Washington
(ANI):
Reese
Witherspoon
has
spoken
against
domestic
violence
during
her
recent
visit
to
Brazil.
The
Legally
Blonde
star
is
touring
the
South
American
country
as
part
of
her
duties
as
she
is
the
global
ambassador
of
Speak
Out
Against
Domestic
Violence
campaign.
The
initiative
was
launched
by
the
UN
Development
Fund
for
Women
(UNIFEM)
and
the
Avon
cosmetics
company
in
2004.
And
Witherspoon
is
hoping
her
involvement
will
help
stamp
out
the
abuse
of
women
-
insisting
she
herself
has
been
close
to
people
who
were
the
victims
of
domestic
violence.
She
told
reporters
in
Sao
Paulo
on
Thursday
(28Aug08),
"There
isn''t
a
woman
in
the
world
that
doesn't
have
a
friend
or
a
partner
who''s
actually
experiencing
some
sort
of
violence
against
them,
so
I
think
although
domestic
violence
hasn't
happened
to
me
personally,
I
certainly
know
women
who
are
dealing
with
this
struggle
every
day."
And
the
star
stated
she
felt
motivated
to
help
with
the
cause
as
the
issue
affects
so
many
types
of
people.
"Domestic
violence
affects
women
who
are
famous,
who
are
not
famous,
women
who
have
money,
women
who
have
no
money.
This
is
an
issue
that
crosses
all
boundaries
and
it
certainly
affects
everyone," Contactmusic
quoted
her,
as
saying.