A forthcoming book, “Gwyneth: The Biography,” by journalist Amy Odell, is set for release on 29 July and draws on new interviews and archival reporting to chart Gwyneth Paltrow’s personal and professional life. Excerpts published by several entertainment outlets outline previously undisclosed details of her relationships and friendships stretching back three decades. Odell writes that Paltrow ended her high-profile friendship with Madonna after a tense holiday dinner in the late 2000s. According to the book, Madonna unexpectedly appeared on the Caribbean island where Paltrow and then-husband Chris Martin were vacationing, insisted the pair join her for dinner and then berated her daughter, Lourdes. The incident reportedly prompted Martin to tell Paltrow he could not “be around this woman anymore,” and Paltrow agreed, cutting off contact with the singer. The biography also revisits Paltrow’s 2003-16 marriage to Martin, reporting that some of her friends believed the couple “didn’t quite click” from the start, despite a shared interest in family life and artistic ambition. Odell describes the 2014 decision to “consciously uncouple” as both a personal struggle and, eventually, a carefully managed public message that reinforced Paltrow’s lifestyle brand. Additional chapters cover Paltrow’s earlier romances with Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck, including claims that their relationships faltered over conflicting priorities and personality clashes. Together, the revelations paint a portrait of an actor whose private choices often intersected with her public image and business ventures. Representatives for Paltrow, Madonna and the other individuals mentioned have not commented on the excerpts.