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Australian actress Abbie Cornish first rose to prominence as a co-star in a real-life domestic drama involving then-married Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon.

Cornish, 27, and Phillippe, 34, met on the set of the movie Stop-Loss, and today they share a home in L.A. – "where it was love that brought me here, not work."

"I think the city feels and looks a little bit different because of that.”

Reese Witherspoon has publicly called divorce humiliating and isolating, Cornish tells W Magazine, saying that she was "cast as the culprit." As a result, she's looking back on the period when the spotlight fell on her as "a really difficult time."

Abbie Cornish is contemplative in W Magazine.

Out of nowhere, the actress reflects, she was forced to enter a realm of paparazzi and celebrity gossip coverage "that I had never been exposed to. In a normal successful career, someone usually learns these things bit by bit."

"For me, it was like night and day," Abbie Cornish continued. "I woke up one day and there was this whole new thing I had to process and deal with."

Since then, Abbie has moved in with Phillippe and spends time with his and Reese's children: Ava, 9, and Deacon, 5. Glad to hear it worked out!

There is no question that Ryan Phillippe is a crazy person.

Most of us knew Ryan was a little nuts when he cheated on the beautiful Reese Witherspoon, but he really wanted to show us just how crazy he was at his son's t-ball game this Saturday.

In the middle of the baseball game, Phillippe decided we was going to scare the crap out of everyone there; so, out of nowhere, he turned and sprinted into the stands at a man who was taking pictures.

Everyone from parents to kids were confused and scared, as they sat and watched Phillippe unleash his antics.

Then, as if he didn't already look psychotic enough, he turned around and started skipping away. At least you didn't make a fool out of yourself. Oh wait.

Watch this crazy scare some children...

[Photo Credit: Fame Pictures]

Pornish is officially a couple.

After months of denying any sort of affair with Abbie Cornish, Ryan Phillippe is no longer afraid to go public with the Australian actress. Or to visit her family for special occasions.

Phillippe will reportedly spend Christmas with Cornish’s loved ones in Sydney, as the rising star says she's excited to bring her boyfriend home for the holidays.

"It's wonderful!" Cornish told reporters earlier this week.

Phillippe's children will spend Christmas with mother Reese Witherspoon and her boyfriend, Jake Gyllenhaal.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel they are not.

But while Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish are far from beloved in Hollywood - that's what happens when you cheat on Reese Witherspoon, Ryan - they have at least one supporter.

"They're great," Rob Brown, Phillippe's friend and castmate in last spring's Stop-Loss, told People Magazine. "I was with them last night. They're good people."

Despite the fact that his cheating supposedly caused it, Phillippe has referred to his divorce from Witherspoon as "the darkest, saddest place I had ever been." But Brown added that his pal has moved on.

"He's alright," Brown said. "He's in good spirits and he seems happy. And I'm happy for him."

Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish go for a stroll in the photo below.

The scene itself isn't especially noteworthy, but the nickname we've come up with for this couple is among the all-time best:

Indeed, say hello to Pornish!

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe finalized their divorce yesterday.

According to documents dated June 12, the former couple "have settled all their remaining issues in these proceedings." Witherspoon filed for divorce in 2006, citing irreconcilable differences.

The good ol' days: Ryan and Reese smiling, married.

"After the divorce, I was a physical wreck. I wanted to die," Phillippe said a few months ago. "I was ready to kill myself. I was not taking care of myself at all. I would wake up and cry and vomit."

This may sound crazy, Ryan, but maybe you should have thought of that before boning Abbie Cornish.

Now that Reese Witherspoon is officially dating Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Phillippe doesn't seem as shy about stepping out with girlfriend Abbie Cornish.

After months of speculation about their relationship - did he cheat on Witherspoon with his Stop-Loss co-star? - Phillippe accompanied Cornish to the 2008 Australian in Film Breakthrough Awards. It marked their first major event as a couple.

"They were adorable," a witness said to People. "He had his arm around her and they were cozy and comfortable."

Do you think it's appropriate for Ryan Phillippe to be seen out with Abbie Cornish?

Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, whose "Yes We Can" music video aimed to boost the presidential hopes of Barack Obama, has released an encore.

His recent effort is a monochromatic, multi-lingual, celeb-studded music video titled "We Are The Ones," and is terrific, just like the first.

Backed by music, the Democratic candidate himself speaking and the vocal refrain of "O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA!," celebrities like Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe, George Lopez and many others offer reasons why they support their man.

"I would like to see a cleaner Earth for my child that I'm bringing into the world very soon," says Jessica Alba, who is expecting with fiance Cash Warren.

Says Philippe: "It's time for a change. I want a better a future for my children."

Regardless of how you feel about Barack Obama and his presidential candidacy, this is very cool. Check it out, it's worth your time...

Not in the same way, of course, but you get the idea.

While he recently came to the defense of Abbie Cornish, the actress who some say broke up Phillippe's marriage to Reese Witherspoon, yesterday he was standing by somebody entirely different, expressing his political views on a t-shirt.

Yes, you can add Ryan Phillippe to the growing list of celebrities backing Barack Obama. Scarlett Johansson, Kate Walsh and will.i.am would be proud.

Attention celebrity gossip bloggers: Abbie Cornish is not a home wrecker!

So states Ryan Phillippe adamantly in the new issue of W magazine.

"I had difficulties in my relationship, and in my marriage, long before I ever met her," the actor said about Cornish, who has been accused of breaking up the marriage between Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon in 2006. "She and I are close friends, and as far as if there is any future, that is not where we are at now."

Come on, Ryan, you're saying Abbie Cornish really isn't your girlfriend?

Give us some dirt here.

"That is what other people like to say or like to assume," he said, referring to entertainment news outlets that have claimed he and Abbie have been dating for years. "As far as I'm concerned, it's a friendship, and we are getting to know each other in a really difficult situation."

We don't feel much sympathy for Phillippe, but he does at least come across as human in describing the divorce as "the darkest, saddest place I had ever been," while adding "I wanted to take time to make sure that my kids were okay and to build a new life that was going to be suitable to being a single parent."