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You know, a star on the Hollywood “Walk of Fame” used to MEAN something, but now anyone can get one, I guess. (Also just kidding, it never used to mean anything.) From the HollywoodReporter:
Joined by Country Strong co-star Tim McGraw, director Shana Feste, and Faith Hill, Gwyneth Paltrow received the 2,427th star on the Walk of Fame on Monday in Hollywood.
In Country Strong, Paltrow plays down-on-her-luck country singer Kelly Canter, while McGraw plays her husband/manager.
During the ceremony, McGraw told the crowd that Paltrow “sings beautifully” and that she “Inspires goodness and that’s the best kind of friend to have.”After being asked about how she would celebrate if Country Strong was nominated for a Golden Globe, Paltrow joked, “With a joint, hanging out with my girlfriends, I don’t know, I don’t expect anything from that.”
“With a joint, hanging out with my girlfriends. Is that what normal people do? I want to sound fun and normal. Do I? Oh, please tell me I sound fun and normal! Yup, me and my girlfriends are just going to put a joint on fire and we’re going to smoke it all up hahahahhahah. I don’t know, I don’t expect anything from that, and what would be the point? I live in a castle. By the way if you EVER need suggestions for a mid-century coat rack, call my assistant and have her guide you through the process of signing up for the lifestyle newsletter that my ghostwriter writes. We’ve actually got a whole issue on mid-century coat racks coming up.”
I liked this better when it was Hugh Jackman getting his handprints in front of Grauman’s Chinese theater on the eve of Wolverine Origins Strong. At least he just peed himself and kept his mouth shut.
A close up of Gwyneth’s star after the jump:
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Turns out, it IS possible to hate her even more.
“Alright, we’ve done David Hasselhoff, Clint Howard, Kermit the Frog, who’s next on the Walk of Fame list? Gwyneth Paltow? God. Really? Can’t we do… Kim Cardashian or someone? She does more, right?”
Why would a successful Oscar-winning actress not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
Look out everybody, the LOGIC POLICE are here!
I think he means “How can she not have one already?”
I wish I was one of her girlfriends…
it is very odd she didn’t have one already. even charlie sheen has one.
If it helps, she IS # 2,427 and you get to step on her.
How long is that sidewalk anyway?
Stone cold, stepped on, with the personality of concrete. Honestly, a sidewalk is a perfect place to honor Gwyneth.
“Oh you simply MUST have one of these.”
newsflash, gwyneth: only poor people smoke joints because they can’t afford the “killer KB” you can afford.
Im still stuck on the part where she said she has friends…
Also, British people call them spliffs, not joints
lorries? what? ill see myself out
More like Walk of Shame, amirite?
Well-deserved. No sarcasmo.
teacherman, I’ve come to think of us as like-minded brothers-in-arms, but your constant defense of Gwyneth Paltrow may lead to an Anakin/Obi-Wan-sized schism in the far future.
Wait, what’s in the box?
WHAT’S IN THE BOX???
“Oh! It’s a kitty! I’m so glad it wasn’t my wife’s severed head!”
DSN, that is adorable. You, sir, are a gem.
I give that joke a boxie. The award itself is a box.
Teach, I’m backing you up.
That’s the thing about Sith lords, there’s always two of them.
I love you, Frank Lloyd Wrong
Yes, but which one is here… the apprentice or the master?
Yeah, I agree, teacherman. I’ve never really understood the Paltrow hate that goes on here. I mean, she’s certainly not the best, but she’s not terrible at her job. And there are without question so many people who are worse and who get more work. So, you go Gwyneth. Keep doing your thing. Enjoy that joint with your girlfriends, you’ve earned it!
i don’t care for her, but i can’t really hate the woman who played margot tennenbaum.
This is my dilemma, too.
This is how I feel about Nicolas Cage. He’s such a buffoon and cranks out terrible movie after terrible movie, but he’s also H.I. McDunnough.
Love that movie.
Enhance:
2427 is now a cursed number. (Interesting fact: 242 is the area code of the Bahamas, which are located in the Bermuda Triangle!)
This is going to be my last defense of Gwyneth comment – not because my devotion has faltered, but because I am growing tired of my quixotic mission, as I am sure you are all tired of reading it. And its not like me liking her and others not liking her is a big deal at all – I mean, as far as swords to fall on go, that one is pretty lame. And I will be honest, I do not get the January Jones love. So it becomes a tad hypocritical for me to be so adamantly in favor of one ice queen actress while being disdainful towards another one (although in my defense, GP can act, which I have not seen from JJ).
That said,
I didn’t think anyone loved January Jones?
You’ve watched Mad Men, no?
http://videogum.com/219981/january-jones-looks-great-how-we-sexism-now/behind-the-scenes/
Jesus, I forgot she was playing Emma Frost! Ok, I’ll stop hating on her, but my love for all things X-Men is going to make it tough for me to buy her portrayal of Emma. We’ll see…
Obviously, I agree. I mean, I don’t mind the posts, because they are generally pretty funny (“PHEW!!!” — Gabe, I’m sure), but I don’t really get the outright hate for GP. I mean, Se7en? Good. Emma? Good. Royal Tennenbaums? Good. And sure, Country Strong is absurd, but then that’s really a problem of the bastardization of country music as a whole and not just her.
I’ll give you Royal Tennenbaums, but otherwise was just never a huge fan. Then the whole married to Chris Martin(EWWWW! also don’t get me started on Coldplay), naming my kid Apple. I thought she had lost it. She really hasn’t been in anything in quite a few years that I have had any desire to watch. So…this hatter is gonna hate on her. Sorry
i think i hate coldplay more than i could ever hate GP. i mean, when that song yellow came out, i thought, “hey, good song” but it all went downhill from there.
they had another good single, but i realized the reason i liked it is because it is the exact same riff from the only kraftwerk song that i like.
in my mind they are interchangeable with U2 who i also hate.
Coldplay songs are even worse when you realize HE’S SINGING THEM TO/ABOUT GWYNETH PALTROW.
“Ack!” -Me & Cathy
Well said, Teach. I’m willing to bet that this applies to most people here. I honestly can’t name more than 2 movies she’s ever been in. But it’s fun to pretend!
Yeah, its more that the GP hate seems to be EVERYWHERE. And I know she does not care, but I do not like that she is attacked over and over from all angles of the internet with no defenders. And at long last I too lay down my sword.
What I am saying, is that I should never be a knight. “What do you mean I have to fight a dragon? Nuts to this, I’m going to the library” – Sir Lilbobbytables.
It is very simple: GOOP.
*The floor would like to recognize the Hon. Frank Lloyd Wrong representing the opposition.*
Has Gwyneth Paltrow been in a bunch of good movies, of course. (Although, she wasn’t the best part of Se7en, nor the best part of Tenenbaums, nor the best part of Iron Man.) (oh, and for every good movie she is in there’s a Shallow Hal or a The Pallbearer or *snarf* “Dixie Normous” in whatever Austin Powers sequel.)
My problem with her is her actual persona. She’s all artifice Hollywood entitlement personified. A woman who can in one breath say “The British are much more intelligent and civilised than the Americans.” (2006) but when it’s time to sell her movie, fuck yeah she’s just a regular ‘merican like me “With a joint, hanging out with my girlfriends, I don’t know, I don’t expect anything from that.”(2010). Then, she’ll pen an Goop article about why titanium bidets are better than the environment than the platinum one she’s been using for years.
In summation, Paltrow is awful.
Fair enough. I guess I just don’t care that much about actors’ personal lives. Like, Tom Cruise is clearly coo-coo bananas, but I will still go and watch the shit out of one of his movies. And, sure, it’s nice when actors are good people, but how often does that even happen? Tom Hanks? Known for his hobo nachos among his close friends, I’m sure.
I guess what I’m saying is that if we are attacking celebrities for being obnoxious, or awful even, Paltrow is going to be pretty far down the list for me.
So I think we are agreed: Hobo nachos are awesome.
I will happily admit that Gwyneth Paltrow has acted in some things that I genuinely love. She is not terrible at her job.
However, I will continue to criticize her for what I perceive to be a lack of insight and a sort of tone-deafness. I think this is something that a lot of celebrities probably suffer from. Money and fame are insulating and crazy-making things. But Paltrow broadcasts her disconnection from the real world so publicly (e.g. GOOP) that it’s hard not to find these forced, “having a joint with my mates” sort of comments to be even more barf-worthy.
Maybe Videogum’s Gwyneth bashing is overdone a little, but it’s all done frivolously, which is more than I can say about other websites.
Out of hatred for myself, this morning I read a fair number of comments about Miley Cyrus’ recent bongtastic adventures on Perez’s online thought journal. The fact that she is paid any attention is confounding, but these people were breaking out in e-fights and having i-arguments about the girl. I got a massive headache attempting to understand why anyone would take her actions so seriously, since she’s not exactly a world leader or a prolific writer.
“Gwyneth Paltrow is…a perfectly functional actor.”
-Gabe Delahaye
BUSTED.
Ke$ha got a star too? Now she’s Ke$h*
Oh, I didn’t see yours before I started mine, but yours is much better. Still, it would be a shame to waste the three minutes I spent on it in paint.
Thinking Gwyneth Paltrow is a talented actress and thinking Gabe’s posts about her are funny are NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE! GET OVER IT!
okay Sisqo
If I had TV and this movie came on ABC on a Saturday afternoon when I was particularly hungover I would watch it and be only minimally ashamed of myself.
Is that dog humping the “g”?
I am taking a personal moment here on Videogum to announce without shame or reservations: I LOVE THIS MOVIE. DEAL WITH IT.
Also watch it and play drinking games. Vitamin C is in it!! 90′s, NEVER FORGET
My arch nemesis wins again! DAMN HER!
You need to save the text from that comment in which you tell your story….you will need to repost it from time to time. It’s gonna be like the ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ of this comments section, back when they used to play it all day long during the Christmas days, I am old.
HAHA ok. If at any time any monsters need to hear the story to lift their spirits just let me know. I am always willing to re-tell it.
I bet she discussed what kinds of imported Italian marble work best for Hollywood Stars over dinner with Jake Gyllenhal and Taylor Swift. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/10/gwyneth-paltrow-hosted-jake-gyllenhaal-taylor-swift-dinner_n_795226.html
Lets be honest, she is the actress we deserve, not the actress we need…
We’ll hunt her. We’ll condemn her. Set the dogs on her. Because that’s what needs to happen.
WATCH OUT LAZLO PANIFLEX!
Anyone else see this in NY Mag?
“Hating Gwyneth became a sport we could all enjoy: Her videos are parodied on Funny or Die, and Videogum regularly catalogues her doings alongside a photo of the actress superimposed with the words ‘I am the worst.’”
It was like an early Christmas!
That is freaking awesome! I feel strangely proud of Videogum now. Good find.
In honor of this monumental occasion, I am re-posting the various Gwyneth images I’ve made for this site.
Her name’s in the credits, so it counts.