The real reason Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna‘s once-tight friendship fell apart centers on Madonna’s treatment of her daughter Lourdes, a new tell-all claims.
The shocking revelation comes from Gwyneth: The Biography by Amy Odell, which lifts the veil on the Oscar winner’s most private moments.
Gwyneth and Madonna were once inseparable—vacationing together, working out side by side, and even attending Kabbalah classes in the early 2000s.
But their bond took a dark turn during what Odell describes as a disturbing vacation run-in involving Madonna, her eldest daughter Lourdes, Gwyneth, and Gwyneth’s then-husband Chris Martin.
‘Madonna seemed to know that Gwyneth would be there, which Gwyneth seemed to find strange, a friend remembered,’ the book states.
The pop icon reportedly insisted the couple join her for a group dinner—where she ‘went off on her daughter, Lourdes,’ in front of everyone.
The real reason Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna ‘s once-tight friendship fell apart centers on Madonna’s treatment of her daughter Lourdes, a new tell-all claims; (pictured 2010)
Their bond took a dark turn during what Odell describes as a disturbing vacation run-in involving Madonna, her eldest daughter Lourdes, Gwyneth, and Gwyneth’s then-husband Chris Martin; (Madonna and Lourdes in 2009)
‘Gwyneth and Martin were disgusted by the behavior,’ wrote Odell.
Martin reportedly later called Madonna ‘awful’ and told Gwyneth he ‘can’t be around this woman anymore.’
Paltrow allegedly agreed, calling the Like a Virgin hitmaker ‘toxic,’ and ultimately ‘ended the friendship.’
DailyMail.com has not received a response to its request for comment from reps for Madonna, Paltrow and Martin.
The reported incident marked a sharp contrast from just a few years earlier, when Gwyneth openly gushed about her bond with Madonna.
In a 2006 interview, the Oscar winner called the pop icon ‘like her older sister,’
She added, ‘Everything I have gone through, she went through ten times worse and ten times longer. She gives me good advice about how to say no and take care of myself.’
Paltrow, now 52, and Madonna, now 66, first struck up their friendship in the late 1990s and were nearly inseparable during the early 2000s.
‘Madonna seemed to know that Gwyneth would be there, which Gwyneth seemed to find strange, a friend remembered,’ the book states; (pictured 2007)
The pop icon reportedly insisted the couple join her for a group dinner—where she ‘went off on her daughter, Lourdes,’ in front of everyone
‘Gwyneth and Martin were disgusted by the behavior,’ wrote Odell and Martin reportedly later called Madonna ‘awful’ and told Gwyneth he ‘can’t be around this woman anymore’l (Chris Martin and Gwyneth in 2014)
Though no official details were ever confirmed, whispers of a falling out have circulated for over a decade.
Paltrow first appeared to hint at trouble in an April 2010 interview with British Vogue, referencing her then-business partner and celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson.
‘Yeah, it’s good that [Tracy] doesn’t train Madonna any more. It was too much,’ she said at the time. ‘She keeps people waiting — it takes up your whole day.’
Now, Odell’s book sheds new light on what allegedly caused the final rift, though it remains unclear exactly when the vacation incident took place.
One thing’s certain: Paltrow and Madonna haven’t been photographed together since 2010.
