Back in March 2014, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin shocked the world (ha) with the “surprise” announcement of their “conscious uncoupling.” The vibe from them was that divorce is for peasants, that the true elites announce their conscious uncoupling and then spend a year hanging out more than they ever did while married. Gwyneth has given many interviews about how she and Chris have worked hard to get along and co-parent and not devolve into some kind of gauche, middle class conflict. I believe her – I think she and Chris did work hard on making their relationship strong for their kids, and they will continue to do so. Especially now that their divorce is a done deal!
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have sealed their deal on divorce, and the documents will be filed later Monday … TMZ has learned. Sources connected with the couple tell us … Gwyneth and Chris have been using their business managers to hash out a settlement agreement involving both property and custody.
We’re told the agreement has been signed and the divorce is a done deal … all that’s left is for the paperwork to be filed and signed by the judge.
As for the terms of the deal … we’re told it will not be revealed in the divorce docs … it’s all part of a confidential settlement. But based on how they’ve gotten along since the split, it’s almost certain they’ll share joint custody of their 2 kids. We’re told the divorce docs will cite irreconcilable differences, but it’s all very amicable.
I don’t imagine they would fight about money like the commoners. Plus, Gwyneth and Chris have both been snapping up real estate in LA, so they were already making separate plans for their living arrangements post-divorce. My guess? Gwyneth gets to keep Goop, her New York properties, her LA properties and almost all of her earnings. Meanwhile Chris keeps his Coldplay money and their English real estate.
Guess how Gwyneth celebrated her divorce? Hint: it was likely the most peasanty thing that happened to her in YEARS. Page Six says she was at a pub on the Upper East Side in NYC a few days ago with some friends and she chilled out, drinking a Coors Light (?!?!) and even deigned to do a “Fireball shot.” How gauche, Gwyneth. I expected more from you. COORS LIGHT?!?
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and Getty.
I’ll give her props for how she handled the divorce. This is what’s best for the kids .
No shade not, one bit.
I do, too. Divorce is traumatic for kids, and say what you want, these two have done everything possible to minimize that heartache and provide a united and loving front to show them they will always be a family, just in a different form, and that their parents love and respect one another. It is a true gift to their children they have given.
true, she mainly did it for herself and her image though.
Agreed. A messy divorce would not have been good for her image of domestic goddess and someone to aspire to 🙂
I agree, they clearly put the kids first, their feelings second
True, I cannot stand her but at least she is doing this right (regardless of her motivations).
Agree completely. I tried to handle my divorce with integrity and grace, and it was really really hard to put aside my anger when dealing with my ex. And I didn’t have children to add to the mix. I applaud them both.
I think it might have been light years away from your divorce, just a hunch. I think the luster wore off for both, like a bag of limes for a SNAP challenge, and they ended the charade after a long while. It’s easier to be amicable when people are at the same place at the same time, KWIM?
I agree with everyone, but especially Kiddo. If you both are ready to move on, you’ll be more likely to work together on the divorce proceedings, I’d think.
I know a few people who were kids when their parents went through UGLY divorces, as I’m sure most of you all do. So on that note, I don’t care if GOOP and Chris had other reasons for making this as amicable as possible.
Good point.
Good for you! Going though the same thing now, with two kids, and have actually joked a couple of times about the “conscious uncoupling” lol! It’s harder than hell and certainly not a happy time but I’ve sucked it up for the kids, quickly put the ex into the friend zone, and well after a rough start all is as good as it can be I think. We’ve even taken two quick trips together recently … Anyway, I figured if Demi and Bruce can do it and Goop and Chris, well than we can too!! 😜
I am actually impressed at how she handled the separation. She’s either a very mature woman or a robot.
I tend to think she’d be great as CP3O in the next star wars movie.
Lol paola, they do look alike. Now, what did you think of that link?!
Oh here you are!
My god! Some people have gone completely bonkers over GoT. I don’t know about you but I’m not at that level. Yet.
I love the theory of why the wall was built and that Jon Snow puts together Targaryens and Starks in his blood.
I never realised that The White Walkers would have wanted a wall to keep people out, not to protect themselves. I love the theory of why Cranston gives the newborn boys away.
I have so many questions now!!
I keep forgetting that this is a game based on politics and not on magic. Of course everything has to be a political move.. so I agree with the writer, Jon Snow will make new rules and pacts and he’ll rule with an White Walker wife.
That makes completely sense to me.
Oh yes, so many tinfoil hats. I specifically liked the theory of where Dany’s arc *might* be headed and why, it explains some of why the show focuses so much on her seemingly endless story. I’m not invested enough to theorize too much, plus I can’t remember shit so I’m like um who, what, where, but it’s fun to see other people take it to the limit. When you’re ready, I’ll send you a few more! 😃
Oh another thing, also sort of explains Melissandre and why she’s there. I feel like she’s the spokesperson for R’hllor, who in theory lies in direct opposition to the Others. Gives R’hllor a more visceral platform, if you will. God she’s annoying tho.
Oh mimif..I can’t stop reading things from that forum.
I was thinking if Melissandre is somehow the woman of fire it could be that she’ll clash ideas with Danaerys and I hope her dragons will teach Melissandre a lesson.
I ACCIDENTALLY watched ep 3 and 4. I won’t say anything but they’re so so good. I don’t think they’re slow or anything. Just plain old good. 🙂
I was shocked to see how different from the book the storyline is going, which is even better for me so I can fully appreciate what happens without knowing it already.
Whoa you watched, you little devil. 😀 So happy to hear they are good, I can’t wait! I had to mentally separate myself from the books and the TV show, because I was doing too much of the “but that didn’t happen in the books & vice versa”, etc. and it was driving everyone crazy. I agree that it’s fun to see where the show is going, especially since the producers know the basic premise of the ending. (That’s the only reason I will cut Dany & Mel any slack, because I think the writers are just as much to blame as are the sub-par performances.)
Okay, once you get caught up, go here (this link isn’t as well written, it gets pretty cheeky but I still found it interesting):
http://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/2zvvkj/spoilers_all_its_3_am_and_i_just_figured_out_why/
and here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/2xhbd9/spoilers_all_i_know_whats_in_lyannas_crypt_and/
for more tin foil! Report back to me…well I guess we didn’t get a KimK post today did we? What a nice change! I’ll just keep my eye out for you. 😉
ETA: Sorry for going OT but this is super important stuff, y’all.
I know I know.. I shouldn’t have watched it.. I’m aware that now I won’t watch it for other 3 weeks!! It seems like a fair punishment to me!!
Some people on that site (it’s a NON SPOILER because it’s based on ep.1 and 2 and earlier seasons) suggest that Melissandre will want to sacrifice Shireen to the Lord of fire.
That wench of a mother will probably be fine with it, something tells me somebody will be infected by greyscale and she’ll pay the toll for it.
If they burn Shireen alive I’ll be done with the show.
I never realised this but Martin is one sick motherf**er.
*rant over*
Haha! Made me laugh. Yeah, he definitely has a solid grasp of the horrible things humans are capable of, but I suppose that’s part of the fascination (for some) with the show. I’m totally side-eyeing the Shireen arc too, because she’s so sweet and pure and good, which equals a perfect sacrifice unfortunately. I would think the Red Witch is somehow immune to greyscale, but wouldn’t that be an interesting (and just) twist? Lastly, you’re not allowed to be done with the show tho, I need someone else to geek out on it with because I’ve exhausted everyone in my immediate proximity.
Ok I’m reading the one about the dragon blood and the Targaryen bloodline. This guy is a freakin genius!
Of course my threat of not watching the show anymore is fake as Kim’s ass.
I know, right? It’s like he has a secret window into GRRM’s mind. Some of his counter comments to people arguing against his theory (as well as those who are further postulating) are brilliant, too. He definitely knows Martin’s writing style. I was laughing last night after I had read all of his top posts (don’t judge, I’m an insomniac), because he’s probably a 13 year old from New Jersey. 😀
I look forward to them getting papped together more as a divorced couple than when they were married.
I’m no Gynneth fan, but you have to respect any couple who tries hard to make their split an unremarkable one for their children. These two will be joined by their kids for decades, so an amicable split seems wise. Good on ’em.
+1 I do have to give her a pat on the back here.
Ha!…Of course Goopy drank Coors Lite because she is in touch with the “common woman!”…(LOL!).
Given that the money issues could have been considerable (he must have much more dosh than she does), I admire how they seem to have arranged things amicably, with the children’s interests being prioritised.
I agree that it could have been huge. She put her career n the back burner for many, many years to raise their kids in England and support his career for him to be on the road.
No she was not getting offers, like now, if RDJ did not get a role in Ironman.
She has an oscar. Believe it or not oscar winners get scripts and offers all the time. It has nothing to do with RDJ or Ironman.
She definitely put her career on hold for a while there. But let’s not kid ourselves. She did much better with indie-films. From the start of her career to Sylvia, and Proof, to Two Lovers. But those parts have been few and far between in the last decade as well. And when it came to mainstream studio films, she was never a top-shelf, legit movie star. At the very least she didn’t demand or pick top-notch films. I mean, View From The Top? Shallow Hal? Sky Captain? She’s actually just one of many whose careers were better before winning an Oscar and peaked with that win, (which many felt, even more now than then, that she didn’t really deserve anyway. But who cares?) So yes, she hit pause on her career. But it wasn’t like she stopped working completely. And she continued to make some poor choices when she did pick a project in the mid-Aughts and early teens. And if it’s not her choices or taste, then she isn’t offered high quality material unless it’s dropped in her lap. She has just not been that big a deal for a long time. And yes, her personal friendship with Downey played a huge part in her getting Pepper Potts. He also insisted she be included in The Avengers (where no one else’s love interest or their personal stories were featured at all.) Emphasis on Downey “pushing” http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/17/entertainment/la-et-mg-gwyneth-paltrow-avengers AND he insisted that she have a bigger role in IM3. Other than that, she’s an A List name with a B- career, that’s only kept afloat there thanks to connections and pedigree. Country Strong and Mortdecai are the best that Paltrow and that Oscar can get her on her own.
This is the best thing for children, so I applaud how they handled this. I did not even realize that anyone had filed for divorce, so they really kept it quiet. I wonder if they used a private Judge similar to what Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston used. Nothing about that settlement was made public either and there were no children involved in theirs. Goes to show it does not have to be about destroying your former spouse, like this Flay situation is turning into. Paltrow and Martin did think of their children first and that is how it should be when they are involved and they have not trashed each other in public, another good move. Not her fan, but she did this right.
Agree with all involved on how they handled things with their children. And on a “Dame Gwyneth” note, while reading the comments prior to mine, this song popped into my head.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ainyK6fXku0
That or they both have enough dirt on each other that it was best to settle it quietly as possible.
That’s what I thought, too. They both probably cheated like crazy so they didn’t throw any dirt around.
Don’t knock the silver bullet..
That’s all I got.
she likely received a hefty piece of his “Coldplay” $$
pretty sure he has purchased every home -she only had a west village townhome when they met. also a place in london?
idk what UK divorce laws are but guessing they did the whole california move because their laws are more favorable to what they wanted to do. this has been in the making for years and why she started GOOP (since she can’t claim she’s raking in the $$$ with her “acting”)
never once did i think he would leave her with little and he seems the type to be generous to her and the kids and will be. despite their shotgun wedding.
Well, sure, it’s easy to have an amicable divorce when family reunions can take place on tropical islands as often as you need, when you don’t have any real work schedule to map a custody arrangement around, and when both parties are independently wealthy beyond any worry of meeting your day to day needs. I guess in that sense, contentious divorces ARE for peasants.
Having just gone through a divorce with 2 kids about the same age, I’m tryingn to fathom what they are doing? It would seem confusing to me as a child – having your parents seeing other people, then take a lavish vacation as a “family”. As a previous commenter said, must be nice to not have to worry about money and take a vacation whenever it feels right.
It is much more confusing for a child to go from “mummy and daddy love each other and they love me” to “mummy and daddy only speak when they drop me off and on Christmas but they used to love each other and they love me”.
This is the proper way to handle divorce where there kids involved, find a new and healthier way to be a family.
Divorce battle are for gauche peasants, particularly where children are involved. People who insist on being petty jackasses or abusive bastards after the failure of a relationship should never have been married in the first place.