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Reese Witherspoon is back at Harvard.
In a carousel of images shared to Instagram, the university where Witherspoon’s character, Elle Woods, famously attended law school in Legally Blonde, shared that the actress visited the business school for a special event.
“Elle Woods was back at Harvard! Academy Award winning actor, author, and businesswoman Reese Witherspoon visited Harvard Business School for an event titled ‘A Conversation on Women & Leadership,’ where she shared her thoughts on entrepreneurship, leadership, and empowering women,” Harvard wrote in the caption.
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They added a quote from Witherspoon at the event, in which she discussed her media company Hello Sunshine, which focuses on women-centered content: “I thought, I see this massive problem that’s been here for hundreds of years—of this lack of storytelling for women that really shows women in the dynamic way that they present in the world.”
While she was on campus, Witherspoon got back into character, thrilling fans with her iconic Elle Woods catch phrase. The actress shared her own Instagram Reel of her appearance at Harvard, writing in the caption: “What, like it’s hard? 💕 Had the best time visiting Harvard Business School and chatting with some seriously brilliant minds!”
Legally Blonde debuted in 2001 comedy and also costarred Selma Blair, Luke Wilson, Victor Garber, Jennifer Coolidge and Raquel Welch.
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The fish-out-of-water story follows bubbly, pink-clad sorority sister Woods (Witherspoon) who decides to enroll at Harvard Law School in order to win back Warner (Matthew Davis), the boyfriend who dumped her because he didn’t deem her serious enough. But even while being underestimated at the Ivy League school, Woods ultimately proves just how smart she actually is.
The movie made more than $140 million at the box office and was nominated for two Golden Globes: best picture — musical or comedy and best actress in a musical or comedy for Witherspoon.
It also spawned a 2003 sequel — Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde — and has inspired a currently-in-production prequel series.
