Paltrow's Pain: Inside Her Sadness Over Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s Wedding

THE TRUTH ABOUT GWYNETH PALTROW'S TURBULENT ROMANCE WITH BRAD PITT

Gwyneth Paltrow, the Oscar-winning actress known for her stunning performances on screen, had a tumultuous relationship with Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt that left her feeling "totally heartbroken" and "all over the place." And according to a new biography, Paltrow's ex-fiancé's marriage to Jennifer Aniston in 2000 was the final nail in the coffin of their troubled romance.

The juicy details about Paltrow's relationship with Pitt come from Gwyneth: A Biography, which is set to be released on July 29. The book, written by author Amy Odell, claims that Paltrow was devastated when she heard about Pitt's wedding to Aniston in July 2000. In fact, the actress was so upset that she lashed out at a reporter who asked her about her love life while promoting her film Duets at the Toronto International Film Festival that year.

According to an excerpt published by US Weekly, Paltrow snapped when asked about her relationship status, saying, "Are you really asking me this question?" before adding, "I can’t comment on this kind of thing." But behind closed doors, Paltrow confided in friends that she was feeling sad and betrayed by Pitt's sudden departure from their relationship.

The seeds of trouble in the relationship were sown long before Pitt's marriage to Aniston. The two had gotten engaged in 1996, but sources close to Paltrow claimed that Pitt felt threatened by her success and all the attention she received after her Oscar-winning performance in Shakespeare in Love. In fact, makeup artist Kevin Aucoin allegedly told Paltrow that she needed to end the relationship because Pitt was holding her back.

But despite their doubts, the couple remained together until 1997, when they called it quits for good. And according to Odell's book, Paltrow couldn't help but make a snide remark about Pitt's subsequent marriage to Aniston when she became the face of Estee Lauder's Pleasures fragrance.

At a dinner with executive Aerin Lauder, Paltrow allegedly said, "He’s dumber than a sack of s–t." The jab seemed to refer to their vastly different backgrounds. While Pitt grew up in a very religious family in Springfield, MO, Paltrow was brought up in Manhattan and attended an elite private school.

In a 2023 interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Paltrow looked back at her breakup with Pitt, saying it was "the right thing at that time" but also incredibly difficult. "There were a number of things that had happened," she said. "He was nine years older than me — he knew what he wanted, he was ready to do it and I was kind of all over the place."

As Gwyneth: A Biography is set to be released on July 29, fans are eagerly awaiting more juicy details about Paltrow's tumultuous romance with Pitt. Will the book reveal even more shocking secrets? Only time will tell.

This article was first published by TheScholarlyNote.com