RYAN BEGS REESE HELP ME GET AVA BACK!

As he gets sober, Ryan is desperate to make amends with his estranged daughter

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Ryan Phillippe has always prided himself on his positive coparenting relationship with former wife, Reese Witherspoon, as they've raised their kids Ava and Deacon, 21, following their 2006 split.

"We were always united in support of them," Ryan, 50, says of Reese. "They're both adults but she and I have a friendship and we still have calls about various things in their lives."

Now Ryan is calling on Reese for help in mending his relationship with Ava.

FAMILY FALLOUT

According to a Hollywood insider, Ryan and Ava, 25, have been estranged for five years.

Things reportedly soured between the pair after his ex-girlfriend Elsie Hewitt accused him of throwing her down the stairs, and sued him for assault in 2017 - allegations Ryan denied.

"Ava shut him out after he settled the claims out of court. She started to see him differently - he wasn't this kind of hero who worshipped her any more," the source tells Woman's Day.