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"Reese Witherspoon&amp;apos;s recent hair makeover had little to do with vanity.\r\nWhile taping an episode of the British talk show The Graham Norton Show (airing Friday), the 35-year-old This Means War actress explained that she decided to get bangs after she was hit by an 85-year-old driver.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s not funny at all,&amp;quot; Witherspoon said of accident, which occurred in September 2011. &amp;quot;They said I am very hard-headed because I landed right on my head and I have a scar, hence my new hairdo. I don&amp;apos;t remember much about it, but miraculously -- and thank God! -- I am fine.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWitherspoon decided not to press charges, though the woman did lose her license. &amp;quot;They gave her a bus pass,&amp;quot; the actress explained.\r\nAt the time of her accident, a source told Us Weekly &amp;quot;the whole incident really frightened&amp;quot; Witherspoon, mom to daughter Ava, 12, and Deacon, 8 (with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe).\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;The odd thing about all of this,&amp;quot; the source added, &amp;quot;is that Reese has always been very afraid of being hit by a car. It&amp;apos;s been an ongoing fear of hers. She is always the first person to pull people away from the edge of the curb.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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