Overview

• Amy Odell’s “Gwyneth: The Biography,” based on more than 220 sources, is scheduled for release on July 29.
• Excerpts chart Paltrow’s three-year on-off romance with Ben Affleck, noting his battles with alcohol and gambling and her candid appreciation of their intimacy.
• The book revisits Paltrow’s 1996–97 engagement to Brad Pitt, highlighting cultural differences that contributed to their split.
• New passages describe Paltrow’s private anguish over Pitt’s July 2000 marriage to Jennifer Aniston, including her off-record critique of his taste in partners.
• Paltrow’s later interviews underscore her view that she was too young and unprepared for her early high-profile relationships.