The Top 30 Secrets & Scandals Gwyneth Paltrow Doesn’t Want You To Know About
Dec. 21 2015, Updated 10:03 a.m. ET
After a bitter behind-the-scenes back and forth, Vanity Fair scrapped their planned take-down piece on Gwyneth Paltrow. But that doesn't mean her darkest secrets will never see the light of day! What's she hiding? Click through to find out.
After a bitter behind-the-scenes back and forth, Vanity Fair scrapped their planned take-down piece on Gwyneth Paltrow. But that doesn't mean her darkest secrets will never see the light of day! What's she hiding? Click through to find out.
Gwyneth Paltrow
1. Gwyneth Paltrow has been scrambling to suppress a blockbuster new takedown piece about her that's set to be published in an upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, but this week, the mag's editor-in-chief, Graydon Carter, confirmed that it's a go. So what's she hiding? Click through to find out!
Winona Ryder
2. Paltrow has one Hollywood enemy in Winona Ryder. The two used to be BFFs until Paltrow reportedly saw a script for Shakespeare In Love at Ryder's pad, and then convinced producers to hire her for the role instead of her brunette BFF. Paltrow then won an Oscar for the role and they haven't spoken since.
Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow
3. The Vanity Fair piece will also reportedly delve into the breakdown of Paltrow's friendship with Madonna. Friends for more than a decade, they allegedly parted ways over a rift involving their respective fitness empires: Paltrow partnered up with Tracy Anderson, while Madonna launched her own line of gyms, Hard Candy Fitness.
Tracy Anderson
4. Speaking of Tracy Anderson, Paltrow's trainer and BFF has a few skeletons in her own closet: She's been sued several times for not paying her rent, jailed once in 2006 over unpaid bills and allegedly stolen property from business partners. A spokesman for Miss Anderson said the time the allegations were first published, "As far as we are concerned, there is no ongoing legal action between her former business partners and Miss Anderson. There are no outstanding debts from her businesses."
Gwyneth Paltrow, Brad Pitt, John Hannah
5. Accusations of infidelity have haunted Paltrow for years. When her engagement to Brad Pitt abruptly imploded in 1997, there were rumors she cheated on him with her Sliding Doors co-star John Hannah.
Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen
6. She also was accused of cheating on Ben Affleck with Viggo Mortensen when they were dating.
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7. Star magazine also claimed that Paltrow carried on an affair with a prominent literary figure, but quashed the story after receiving a threatening legal letter from her attorney.
Donovan Leitch and Gwyneth Paltrow
8. Her close friendship with ex-boyfriend Donovan Leitch has also raised eyebrows: They recently went to a Dodgers game together, but Paltrow insists they're just friends.
Jay-Z and Gwyneth Paltrow
9. In 2012, Paltrow stirred up accusations of racism when she tweeted the 'N' word from a Kanye West and Jay Z concert. She brushed off criticism, later tweeting, "Hold up. It's the title of the song!" And her friend, rapper The Dream, later claimed he'd authored the tweet.
Gwyneth Paltrow
10. After the Met Gala this May, reports emerged that several guests had noticed Paltrow's serious B.O. Insiders said she refuses to use traditional aluminum-based deodorant because of the health side effects.
Kate Moss
11. Paltrow reportedly feuded with Kate Moss in May 2012, when she told the model that she worked out so she wouldn't look like her when she got old. In response, the Brit allegedly threw a handful of french fries at Paltrow and screamed, "Eat some f*****g carbs!"
Martha Stewart
12. The GOOP queen ignited a rivalry with the original lifestyle guru, Martha Stewart, when she publicly complained about Stewart leaving her book launch party early for My Father's Daughter early in 2011. Stewart has since dismissed Paltrow, saying, "I think I started this whole category!"
Gwyneth Paltrow
13. Paltrow's attitude on cheating has raised eyebrows, with many wondering who she was talking about when she said, "I would like to think I would be forgiving/and or forgiven for cheating…"
Gwyneth Paltrow
14. Paltrow's diva behavior even extends to the gym, according to one report. "Before she showered, Gwyneth makes someone go into the stall and wipe the entire shower dry!" a source told Life & Style. She also reportedly makes her gym keep Smart Water in stock just for her.
Gwyneth Paltrow
15. Paltrow has repeatedly lied about her smoking habit, saying both that she smokes once a week, and also that she only smokes at parties. So which is it? Neither answer jives with her super-healthy image.
Gwyneth Paltrow
16. Paltrow's strict diet and exercise regime have come under fire for being unhealthy and unforgiving. She's admitted to working out two hours every day.
Gwyneth Paltrow/Joan Rivers
17. Paltrow's plastic surgery secrets could be exposed in the Vanity Fair piece. She's admitted to getting Botox and said she hated it because it made her look "like Joan Rivers!" But was that all she had done?
18. The Goopster was slammed in April for designing a skimpy string bikini for children. Experts blamed her for "sexualizing young, innocent children."
It’s All Good By Gwyneth Paltrow
19. Paltrow's cookbook It's All Good was slammed as a "Bible of laughable Hollywood neuroticism" for encouraging a $300-a-day meal plan.
Gwyneth Paltrow
20. Paltrow has hinted she "nearly died" when she miscarried a planned third child. Aside from one interview earlier this year, she rarely discusses the painful event.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Apple Martin and Moses Martin
21. The diet queen has been criticized for practically starving her children after she admitted that her strict no-carb and no-wheat diet sometimes leaves her kids "with that specific hunger."
Gwyneth Paltrow
22. Paltrow presents an Iron Woman exterior, but she's admitted she cries all the time "out of sadness or uncertainty." Could the Vanity Fair piece explore her secret mental health issues?
Gwyneth Paltrow
23. After giving birth to her son Moses, Paltrow has admitted, she suffered from crippling postpartum depression.
My Father’s Daughter By Gwyneth Paltrow
24. The New York Times accused Paltrow of hiring a ghostwriter, Julia Turshen, for her cookbook, My Father's Daughter, but she insists she "wrote every word" herself.
Chris Martin/Kate Bosworth
25. In 2009, multiple reports accused Paltrow's husband, Chris Martin, of getting too close to Kate Bosworth. Martin later insisted that nothing happened between them.
Jeff Soffer/Gwyneth Paltrow
26. According to a report in the New York Post, the Vanity Fair piece could also explore rumors that Paltrow cheated on Martin with Miami hotelier Jeff Soffer. Paltrow later denied any 'romantic relationship' with supermodel Elle Macpherson's billionaire husband - after it was claimed their friendship may be probed.
Gwyneth Paltrow
27. The New York Post also claims the article could explore Paltrow's casting couch experiences. She once admitted, "When I was starting out, someone suggested we finish a meeting in the bedroom. I left. I was pretty shocked."
Anne Hathaway
28. Paltrow beat Anne Hathaway and others in a Star magazine poll of Hollywood's Most Hated celebrities. Which of her fellow A-listers could spill the beans on why she won the title?
Gwyneth Paltrow
29. Paltrow came under fire earlier this year when the total price of the outfits she featured in her spring wardrobe essentials for GOOP came to more than $45,000.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Matthew Morrison on ‘Glee’
30. When Paltrow did a guest stint on Glee in 2011, there were rumors that she grew to become more than friends with co-star Matthew Morrison.