Josh Lucas stars opposite Witherspoon in the 2002 romcom.
Reese Witherspoonis tired of people not recognizing her leading man fromSweet Home Alabama.
“All I want to say aboutSweet Home Alabamais that is notMatthew McConaughey,” Witherspoon told the outlet.

Josh Lucas, Reese Witherspoon, and Matthew McConaughey.David Livingston/WireImage (2); Noam Galai/Getty
“I know a lot of people think it’s Matthew.
Matthew always says, ‘Everybody comes up to me and says, ‘Are you in Sweet Home?’
And I’m not.

Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas in ‘Sweet Home Alabama’.Everett Collection
And Im like, well, I know.
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Sorry McConaughey-truthers, but Witherspoonactuallystars in the film oppositeYellowstoneactorJosh Lucas.
Unfortunately for him, McConaughey isnt the only one getting confronted with this case of mistaken identity.
I was like, I’m not Matthew McConaughey.
She’s a mogul.”
But along the way, she finds herself falling back in love with the man she left behind.
Perhaps if Witherspoon finds the time, the love story of Melanie and Jake can continue.
it’s possible for you to watch the actress revisit her other iconic roles in the video above.