Reese Witherspoon
With a deal to become the richest actress in Hollywood
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With a particularly clever deal, Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon suddenly became the richest actress in the world.
Reese Witherspoon, 45, was ridiculed at the beginning of her Hollywood career for her shallow film roles, but that should have changed since she has now also proven her extremely lucrative talent as a film producer. Witherspoon has been committed to promoting women in the Hollywood film business for years and has apparently been very successful with this concept. It was only five years ago that the actress founded her own production company “Hello Sunshine”, which is officially described as a kind of ‘media company of the next generation’. Now Witherspoon announced the mega-successful sale of her production company, which suddenly makes her the richest actress in Hollywood.
Reese Witherspoon: Sells company for $ 1 billion
On Monday, August 2, 2021, Reese Witherspoon announced the sale of her specially founded company on Instagram. The private equity giant Blackstone Group Inc. pays the Hollywood star almost a billion US dollars – the equivalent of around 843 million euros – making Witherspoon the richest actress in the world almost overnight, according to the respected “Forbes Magazine”. Witherspoon says the deal is a “great confirmation” of her commitment to sharing stories from women.
Mega successful woman power in Hollywood’s film business
The successful actress and film producer will continue to work for the company and is highly motivated to plan new projects: “I will double my mission to hire more female creators from all walks of life and to present their experiences,” said Reese Witherspoon about new film projects in an interview with Variety “. “This is a significant step in the world because it really means women’s stories matter.” “Hello Sunshine”, which is responsible for several projects including the mini-series “Little Fires Everywhere” and the globally successful TV series “The Morning Show”, was founded with a mission to put women first. In her Instagram post announcing the sale of her business, Witherspoon shared an excerpt from an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “What a great day!”
Success proves her right
“I couldn’t be more excited about what this means for our future. I am committed to giving filmmakers, writers and creators from all backgrounds and experiences the opportunity to tell their stories in their own way and to appeal to a wider audience to achieve.” For example, the popular Hollywood star, who today enjoys being in front of the camera as much as behind the camera to produce film projects. And the success proves her right!
Sources used: Daily Mail, Forbes, Instagram