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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: (L-R) Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis attend the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

It turns out even Mila Kunis was baffled by those viral photos of her husband Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon on the red carpet last week. The internet was ablaze with commentary on social media after a series of awkward snaps of the two actors posing together at the premiere of their new Netflix film, Your Place Or Mine, hit Twitter.

And it seems Kunis was just as confused, as Witherspoon recently revealed during an appearance to promote the film on the TODAY show. “She even emailed us last night,” the star shared, adding, “She goes, ‘You guys look so awkward on the red carpet together.”

While Kutcher and Witherspoon insist there was no truth to the rumours that they didn’t get along, Witherspoon admitted that she has a closer relationship to Kunis. “I’m better friends with Mila because I’ve known her for a very long time,” she explained.

“When you know a girlfriend so much, it was just fun to get to know her significant other because I’ve loved her for so long.”

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 30: (L-R) Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon attend the Photocall for Netflix’s “Your Place Or Mine” at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 30, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)

Kutcher further divulged Kunis’ reaction to the moment in a promotional clip for an upcoming episode of the podcast, Chicks In The Office. “My wife called me. She texted Reese and I together. She’s like, ‘Guys, you gotta, like, act like you each other.’ And I’m like, ‘What’s going on?'” he explained.

“Here’s the thing: If I put my arm around her and was, like, all friendly with her, I’d be having an affair with her — the rumour would be that I’m having an affair with her.” And look, it’s a fair point.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 30: Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon attend the photocall for Netflix’s “Your Place Or Mine” at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 30, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage)

Kutcher continued, “If I stand next to her — I put my hands in my pockets so there’s no chance that, like, that could be the rumour, [then] the rumour is we don’t like each other. Reese and I are really good friends. We’re really close. I don’t have to defend that.”

Mystery solved.