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Ryan Phillippe focuses on kids after split

Although this year has been a professional high point for Ryan Phillippe, his personal life has not had it so well. Since wife Reese Witherspoon filed for divorce in November, Ryan has been mum on the subject, but at a press conference for his new film, Breach, and in an interview with Extra this week, he discussed how the addition of children makes the split even harder to deal with. He said,

It’s unfortunate when you have kids…but I signed up for this and have to deal with it. I don’t read the magazines or watch the shows…It’s hard when people follow me to my kid’s school. This is the most difficult time in my life.

He also mentioned that he is taking time to focus on his children, after having worked much of the last two years on films such as Crash and Flags of Our Fathers. Ryan said,

I did three movies in the last year and a half and I’m going to take a good long break and be a dad. So that’s No. 1 on my mind right now. I acknowledge that the successes and the opportunities I’ve had recently have been the best of my career. I’ve got to say it’s the last thing on my mind right now, considering what I’m going through in my personal life, but I definitely appreciate the opportunities.

Ryan and Reese have two children – Ava, 7, and Deacon, 3.

Source: People

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