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If I\u2019m going to hear about Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a>, I usually want it to come directly from Goop herself. Whether she\u2019s talking about \u201copen-eye meditation<\/a>\u201d or raw milk<\/a>, Paltrow has a unique way of making me roll my eyes and then keep coming back for more. Because of this, I was skeptical about Amy Odell\u2019s upcoming Paltrow biography, Gwyneth, which comes out next week. I thought I would rather read Paltrow\u2019s own memoir, which so far exists only in my imagination (but trust me, it\u2019s good). However, recent excerpts from Odell\u2019s 448-page book have led me to reconsider.<\/p>\n Last week, People<\/a> published several juicy tidbits from the book, which was written based on over 200 interviews conducted by the author. And while we may not be getting Paltrow\u2019s exact point of view on the events of her life, we are certainly getting a lot of gossip. Take, for example, the story about the actress\u2019s falling out with Madonna.<\/p>\n \u201cTheir relationship reached a breaking point when Madonna showed up to an island where Gwyneth and [Chris] Martin were vacationing. Madonna seemed to know that Gwyneth would be there, which Gwyneth seemed to find strange, a friend remembered,\u201d wrote Odell. \u201cMadonna then insisted Gwyneth and Martin join her for a big group dinner at a long table where Madonna went off on her daughter, Lourdes. Gwyneth and Martin were disgusted by the behavior. \u2018I can\u2019t be around this woman anymore,\u2019 Martin told Gwyneth. \u2018She\u2019s awful.\u2019 Gwyneth agreed that Madonna was toxic and ended the friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s pretty good, right? The book also shares how Paltrow chose to star in Se7en instead of the Keanu Reeves movie Feeling Minnesota. Apparently, a friend asked her, \u201cWell, who do you want to date, Brad Pitt or Keanu Reeves?\u201d As those of you who follow \u201990s fashion-inspo accounts already know, Paltrow and Pitt went on to date for three years; the rocky end is chronicled in the book.<\/p>\n Speaking of boyfriends, remember when Paltrow went on Call Her Daddy<\/a> and said Ben Affleck was \u201ctechnically excellent\u201d in the bedroom? Well, this book is giving us insight into what she might have meant. Odell detailed that while Affleck \u201cdidn\u2019t always reciprocate her affection,\u201d Paltrow \u201cspoke openly about how much she enjoyed their sex life.\u201d<\/p>\n In the book, Odell names a certain sex act Affleck would perform on Paltrow that she apparently \u201cloved.\u201d While the prudes at People didn\u2019t refer to it by name, the pervs at \u201cPage Six<\/a>\u201d shared enough of an uncensored version that we could get the gist. According to the outlet, Odell wrote that Paltrow \u201ctold Kevyn Aucoin in his London hotel room one day after lunch that she loved when Affleck \u2018tea-b****d\u2019 her.\u201d Hello!<\/p>\n Other details from just this excerpt include a rumor allegedly started by Winona Ryder about Paltrow stealing the Shakespeare in Love role from her, an account of Paltrow\u2019s \u201cconscious uncoupling\u201d from Martin, and what she is like as a boss (the scary combination of an impatient perfectionist). I am still anxiously awaiting Paltrow\u2019s story in her own far-from-reality words, but this tome will be more than enough for now. Congratulations to the marketing department at Simon & Schuster. You got me.<\/p>\n Stay in touch.<\/p>\n Get the Cut newsletter delivered daily<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n