Reese Witherspoon’s father, John, rushed to hospital after being found near pool at Nashville home
Reese Witherspoon’s father, John Draper Witherspoon, was rushed to the hospital Friday, Page Six can confirm.
A source tells us that the 84-year-old was found face down on the concrete by the pool at his Windsor Tower condo in Nashville, Tennessee.
According to our insider, a fellow resident spotted John from their balcony and called downstairs to alert the doorman, who eventually found the actress’ dad near the pool.
“The doorman and building manager rolled him over and they said, ‘Dr. Witherspoon, are you OK?’” the source noted. “He blinked his eyes, and that’s when he was rushed to the hospital.”
Nashville Metro confirmed to Page Six that a medical incident at Windsor did occur on Friday, resulting in someone being rushed to the hospital. However, they did not reveal the identity.
Page Six has reached out to Reese’s reps for comment.
John and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (also known as “Betty”), raised Reese and her older brother, also named John, in Nashville.
The “Legally Blonde” star’s parents were both in the medical field. Her mom worked as a nurse and her dad as a surgeon: an otolaryngologist, specializing in the ears, nose and throat.
John was also a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserves and was stationed in Germany for several years when Reese was a little girl, per People. They family settled in Nashville when they returned stateside after John had fulfilled his draft obligation for the Vietnam War.
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