The actress and financier were first romantically linked in 2024.

Reese Witherspoon makes first public appearance with boyfriend Oliver Haarmann

The actress and financier were first romantically linked in 2024.

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June 24, 2026 4:30 p.m. ET

Oliver Haarmann and Reese Witherspoon at the premiere of 'Elle' in New York on June 23. Credit:

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- Reese Witherspoon and Oliver Haarmann stepped out for their first event as a couple on Tuesday evening.

- The actress and financier both coordinated in pink to celebrate the world premiere of the *Legally Blonde *spinoff, *Elle.*

- *Elle *premieres on Prime Video July 1.

Reese Witherspoon and her new beau just made their first public appearance together.

The *Legally Blonde** *actress and Oliver Haarmann stepped out on Tuesday evening at the premiere of Prime Video's *Elle*, in New York City. Witherspoon and Haarmann, who is a private-equity financier, coordinated their outfits for the evening with bright pink for the occasion.

The couple, who have kept their relationship relatively private, reportedly smiled and held hands throughout the evening, which celebrated the spin-off series of the *Legally Blonde *films which premiered in 2001. *Elle* focuses on a younger Elle Woods (portrayed by Witherspoon in the original movies) in high school.

Haarmann and Witherspoon at the 'Elle' premiere in New York on June 23.

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Witherspoon and Haarmann were first linked in 2024 when they were seen having dinner in New York at L'Artusi. In July 2025, they were seen vacationing off the coast of Saint-Tropez.

The Oscar winner was previously married to Hollywood agent Jim Toth from 2011 to 2023. They share son Tennessee. Before Toth, Witherspoon was married to Ryan Phillippe. The former couple, who were married from 1999 until separating in 2006 and finalizing their divorce in 2008, share daughter Ava and son Deacon.

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Days before the premiere, Witherspoon joined the *Legally Blonde *cast at Manhattan’s Hall des Lumières for an immersive fan experience and panel discussion.

The event brought Jennifer Coolidge (Paulette Bonafonté), Selma Blair (Vivian Kensington), Ali Larter (Brooke Taylor Windham), Matthew Davis (Warner Huntington III), and Victor Garber (Aaron Callahan) together.

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"When I walked in and I saw this moment, it just felt like it was galvanizing how I felt about playing this character — I’m gonna cry," Witherspoon told the crowd during the panel, becoming emotional. "Playing this character for 25 years has been the privilege of my life."

"People come up to me and they tell me stories about how they go to law school because of her or they named their daughter Elle or they overcame some incredible challenge in their life because she did that."

"She went through this experience of feeling like everybody was looking down on her or judged her, and I don’t know a person on Earth who hasn’t felt like an underdog in some situation," added Witherspoon.

Witherspoon at the 'Elle' premiere in New York on June 23.

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Lexi Minetree steps into Witherspoon's pink shoes as Elle for the prequel series. The official logline for *Elle* reads: "Season one follows Elle Woods before she was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard. We meet her in 1995 as a fish in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices."

"Through it all, Elle uses her family as a touchstone, and forms an even tighter bond to her mother, proving that they can get through anything life throws their way as long as they have each other. With each challenge she faces, Elle grows closer to the Elle Woods we know and love today."

*Elle* premieres on Prime Video July 1.

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