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"Reese Witherspoon is adding to her A-list friend circle.\r\nThe Academy Award winner -- whose celebrity BFFs include Chelsea Handler and Robert Pattinson -- shared a meal with sitcom star Mindy Kaling at Tavern Restaurant in L.A.&amp;apos;s Brentwood neighborhood Dec. 1.\r\n\r\nThe fast friends were seen laughing as they left Witherspoon&amp;apos;s favorite restaurant. Before Witherspoon sped off in her own car, the 36-year-old mother of three stopped by a local newsstand to pick up a couple of magazines.\r\n\r\nKaling, 33, has long been a fan of romantic comedies -- Witherspoon&amp;apos;s included. During a recent episode of FOX&amp;apos;s The Mindy Project (which Kaling created and stars in), the actress&amp;apos; character made a direct reference to Witherspoon&amp;apos;s 2005 chick flick Just Like Heaven, costarring Mark Ruffalo.\r\n&amp;quot;Call me Reese Witherspoon, cause I&amp;apos;m going on a date with an architect tonight!&amp;quot; Kaling&amp;apos;s character, Dr. Mindy Lahiri, joked.\r\n\r\nWitherspoon, meanwhile, has been keeping a low profile since the Sept. 27 arrival of her son Tennessee James (with husband Jim Toth). She next appears in the movies Mud (opposite Matthew McConaughey) and Devil&amp;apos;s Knot (opposite Colin Firth), both slated for release in 2013."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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