After her second divorce last year, Reese Witherspoon is now enjoying dating Oliver Haarmann.
The actress, 48, has had “fun” dating the businessman, 57, co-owner of the NHL’s New York Islanders and founder of Searchlight Capital.
“Reese is doing great and loves dating. She’s having fun with Oliver,” a source said People. “She often flies between Nashville and New York to see him. He also spends time with her children.”
That insider says Haarmann has been spending time with Witherspoon’s two sons Deacon, 21, whom the Oscar winner shares with ex Ryan Phillippe, 50, and Tennessee, 12, her only child from her recent divorce from Jim Toth. 54.
“Reese loves that he’s a businessman and not into Hollywood,” the insider added.
Reese Witherspoon, 48, has reportedly been having “fun” dating Oliver Haarmann, 57, in recent months, a source told People
The actress started dating the businessman after spending time together as friends
Although it is not known exactly when and where the new couple met.
Their relationship first caught the public’s attention last July when they took a helicopter ride to New York City together.
From there, they made their way to L’Artusi restaurant in the West Village of downtown Manhattan for a romantic dinner for two.
At the time, one source claimed they were just “friends,” while another said The Morning Show star was “taking it slow when it came to dating.”
But multiple sources confirmed weeks later in September that the pair had indeed started dating after seeing them together at least twice more in New York City within a month.
‘She enjoys it, but doesn’t want a lot of attention paid to it. She is busy with her work and her son. These are her biggest priorities,” one of the insiders explained.
Haarmann graduated from Brown University and then attended Harvard University to earn his master’s degree in business administration, according to his LinkedIn page.
“Reese is doing great and loves dating. She’s having fun with Oliver,” a source told People of her new romance with Haarmann, who she reportedly started dating in July.
The Morning Show star divorced Jim Toth in 2023 after 12 years of marriage and one son, Tennessee; they are pictured in Beverly Hills in February 2017
The mother of three’s primary responsibility right now is her 12-year-old son Tennessee, whom she has with Toth.
He would cross the pond to London to officially begin his career at global investment firm KKR, which is headquartered in Manhattan but also has a number of offices around the world.
After serving as a managing director and partner at KKR, he eventually founded his own private equity firm, Searchlight Capital Partners, in 2010.
Since starting Searchlight, the businessman has continued his role as a partner, working with his two co-founders Eric Zinterhofer and Erol Uzumeri, according to his company website.
Haarmann was married to fellow private equity businesswoman Mala Gaonkar, but they eventually divorced after welcoming two children together.
Witherspoon, who has starred in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show since 2019, returned to the dating world last year after two divorces.
After marrying in 1997, Witherspoon and Phillippe were married for about seven years when they announced their separation in 2006, leading to their subsequent divorce.
Witherspoon was first married to Ryan Phillippe from 1999 to 2006; they are pictured in 1998
The Old Hollywood leading lady shares look-alike daughter Ava, 25, with Phillippe
The proud mother also supports her son Deacon, 21, who is an actor and musician; mother and daughter are seen in August
Along with Deacon, the New Orleans, Louisiana native also has a daughter Ava, 25, whom she shares with her first ex-husband.
She would meet Jim Toth at a friend’s house in 2010, shortly after her divorce from Jake Gyllenhaal, and start dating in February of that year.
The couple was set to tie the knot in March 2011 in an informal ceremony at Witherspoon’s ranch in Ojai, California, but unfortunately, they decided to call it quits and divorce in March 2023 after 12 years of marriage.
Next up for Witherspoon, she will star in the comedy film You’re Cordially Invitationed with Will Ferrell, Geraldine Viswanathan, Meredith Hagner and Jimmy Tatro, premiering January 30, 2025.