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"Who wants to take Reese Witherspoon shopping for a new purse?\r\nAt the insistence of PETA, the 35-year-old Oscar winner has hung up her Chloe purse for good. The python handbag, called the Paraty, retails for $3,820 on Net-a-Porter.\r\n\r\nAfter Witherspoon was seen toting the bag around L.A., PETA sent her a video (ironically narrated by her Walk the Line costar Joaquin Phoenix) that highlighted the cruel methods used in the exotic-skins industry.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;We&amp;apos;ve long known Reese to be a kind person, so we&amp;apos;re pleased -- and not surprised -- that she is hanging up her python bag for good,&amp;quot; PETA told Gossip Cop in a statement. &amp;quot;We hope Reese&amp;apos;s honest mistake will serve as a reminder for all of us to be extra-certain that what we&amp;#x2019;re buying is mock croc or fake snake.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nPETA later sent Witherspoon flowers after she vowed never to carry the purse again.\r\nWhere and how the Water for Elephants star got the Chloe bag remains a mystery: California banned the sale of snakeskin in 1970."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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