PHOTOS: BACKGRID, GETTY IMAGES IT’S A CASE of life imitating art; as Reese Witherspoon films season two of the domestic abuse drama Big Little Lies, the actress has become embroiled in her own ordeal involving an allegation against her ex-husband, Ryan Phillippe. A year ago, an altercation allegedly took place between Ryan and his then-girlfriend, model Elsie Hewitt, who claimed the actor ‘hit’, ‘kicked’, ‘punched’, and ‘threw’ her down stairs, resulting in a $1m civil lawsuit. Last week, Elsie, 21, filed a motion to a judge asking to see all texts between Reese, 42, and Ryan, 43, that may have included conversations pertaining to the alleged assault.
‘Reese had been hoping to be left out of Ryan’s case and was shocked to learn she could be involved,’ an insider told…
