Why did Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow break up? Reports explored amid claims actress was devastated over ex’s wedding to Jennifer Aniston

As per a recent article by Page Six, American actress Gwyneth Paltrow was "sad" when her ex-boyfriend Brad Pitt married Jennifer Anniston. This has been revealed in Amy Odell's new book, Gwyneth: The Biography.

The biography further reveals Paltrow's reaction when she was asked by a reporter during the Toronto Film Festival in September 2000 about how she felt when Brad Pitt married Jennifer Anniston. Odell writes in her book, about the incident:

"Are you really asking me this question?" Gwyneth replied, her eyes now ‘daggers.’ "I can’t comment on this kind of thing,"

As per the book, Paltrow confided in her friends that she was sad over Pitt marrying the Friends actress. It also mentions that Paltrow took a jab at Pitt during a business meeting with Aerin Lauder, the heiress of Estee Lauder cosmetics. Here's the excerpt:

“At one dinner, the two were talking about Brad Pitt. According to someone familiar with the discussion, Gwyneth allegedly told her, ‘He’s dumber than a sack of s–t.'”

Gwyneth Paltrow dated Brad Pitt from 1994 to 1997, and their romance was widely written about back in the day. Their sudden split shocked fans. Per Parade, Odell's book suggests that the difference between their worlds is what led to the split.

About Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt's relationship

Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt met on the set of the movie Se7en and began dating in 1994, according to Us Weekly.

In 1996, Brad Pitt referred to Gwyneth Paltrow as his "angel" while accepting the Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the film 12 Monkeys. The same year, Paltrow and Pitt got engaged.

Only a few months later after they got engaged, the couple decided to go their seperate ways. During an appearence on The Howard Stern Show in 2015, Gwyneth Paltrow said about the breakup:

"I think I was a kid and I wasn’t ready. He was too good for me. I honestly do think, I was too young and didn’t know what I was doing.”

She added:

“I mean I was 22 when we met and it’s taken me until 40 to get my head out of my ass. You can’t make a decision when you’re 22 years old.”

Per Us Weekly, Paltrow told Harper's Bazaar in 2020 that Pitt and she continued to be "friendly" despite their breakup, and that there was no bad blood.

In June 2022, Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt did an interview, years after their split, to address Pitt's involvement with God's True Cashmere, a product from Paltrow's company, Goop. The former couple took the opportunity to laugh about their past.

“I finally found the Brad I was supposed to marry. It just took me 20 years,” Paltrow joked, referring to Brad Falchuk, whom she married in 2018.

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Pitt said:

“It’s lovely to have you as a friend now… and I do love you.” Pitt also joined in.

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