Overview

• Fans first drew comparisons after a TikTok of Ava and Dakota Brubaker lip-syncing to Kesha prompted comments likening Brubaker to Ryan Phillippe
• Ava’s follow-up video shows her mouthing “no” and shaking her head at a “Close enough. Welcome back Reese & Ryan” remark
• Brubaker dons a black turtleneck and wire-rimmed glasses to channel Sebastian Valmont from the 1999 thriller Cruel Intentions
• Both the initial clip and the response use the film’s final-scene track “Bittersweet Symphony” by the Verve
• Ava and Brubaker went public in December 2024 and Ava has since pursued acting, appearing on ABC’s Doctor Odyssey in April 2025