Witherspoon, who won the Best Actress award for her performance in Walk the Line, wore the same dress that Kirsten Dunst had worn to the same awards ceremony in 2003.
A spokesperson for the actress was also furious with the French design house, but said, "Although it was disappointing that the dress had already been worn, Reese looked beautiful and the bigger deal is Reese won the Golden Globe for her work in Walk The Line."
A Chanel rep thought that the issue was being blown out of proportion, and said, We are honored that Reese chose to wear Chanel and thought she looked beautiful."