Reese Witherspoon’s Dad Sued For Bigamy - By Her Mom!
May 10 2012, Published 9:00 a.m. ET
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Reese Witherspoon’s family is embroiled in a bizarre lawsuit -- her father is being sued for bigamy by none other than Reese’s own mother and his wife for marrying another woman!
The Oscar winning actress’ mother Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Witherspoon filed a lawsuit in Nashville, Tennessee against John Witherspoon, 70, accusing him of bigamy and seeking to have his new marriage annulled.
According to the lawsuit, there was an announcement in the Tennessean newspaper on March 2011 that said John Witherspoon married Tricianne Taylor, 60, in Gatlinburg, Tenn., and that they planned a summer reception in Nashville, where the Witherspoon family lives.
Betty Witherspoon said in the lawsuit that she still loves her husband and does not want a divorce. She said her husband is “troubled” and has battled problems with alcohol, hoarding and overspending, according to USA Today.
“When I confronted my husband, he said he didn’t