Amy Odell’s book about the controversial actor and Goop founder is brimming with stories – from Madonna giving her advice as a teenager to her disappointment at boyfriend Brad Pitt’s understanding of caviar
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hen the author Amy Odell approached Gwyneth Paltrow’s publicist about her plans for a biography of the actor, Goop founder and wellness pioneer, she was told that Paltrow would be glad to participate – if she was allowed to “factcheck” the book.
Odell didn’t agree. Her line to Paltrow eventually fell silent, and her book, Gwyneth, has just been published to much buzz, without the star’s participation. Paltrow, a source claimed to Odell, “invented ghosting”.
Now, post-publication, you can picture dozens more being cast out of her golden glow. Odell spoke to more than 220 people for her book, on and off the record; more rebuffed her. “Many were terrified to talk about Gwyneth,” she writes.
