r/nottheonion • u/ArgentineBeauty • 19h ago

Reese Witherspoon Chosen as Jury Foreman After Jurors Thought She Went to Law School Because of Legally Blonde

https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/reese-witherspoon-jury-duty-mix-1763528
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u/Ok_Efficiency7245 18h ago

Tbf she'd at least have some exposure to the context where I assume most of those people have never been on a jury or in a courtroom for something like this.

She's obviously not an expert but I think just seeing her in that context predisposes them to deferring.

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u/chilari 13h ago

I mean her exposure to the context is via a script written by someone who was not a lawyer, other actors who are not lawyers, set dressers who are not lawyers, directed by someone is not a lawyer and whose goal is to tell a compelling story that people will pay to watch, not legal realism. It's no more experience of the legal profession than someone who watched LA Law, Boston Legal, or hey, even Daredevil.

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u/gsfgf 3h ago

However, My Cousin Vinny is surprisingly accurate other than when necessary for comedic value. We definitely watched it in law school.