OlderGwyneth Paltrow: Winona Ryder’s Frenemy?
In her latest GOOP newsletter, Gwyneth Paltrow talks about why the media spins stories negatively and mentions a “frenemy,” most likely referring to her former best friend, actress Winona Ryder. (Their friendship reportedly ended when Gwyn reportedly stole the part of Shakespeare in Love from Winona but Winona was never considered for the role.)
Gwyn writes, “Back in the day, I had a ‘frenemy’ who, as it turned out, was pretty hell-bent on taking me down. This person really did what they could to hurt me. I was deeply upset, I was angry, I was all of those things you feel when you find out that someone you thought you liked was venomous and dangerous. I restrained myself from fighting back. I tried to take the high road. But one day I heard that something unfortunate and humiliating had happened to this person. And my reaction was deep relief and…happiness. There went the high road. So, why does it feel so good to hear something bad about someone you don’t like? Or someone you DO like? Or someone you don’t KNOW? I once asked the editor of a tabloid newspaper why all of the stories about a famous British couple had a negative bent. He said that when the headline was positive, the paper didn’t sell. Why is that? What’s wrong with us? I asked the sages to shed a little light. Here’s to washing our mouths out with soap… Love, Gwyneth.” Check out the rest of the Q&A at GOOP.com.
The “unfortunate and humiliating” incident Gwyn mentioned is likely referring to Winona’s 2001 shoplifting incident, where she stole $5K worth of designer clothes and accessories at a Saks Fifth Avenue department store.
Pictured below: Gwyneth and Winona holding hands and locking arms (1998-1999).
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Yes and how about that JLO MADE THE LIST…
WOW DIDN’T KNOW THAT JLO MET GWYNETH BACK IN 1998!!
HOW DID SHE MAKE THE LIST GEE COULD IT BE MAYBE BEN..!
NO THEY WERE NOT ENGAGED IN 1998 HE WAS DATING GWYNETH (BOYFRIEND GIRLFRIEND MAKING SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE TOGETHER..)
OR
HOW COULD IT BE BATALI WINONA (MATT DAMON BROKE UP WITH
THAT THIEF… ) THAT IS WHAT DID IT FOR HER SO GET YOUR FACTS
STRAIGHT O.K..AND JEN ANISTON..WHY HER..SHE CAME AFTER
THEY BROKE UP…OR COULD IT BE
That’s not funny, #38.
Gywneth is so smug, she should thank her lucky stars that her dirt has not been aired publicly like Winonas.
GOD this confirms why I hate Gwenyth Paltrow so much. She’s the most obnoxious celeb out there.
I think GP is an opportunist. Maybe she needs to get her timeline correct. Maybe it’s because GP stole the Shakespeare In Love role from her friend that they became frenemies. Hey, if I had a friend that stole from me I would be hell bent on her destruction too. I think it’s time to retire GOOP. Maybe GP needs to go a way for a long while and just focus on her fabulous life.
Dear Gwenyth,
The public does like postive stories about celebrities they like. You are not likeable so no one wants to hear good things about you. Now go away.
#29 - Sandy - You’re exactly right on your passive-aggressive conclusion.
Gwyneth just could not let it go, and she’s still play adolescent games. And, NO! I will not click on the GOOP link for more. Not giving GP any more attention than I’m going to giver her right here.
Finally, I bet Rider would’ve kicked Paltrow’s *ss in Shakespeare in Love.
Just read newsletter bulletin:
I think being betrayed by a friend is truly devastating and does make you feel very angry, depressed and disappointed.
Maybe there was a reason behind the critisism , in which case it was justified and maybe, in Gwyneth’s case, it was not and therefore venomous.
The point is I think the philosophy she uses to explain her point of view is too generalised and every case is different, for instance would it be venomous, evil tongued or bad Karma to attack Adolf Hitler?
@slambang:
LOL agreed
oh lord, why are we reading anything this fame wh ore is saying? who cares? go away already, she really have nothing to talk about, all of brads exes are crazy,
why she stole the script from her room it was hers weather she was considered for the part or not.Why she talk about it now if she took the high road she should shut her mouth.
Any body is better than this snob. I have this fishy b!tch. Someone needs to shut her up.She should be busy saving her fcuked up marriage right now instead of talking about years ago things which she actually did and won oscar not cause she deserve it but cause she fcuked one of the guys.someone.
Gwyneth,
You fell out with Winona YEARS ago!! You still whine about Brad!! Get over yourself!! You are now “happily” married with two kids…focus on that and stop writing about petty BS from the past! No one cares and most importantly, no one cares about YOU!! You write this BS because you know your career is in the tank….go back to England and shut your pie hole!
wow. so she’s telling us how bad we are for loving negative sh*t and yet here she is telling us all kinds of bad stuff about her old friend. wow. hypochrite much? i can’t stand this woman.
Winona is too good for GOOPY Gwyneth!
You know for someone who claims to hate all the attention on herself and kids why put yourself back out there in the trash talking media like that. She has to know this would appear in the very blogs and gossip rags she so despises.
What could Wino have done to her that was so bad she would actually be deeply relieved and happy that she was busted for shop lifting. Did she steal stuff from her and deny it? I mean why would you be “deeply relieved”? Cause no-one believed you all these years? ummmm come on Gwyneth, tell us the whole story or just shut the hell up.
…See no evil speak no evil.
Back in the day, when there was no democracy we were ruled by dictators and only the rich and powerful had the right to speak their mind and the ordinary people were repressed and punished for speaking out.
Now everyone has the right to speak freely.
In Gwyneth’s newsletter, all people who speak negatively about someone ( no reason given to wether it is justified or not) have evil “tongues”.
Winona was a terrific actress and very charismatic on the screen. I loved her in Mermaids with Cher. Gorgeous. I heard she battled heavy depression and that would account for all sorts of behavior other people find offensive. Take it from me. I have been battling it for years. It’s difficult to survive. Everything is big and overwhelming, things most people who have never had depression take for granted. Depressed people can be wonderful people, too. But, functioning “normally” is difficult. Maybe GP found out something difficult, like abuse, in Winona’s past that explained her behavior. Something so painful that it colored the rest of her life. We never know what battles others are fighting.
I always wondered what happened btwn these two. Was it really that nefarious? I did read Gwyn saw and stole the script to “Shakespeare in Love” when it was at Win’s house. So who knows the real story. Of course if anyone here does, please share!
I forgot. I am sure this was not the 2001 incident with Winona’s shoplifting. It was way before that when suddenly Gwyneth dropped her. Gywneth was with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon was with Winona. Matt and Winona met at the Oscars when Matt and Ben won for writing the screenplay for Goodwill Hunting. Matt was new to Hollywood and flipped over her. Whatever happened was unclear but Matt stopped seeing her and Gwyneth stayed with Ben a while longer. She dropped him before she won the Oscar because she called him her “friend” when she gave her speech. He looked embarrassed because it was obvious she was publicly letting everyone know he was no longer her romantic partner. I remember they stayed “friends” and were photographed together with her on a cell phone walking on the beach the day Brad Pitt married Jennifer Anniston. GP looked distraught.
Gwyn is nothing but a copycat..she reminds me of a single white female type who becomes her friends..case in point, Madonna, and looking at these pic’s, she became Winona too…I’m sure she was dumped by Ms Ryder.
As soon as I learned that murderer Phil Spector was found guilty by the new jury, Bowie’s song “Let’s Dance” played in my head. And it hasn’t stopped since.
What a nice gift for Spring. I feel a sense of freedom from it. Like balance has been restored.
Spector’s freedom made America oppressive.
I think it’s hilarious everyone assumes it’s Wino. LOL!
Maybe Miss Paltrow you’re just one mean spirited be-yatch that likes to see even your close friends fail? Don’t we all secretly hate our perfect pretty successful best friends?
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