Overview

• Amy Odell reports that Paltrow “reached a breaking point” when Madonna unexpectedly joined her and Chris Martin on vacation and sharply reprimanded her daughter at a group dinner.
• Outraged by Madonna’s behavior, Martin labeled her “awful,” prompting Paltrow to agree she must end their once-close friendship.
• The biography claims Brad Pitt grew “threatened” by Paltrow’s early success and was stung by cheating rumors, factors that led to their mid-1990s breakup.
• Despite praising her sexual chemistry with Ben Affleck, Paltrow’s romance dissolved by 2000 under the weight of his alcohol and gambling struggles and alleged infidelity.
• Excerpts published ahead of the July 29 release draw on over 2,200 interviews to chronicle these private rifts, and none of the figures involved have commented on the revelations.