Gwyneth Paltrow was sad when Brad Pitt got married to Jennifer Aniston, told friends he has ‘terrible taste in women’

According to Gwyneth Paltrow's biography, the actor told her friends that Brad Pitt ‘has terrible taste in women'.

Published on: Jul 20, 2025, 08:07:30 IST

By Sugandha Rawal

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Actor Gwyneth Paltrow, who dated actor Brad Pitt for a brief period, really felt sad when she got to know that her former boyfriend got married to Friends star Jennifer Aniston, according to author Amy Odell’s new book, Gwyneth: The Biography.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt began dating after working together on David Fincher‘s horror classic Se7en in 1994.

Gwyneth's feelings on Brad Pitt's marriage

Gwyneth, now 52, and Brad, now 61, began dating after working together on David Fincher‘s horror classic Se7en in 1994. They got engaged in 1996 and split in 1997. According to US weekly, Gwyneth: The Biography mentions her reaction to Brad getting married to Jennifer.

During an interview at the Toronto Film Festival in 2000, a “gossipy reporter” asked the actor “how she felt about Brad Pitt marrying Jennifer Aniston (in July of that year).

“Are you really asking me this question?” Gwyneth replied, with the book mentioning that her eyes turned out to be ‘daggers.’ “I can’t comment on this kind of thing,” the excerpt from the book read.

The excerpt continued, “In reality, Gwyneth confided to friends that she’d felt sad when she learned they were getting married. (She was also fond of telling them that Brad ‘has terrible taste in women’.)”

Looking back, Gwyneth took a dig at Brad during a business meeting with Estee Lauder cosmetics heiress Aerin Lauder later that year.

“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,'” the excerpt mentioned.

About Brad and Jennifer

Brad and Jennifer were married for a little over five years. The couple tied the knot in 2000 and divorced in 2005. Brad and Jennifer first met in 1998 in Malibu at a private wedding.

Brad and Jennifer later started dating, and after two years together, they married. In January 2005, Jennifer filed for divorce. In 2004, while Brad was still married to Jennifer, rumours about him dating Angelina Jolie started. In 2006, Angelina announced that she was pregnant with Brad's child. In August 2014, Angelina and Brad married. The couple filed for divorce in 2016.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sugandha Rawal
Sugandha Rawal has been writing about entertainment and lifestyle for over 13 years, and if there's one thing that's kept her going, it's a genuine love for storytelling. She completed her graduation in Journalism from the University of Delhi and went on to earn her Master of Media from IP University. Beginning her career in the fast-paced environment of news wire reporting, she learned the art of accuracy, speed, and storytelling under pressure. She later expanded her horizons in print journalism, where she honed her feature-writing skills and developed a keen eye for detail and narrative depth. These days, she's firmly rooted in digital journalism, adapting and evolving with a media landscape that never sits still. Over the years, Sugandha has covered everything from Bollywood and celebrity culture to wellness trends and lifestyle shifts. She enjoys spotting the drama behind headlines, the emotion behind interviews, and the details that others might miss. When she is not chasing the latest entertainment update or lifestyle trend, you will find her observing the cultural shifts that shape the stories we consume every day.Read More

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