Ryan Phillippe broke the internet before it was even possible to break the internet, and it's all because of one scene in the 1999 film ‘Cruel Intentions.’ Ever since the film's release, at least once a year, the scene featuring Phillippe's derriere goes viral on social media. "I used to have a really nice ass," Phillippe tells Newsweek's Parting Shot about the famous scene. "It's so odd, because early in my career, doing Cruel Intentions and Gosford Park, people thought that I was like a rich kid, well bred. The reality is, I'm a lower middle class kid from outside of Philly, born in Delaware." This month Phillippe has two new films coming out. First there's ‘American Murderer,’ based on the true story of Jason Derek Brown—a con man who bankrolls his lifestyle through a series of scams that ultimately culminates in murder. Phillippe plays Special Agent Lance Leising, the FBI agent on the hunt for Brown. "I love true stories. I love true crime. You know, I think, selfishly as an actor, it makes preparation somewhat easier, because your character is based on a person who did exist, does exist." The other film is Summit Fever, about a group of mountain climbers in the midst of a nightmare when everything goes wrong. "When you do an independent film about mountain climbing, there's no green screen. There's no special effects."

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