The actress started dating the businessman after spending time together as friends
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Reese Witherspoon and Oliver Haarmann are going strong.
A source tells PEOPLE that The Morning Show actress, 48, is “having fun” with the businessman, who is a minority co-owner of the NHL’s New York Islanders and founding partner of Searchlight Capital.
“Reese is doing great and enjoys dating. She’s having fun with Oliver,” the source says. “She often flies between Nashville and N.Y.C. to see him. He’s spending time with her kids too.”
According to the source, Haarmann has been spending time with Witherspoon’s sons Deacon Phillippe, 21, and Tennessee James Toth, 12, whom she shares with exes Ryan Phillippe, 50, and Jim Toth, 54. The insider noted that they weren’t “sure if he’s met” her daughter Ava Phillippe, 25, “yet.”
“Reese loves that he’s a businessman and not into Hollywood,” the source adds.
In September, multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE that the pair have started dating after they were spotted in New York City together on Sept. 4 for at least the second time within a month.
Witherspoon and Haarmann were also photographed in the Big Apple dining at L’Artusi in the West Village neighborhood on July 30. A day before, they arrived via helicopter into the city together.
A source told PEOPLE at the time that the pair were “friends,” while another insider said the Legally Blonde actress was “taking things slow when it comes to dating.”
“She enjoys it but doesn’t want it to be a big focus. She’s busy with work and her son,” says the insider. “These are her biggest priorities.”
Witherspoon previously announced her divorce from ex-husband Jim Toth in March 2023, after nearly 12 years of marriage. They settled their divorce by August 2023. That same month, she opened up about how her two divorces compared to each other while speaking with Harper’s BAZAAR for the magazine’s August 2023 issue.
“To be able to talk to people directly about what’s going on in my life and just share it in the way that I share great professional experiences or personal experiences,” she said, “it feels much more authentic to be able to say things in my own voice and not let somebody else control what’s happening.”
“Then, of course, there’s speculation, but I can’t control that. All I can do is be my most honest, forthright self and be vulnerable,” she added.