Aug. 2, 2007

Forget those blurry pictures of Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, because that most elusive of creatures has finally been captured on film. Yes, the mythical Gyllenspoon has been spotted in Los Angeles, with Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal twice snapped driving and smiling together in recent days.

You'll recall it was just a month ago that the supposed squeezes were rumored to have put a fork in their fledgling romance, ostensibly because the Oscar winner didn't have "enough emotional space for him" due to her dedication to tykes Ava, 7, and Deacon, 3.

But Witherspoon has apparently done some internal remodeling because Us Weekly is declaring them back together, saying the actress has had a "change of heart."

"Reese came to terms with the fact that she can have a relationship and spend time with her kids," a confidante of the ex Mrs. Ryan Phillippe tells the mag. "She's ready to move on."

Their recent paparazzi-documented outings have included a sandwich run, with Jake, 26, grabbing an order at a Los Angeles eatery as Reese, 31, idled outside in her Mercedes, and a daytime rendezvous, with the actress picking up the dreamy-eyed, be-stubbled star at his Hollywood Hills pad in her Lexus and heading for her place in Brentwood.

The prepossessing pair, who were first linked in the early spring, decided to give their romance another shot about two weeks ago, says Us.

"They get along great and have similar interests, like exercising," a Gyllenhaal mole lets slip. "And they care about each other."

Granted, a shared love of feeling the burn while encased in spandex might not be the strongest foundation on which to build a relationship, but they also appear to appreciate hearth and home.

"Jake finds it attractive that she's such a great mom," an insider told People in April. "He really loves kids and wants a family."

Still, it was Reese's commitment to her offspring that supposedly led to trouble initially.

"She just got out of a divorce and was so concerned with her family," explained a snitch, "she just didn't have the time for him and he really demanded that."

Chimes in an Us source, "It was hard for her to let Jake go the first time."

Whatever the state of their relationship, expect the two to bob and weave around the romance issue next month at the Toronto Film Festival, where they'll stump for their drama "Rendition."

Meanwhile, when not zooming around Los Angeles with her possibly rekindled inamorato, Witherspoon is answering the "ding-dong"-chiming call of Avon.

The actress has signed on as the company's first-ever global ambassador, a gig that will let her focus attention on breast cancer, domestic violence and emergency relief efforts in between pitching beauty products.

"Avon is more than an iconic world class beauty leader -- it is a company that is known the world over as a crusader for women's causes," says Reese. "I feel a great responsibility in my own life to give back to society ... [and] I am proud to be joining in the great philanthropic work that is already under way."

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