Reese Witherspoon has a delightfully awkward 'blonde moment' on Letterman

Reese Witherspoon has a &quot;blonde moment&quot; on Letterman — (Image credit: Late Show)

David Letterman, for some reason, decided to pay Reese Witherspoon a compliment by showing a picture of her and her 15-year-old daughter on Tuesday's Late Show. "Actually, coincidentally, she was born the first year I was on this show," Witherspoon said. Letterman immediately started clearing his throat and pulling a face, but it took a few moments for Witherspoon to get the implication. Finally, after Letterman deadpanned, "Well, that's an interesting coincidence," she said "no" a lot of times, adding: "I was having a blonde moment. I have a lot of them lately." Well, that or Letterman and his band members have dirty minds. Watch. —Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.