Gwyneth Paltrow told pals Brad Pitt is 'dumber than a sack of s***', new book claims

A new book about Gwyneth Paltrow's life as a Hollywood actress has claimed the Marvel star thought ex-fiancé Brad Pitt was 'dumber than a sack of s**t'. The duo met each other while filming for David Fincher's iconic movie, Se7en, in 1994 and quickly fell head over heels for each other.

Brad popped the question in 1996 but theirrelationship soon crumbled and they split not long after. Gwyneth and Brad have no bad blood with each other, and the View From The Top actress even admitted her father, Bruce Paltrow, was "devastated" when they went their separate ways.

Speaking to Howard Stern in 2015, she said: "He was so gorgeous and sweet. I mean, he was Brad Pitt!" She also explained: "My father loved him like a son. I was such a kid.

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"I was 22 when we met. It's taken me until 40 to get my head out of my ass. You can't make that decision when you're 22 years old. I wasn't ready, and he was too good for me."

In 1998, a year after his split from Gwyneth, Brad started dating Jennifer Aniston. The two, who married in 2000, became Hollywood's "it" couple before their divorce in 2005.

When a reporter asked Gwyneth how she felt about him marrying Jennifer, she answered: "Are you really asking me this question? I can't comment on this kind of thing."

However, in Amy Odell's new book Gwyneth, it was claimed she told friends she was upset when she learned about the marriage. Gwyneth was said to have told friends that Brad had "terrible taste in women".

A few years after her split from Brad, she became the face of Estee Lauder and formed a friendship with the founder's daughter, Aerin Lauder.

According to the book, she told Aerin during a dinner: "He's dumber than a sack of s***."

In 2020, Gwyneth told Harper's Bazaar she didn't have “any really bad blood” with any of her ex partners, adding: “I’m friendly with Brad Pitt.”

She and Brad even did an interview together in 2022, where they discussed his involvement with her Goop product, God's True Cashmere.

“I finally found the Brad I was supposed to marry. It just took me 20 years,” she joked while referring to her husband, Brad Falchuk.

Brad discussed his happiness for Gwyneth and told her: "It’s lovely to have you as a friend now … and I do love you," before she answered: "I love you so much."

The Mirror have contacted Gwyneth's representatives for comment.

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