14 DAY TRIAL // At the MTV Movie Awards 2011, Reese Witherspoon was presented with the Generation Award, in honor of her career in film and charity endeavors. During her speech, she took an obvious dig at reality stars and, quite possibly, Blake Lively, who was also in the audience.
As any respectable gossip lover must already know by now, Blake Lively is the latest celebrity added to the “photo scandal” list, after a series of shots she took on her iPhone were leaked online.
Obviously, Reese too was aware of the latest scandal shaking up Hollywood – and perhaps of rumors that Blake leaked her own photos for publicity as well.
The actress came up on the stage after the hilarious introduction by Patrick Dempsey, Robert Pattinson and Chelsea Handler, saying she was happy she got “the three most ridiculous people on Earth” presenting her with the award.
Reese also joked about not wanting to kiss Chelsea like Sandra Bullock kissed Scarlett Johansson last year, because “who knows where her mouth has been.”
She didn’t forget about Pattinson either: earlier, he joked about moving up in Hollywood from playing Reese’s son to playing Reese’s lover onscreen, so Reese called him “the best mother[expletive] in Hollywood.”
On a more serious note, Witherspoon sent a message to all aspiring actresses out there: it can be done without a reality show and without selling an intimate, homemade tape to the press. She is the perfect example.
“I just want to say to all the girls out there, I know it’s cool to be bad. I get it... but it’s also possible to make it in Hollywood without a reality show,” she said.
“When I came up in this business, […] if you took naked pictures of yourself on your cell phone, you hide your face, people!” Reese said towards the end of her speech, perhaps in reference to Blake, whose face is clearly visible in the photos leaked the other week.
Reese ended her speech with a heartfelt thanks to MTV and to her fans, who are, as she put it, “the best in the world.” See the video below.