In Amy Odell’s upcoming biography, Gwyneth: The Biography, it’s disclosed that Gwyneth Paltrow experienced genuine sadness upon hearing the news of Brad Pitt’s marriage to Jennifer Aniston in July 2000 Wikipedia+8Page Six+8The Daily Beast+8. Though the actress publicly maintained neutrality during a September 2000 interview at the Toronto Film Festival—replying with visible tension, “I can’t comment on this kind of thing”—she privately admitted to feeling upset when the union became official Page SixThe Daily Beast.
Beyond her initial sadness, insiders say Paltrow later confided to friends that Pitt had “terrible taste in women” and even reportedly called him “dumber than a sack of s‑t” during a dinner party with socialite Aerin Lauder Page Six+1The Daily Beast+1.
The book also highlights how Paltrow once had doubts about their relationship. While filming Emma, she confessed to a crew member that she had a crush on Hugh Grant, even as she and Pitt—who met in 1994 on Se7en and were engaged from 1996 until 1997—drifted apart X (formerly Twitter)+9Page Six+9The Daily Beast+9.
Following their breakup, Pitt tied the knot with Jennifer Aniston in Malibu on July 29, 2000; they divorced in 2005 after his relationship with co-star Angelina Jolie became public Wikipedia+2Page Six+2Wikipedia+2. Meanwhile, Paltrow moved forward, dating Ben Affleck briefly before marrying Chris Martin of Coldplay in 2003, with whom she shares two children. That marriage ended in 2014, and she wed TV producer Brad Falchuk in 2018 Wikipedia+2Page Six+2The Daily Beast+2.