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Witherspoon also celebrated mom Betty Reese's birthday recently, sharing a tribute fit for \"the most amazing Mama in the whole world.\"

\"Every day I get to hear you laugh while you tell the best stories is such a gift,\" she wrote. \"Please keep bringing sunshine into our lives.\"

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