Overview

• During a LADbible “how well do you know me” game published Sept. 16, Witherspoon told Aniston her given name is Laura Jean, prompting an astonished reaction.
• Witherspoon had asked Aniston to guess her middle name from Jane, Jean, or Joan; after Aniston chose Jane, Witherspoon clarified it is Jean and then disclosed her first name is Laura.
• Witherspoon said she did not change her name for acting and that she has always gone by her middle name, Reese.
• Aniston revealed her own middle name is Joanna, and Witherspoon joked she would start calling her “J.J.”
• Coverage notes Witherspoon previously explained in a 2024 Vanity Fair conversation that she calls Laura Dern “Dern” because both share the first name Laura.