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In her upcoming book \u201cGwyneth: The Biography,\u201d <\/a>author Amy Odell writes about the reason former pals Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna allegedly had a falling out over ten years ago.<\/p>\n Paltrow, according to an excerpt of the book<\/a> published by People Wednesday, \u201creached a breaking point\u201d in her friendship with Madonna, 66, after the singer allegedly showed up to an island where Paltrow, 52, was vacationing with her then-husband Chris Martin.<\/p>\n Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Eric Charbonneau<\/p>\n The cover of \u201cGwyneth\u201d by Amy Odell. Gallery Books<\/p>\n \u201cMadonna seemed to know that Gwyneth would be there,\u201d the excerpt reads, \u201cwhich Gwyneth seemed to find strange, a friend remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n Madonna \u201cinsisted\u201d that the couple join her for a group dinner, during which the Grammy Award winner allegedly \u201cwent off\u201d on her daughter Lourdes Leon,<\/a> 28, per the book. <\/p>\n Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin at the 3rd Annual Sean Penn and Friends Help Haiti Home Gala in Jan. 2014. Colin Young-Wolff\/Invision\/AP<\/p>\n \u201cGwyneth and Martin were disgusted by the behavior,\u201d Odell claimed, adding that the Coldplay singer, 48, allegedly told Paltrow: \u201cI can\u2019t be around this woman anymore. She\u2019s awful.\u201d<\/p>\n The Goop founder, according to Odell, \u201cagreed that Madonna was toxic and ended the friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n Madonna, Harvey Weinstein, Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow at the 55th Annual Golden Globe Miramax Party in 1998. BEI\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Madonna, Harvey Weinstein and Gwyneth Paltrow at a Golden Globes afterparty in 1998. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/p>\n The Post has reached out to Paltrow and Madonna\u2019s reps for comment.<\/p>\n Odell\u2019s book, out July 29, is based on over 2220 interviews about Paltrow\u2019s acting career, her relationships, and more.<\/p>\n The author claims that the vacation incident occurred \u201ca few years\u201d after Paltrow gave birth to her and Martin\u2019s son Moses<\/a> in 2006. The exes, who married in 2003 and split in 2014, also share daughter Apple<\/a>, born in 2004.<\/p>\n Gwyneth Paltrow at the Mindvalley Manifesting Summit 2025. John Salangsang\/Shutterstock for Mindvalley<\/p>\n Paltrow and Madonna formed a fast friendship in the late 1990s, and the Oscar winner gushed over their bond several years later. <\/p>\n \u201cEverything I have gone through, she went through ten times worse and ten times longer,\u201d Paltrow said in 2006, according to Us Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna attend Diane Von Furstenberg and Claridge\u2019s launch party in London in 2010. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cShe gives me good advice about how to say no and take care of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n The pair reportedly have not been photographed together since 2010. Neither star has talked publicly about their friendship fallout.<\/p>\n Madonna attends the 2025 Met Gala in New York. Getty Images<\/p>\n