"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new biography of Gwyneth Paltrow just dropped, and it's full of bombshells. Like, ever wondered why she and Ben Affleck broke up? Or why she and Madonna stopped being friends? Check out the juiciest excerpts fromGwyneth: The Biography,by Amy Odell, viaPeople. $30.99 at amazon.com "DuringEmma's filming, Gwyneth expressed doubts to one crew member that Pitt was right for her, and admitted that she had a crush on Hugh Grant. 'Brad and I had very different upbringings,' she told an interviewer. 'So when we go to restaurants and order caviar, I have to say to Brad, 'This is beluga and this is osetra.'" "AfterEmmacame out, Gwyneth went over to [her friend, makeup artist Kevyn] Aucoin's place and cried about Pitt multiple times. He wanted to be with her but seemed to feel threatened by her success and all the attention she received. [Aucoin's] advice to Gwyneth was frank, 'You really need to end this.' "Gwyneth and Pitt never publicly gave a concrete reason for their [1997] breakup, though two people recalled a rumor about it stemming from Gwyneth cheating on Pitt [with costar John Hannah] while she was filmingSliding Doors. She told Howard Stern in 2015: 'I wasn't ready, and he was too good for me.'" "She spoke openly about how much she enjoyed their sex life. She told Aucoin one day that she loved when Affleck [engaged in a certain sex act]." "Gwyneth and Affleck broke up the next month, after a little over a year. Their physical chemistry couldn't overcome his self-destructive impulses, which may have even included cheating on her. After they broke up, Gwyneth said, 'I love men, even though they're lying, cheating scumbags.'" "Their relationship reached a breaking point when Madonna showed up to an island where Gwyneth and [Chris] Martin were vacationing. Madonna seemed to know that Gwyneth would be there, which Gwyneth seemed to find strange, a friend remembered. Madonna then insisted Gwyneth and Martin join her for a big group dinner at a long table where Madonna went off on her daughter, Lourdes. Gwyneth and Martin were disgusted by the behavior. 'I can't be around this woman anymore,' Martin told Gwyneth. 'She's awful.' Gwyneth agreed that Madonna was toxic and ended the friendship." BuyGwyneth: The Biographywhen it hits shelves on July 29! You Might Also Like Here's What NOT to Wear to a Wedding Meet the Laziest, Easiest Acne Routine You'll Ever Try
