New York City together on Sept. 4 for at leastthe second time within a month.

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Witherspoon and Haarmann were also photographed in the Big Apple dining at L’Artusi in the West Village neighborhood on July 30. A day before, they arrived via helicopter into the city together.

A source told PEOPLE at the time that the pair were “friends,” while another insider said theLegally Blondeactress was “taking things slow when it comes to dating.”

“She enjoys it but doesn’t want it to be a big focus. She’s busy with work and her son,” says the insider. “These are her biggest priorities.”

“To be able to talk to people directly about what’s going on in my life and just share it in the way that I share great professional experiences or personal experiences,” she said, “it feels much more authentic to be able tosay things in my own voiceand not let somebody else control what’s happening.”

“Then, of course, there’s speculation, but I can’t control that. All I can do is be my most honest, forthright self and be vulnerable,” she added.

source: people.com