Reese Witherspoon's daughter Ava Phillippe ‘confirms’ relationship with musician Dakota Brubaker

Reese Witherspoon's Ava Phillippe shared a photo of herself with musician Dakota Brubaker, who can be seen kissing her on the cheek
PUBLISHED DEC 5, 2024
Reese Witherspoon's daughter Ava Phillippe is dating a musician named Owen Mahoney (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co and Instagram/@avaphillippe)
Reese Witherspoon's daughter Ava Phillippe is dating a musician named Owen Mahoney (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co and Instagram/@avaphillippe)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Ava Phillippe, the daughter of Reese Witherspoon and her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, has sparked new romance speculations after she posted a photo with her alleged boyfriend.

The 25-year-old’s new Instagram post showed a photo of herself with musician Dakota Brubaker, who can be seen kissing her on the cheek as she makes a pouty face toward the camera.


 
 
 
 
 
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The sweet photo was part of a series of pictures and videos she shared in an Instagram post for the holidays as she captioned them as “happy y'all-idays ♥️,” E! News reported. 

Ava Phillippe comments ‘real December-to-remember’ on Dakota Brubaker’s post 

Ava Elizabeth Phillippe attends the Balmain Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 25, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Balmain)
Ava Elizabeth Phillippe attends the Balmain Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 25, 2024 in Paris, France (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Balmain)

Brubaker, who also uses the name Vendigo, shared the same photo on his social media page as well.

But his post contained more images of his apparent lady love as one showed them posing in front of a Christmas tree.


 
 
 
 
 
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Another photo showed the duo at the Next Gen 2024 event hosted by The Hollywood Reporter on November 20.

He captioned the Instagram carousel, “Happy Honda Days [some highlights from my life as of late],” while Ava commented, “Gonna be a real December-to-remember (sales event) ♥️.”

The December post seems to confirm their relationship but a few months back also the UC Berkeley alum had shared a photo with Brubaker.

In September, she posted multiple photos from her 25th birthday. One of the pics was of her with her apparent new boyfriend.


 
 
 
 
 
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Ava was previously dating Owen Mahoney, a San Francisco native. However, it’s not known when they broke up.

Ava Phillippe once declared that she is bisexual

Reese Witherspoon and Ava Phillippe attend the Tiffany & Co. Celebration of the launch of Blue Book 2024: Tiffany Céleste at The Beverly Estate on April 25, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co.)
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Reese Witherspoon and Ava Phillippe at The Beverly Estate on April 25, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co)

Years ago, Ava had claimed that she was “attracted to … people! (Gender is whatever),” as per Grazia.

Asserting her claims, she once again added in June this year, “Once upon a time, some gal on the internet said "gender is whatever" in reference to her own sexuality. Many took her words out of context, but she knew what she meant. Anyways, this is her posting for the first day of pride month 2024. 🌈✨🪩🫶🏻.”


 
 
 
 
 
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Many people hailed her in the comments section, with one social media user saying, “Love you for this.”

Another user commented, “Happy Pride month!”

The third one stated, “This picture made me happy and I hope enjoy your life. Happy Pride to u🙌❤️.”

“So much love for u ❤️,” an individual posted.

“Happy pride month 🤟🏼🏳️‍🌈,” the second individual shared.

A person mentioned, “@avaphillippe Sexual diversity is everything, is respect for each personal individuality. I guess.”

Another person added, “@avaphillippe happy pride, beautiful soul! Well said and keep shining! Where is this? It’s beautiful! 😍 🏳️‍🌈.”

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