Posted 35 minutes agoGwyneth Paltrow Says She Was Fired From A Movie Because Of Her "Conscious Uncoupling" From Chris Martin"There was a lot of harsh stuff in the press."by Larry FitzmauriceBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Gwyneth Paltrow is getting real about how her divorce from Chris Martin affected her career. Dia Dipasupil / WireImage You probably remember that, when Gwyneth and Chris revealed they were calling it quits in 2014 after more than 10 years together, the pair put out a statement that referred to their split as a "conscious uncoupling." The choice of words caused quite a stir online and IRL. Larry Busacca/NBC / NBC During a recent appearance on the Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast, Gwyneth revealed that the announcement itself - never mind the divorce! - ended up costing her an acting role at one point. View this video on YouTube Good Hang with Amy Poehler / Via youtube.com "I was supposed to do a movie at one point, and it was like right after the conscious uncoupling thing with Chris, and there was a lot of harsh stuff in the press," she said. "I think the distributor was like, this might be too hot to touch." Raymond Hall / GC Images "So that was great because I was getting a divorce and then I got fired off. So it was so awesome." Bauer-Griffin / GC Images Gwyneth went on to offer some understanding toward her detractors at the time (although, for the record, as someone who was a fully grown adult when she and Chris made the announcement, I didn't really see what the big deal was). Raymond Hall / GC Images "Say you had had a really nasty divorce, or your parents had had a really nasty divorce," she explained. "And then you hear this idea that like, it doesn't have to be done this way. I think the implicit learning is like, 'Oh, fuck. Like, they're saying I did something wrong.'" Amanda Edwards / Getty Images "That makes sense to me, like, 'Oh no, is the inference that I mess someone up.' Like, that's not a nice thing to contemplate. So I do understand why it was so personal for people." Matei Horvath / Getty Images for BAFTA Fair enough! You can watch the entire episode here.
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Gwyneth Paltrow Says She Was Fired From A Movie Because Of Her "Conscious Uncoupling" From Chris Martin
January 6, 2026
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