Reese Witherspoon, – Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe reunite in New York for Deacon’s NYU Tisch graduation, Josh Mauro’s death is ruled an accident from combined intoxication, and Matthew McConaughey recalls changing his identity to escape fame.
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe didn’t just share a calendar reminder this week. They showed up together in New York City to celebrate a major family moment—Deacon’s graduation from NYU Tisch at Radio City Music Hall on May 15.
The former couple, who split in 2006, were joined by their daughter Ava, 26, and Witherspoon’s youngest son, Tennessee, as they marked the milestone in public after years of separate lives.
Across the headline cycle, another story brought a stark new detail.. Former NFL defensive end Josh Mauro died April 23 at age 35. and the Maricopa County Medical Examiner has now revealed the cause of death as acute combined fentanyl. cocaine and ethanol intoxication.. The medical examiner ruled his death an accident.
Mauro spent eight NFL seasons across five teams, including the Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants.
And then there’s the lighter kind of disappearance—one that Matthew McConaughey admitted wasn’t exactly “on the record” at the time. The actor revealed that, after the success of 1996’s A Time to Kill, he once moved to Peru under the name Mateo for 22 days, specifically to escape his fame.
McConaughey shared the story on the May 5 episode of the “No Magic Pill with Blake Mycoskie” podcast. He also described taking another off-grid trip to a desert location with no electricity while writing his 2025 book Poems & Prayers.
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