It’s a tale as old as time on the internet: celebrity kids who look just like their famous parents. But for Ava Phillippe, the conversation just got a little too close for comfort. Fans are convinced her boyfriend, Dakota Brubaker, is the spitting image of her father, Ryan Phillippe, and their commentary sent the 25-year-old model and actress into a hilarious, and very public, spiral.
The online chatter reached a fever pitch this week when one fan commented on a video of Phillippe and Brubaker, writing, “Close enough. Welcome back Reese and Ryan.” The comment, referencing her parents' iconic '90s romance, did not go unnoticed by Phillippe.
In a follow-up TikTok video, a visibly stunned Phillippe stood with her mouth agape as her boyfriend, Brubaker, slowly entered the frame. The kicker? He was dressed in a black turtleneck and round glasses, a look eerily similar to her father’s character, the suave and manipulative Sebastian Valmont, from the 1999 cult classic Cruel Intentions—the very film where her parents’ on-screen chemistry translated into a real-life marriage.
As The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony," a signature song from the film's soundtrack, played in the background, Phillippe could only shake her head and mouth, “No, no, no, no, no!” She captioned the cringe-worthy moment, “You guys… whaaaaattt.”
@avaephillippeReplying to @Mahriah | Thrifty Swiftie✨?? you guys… whaaaaattt @Dakota Brubaker
♬ Bitter Sweet Symphony - Extended Version - The VerveThe playful, yet horrified, reaction from Phillippe only fueled the fan frenzy. “Now I can't unsee it,” one user commented on the viral clip. Another chimed in with, “If not Cruel Intentions, then why Cruel Intentions shaped?” One commenter wrote, “Not the turtleneck too!”
The uncanny resemblance between Phillippe and her mother, Reese Witherspoon, has been a long-running topic of conversation in Hollywood. The mother-daughter duo often post photos together, leaving fans seeing double. However, the comparison of her partner to her own father is a newer, and clearly more unsettling, development for the rising star.
Phillippe and Brubaker, a musician, made their relationship Instagram official in December 2024 with a series of sweet photo booth snapshots. While Phillippe is clearly smitten, she’s humorously pushing back on this particular fan theory. Her famous parents, Witherspoon, 49, and Phillippe, 50, were married from 1999 to 2008 and also share a son, Deacon Phillippe, 21. For now, it seems Ava is navigating the complexities of dating in the public eye, one doppelgänger comparison at a time.
Until then, Ava might just well agree with a commenter who wrote, “Someone would have to have Cruel Intentions to say such a thing to you.” “That was super cheesy,” the fan admitted. “But I had to go for it.”
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