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In an interview with Vanity Fair, Witherspoon was joined by her "Big Little Lies" co-star, Nicole Kidman, who scolded Reese for calling Laura Dern by her last name. "I hate how you call her Dern though! Because it sounds so weird. I'm always like ‘Laura,’ and you're like, ‘No, Dern!’" Kidman said.
Nicole Kidman scolded Reese Witherspoon for refusing to call Laura Dern by her first name. (Getty Images) Reese reminded her friend of the reason she calls the actress by her last name. REESE WITHERSPOON ADVOCATES FOR TOUGH PARENTING: 'LET THEM SIT IN THE DISCOMFORT' "You know why? Because my name is Laura, and her name is Laura.
And it’s confusing to me," she said. Reese's legal name is Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon. "Oh! That’s right," Kidman quickly remembered.
"So, I get confused and just call her Dern," Witherspoon replied. "We can’t both be Laura." Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon star on "Big Little Lies.
" (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Kidman pointed out Dern doesn't call Witherspoon "Laura." "She doesn’t call you Laura, though," Nicole said. "I don’t understand your point," Witherspoon jokingly replied.
