Attention-Seeking Ryder: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Biography Claims Winona Started the Fire Between Them

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Gwyneth Paltrow's biography continues to shock Hollywood with some of the most scandalous secrets spilled in the pages of Amy Odell's writing.

The Goop founder's biography included Odell alleging that Paltrow called her ex-friend, Winona Ryder, "Vagina Ryder" under the suspicion that the actress was "making up stories for attention" in the 1990s.

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According to the Daily Mail's findings, Odell claimed that Paltrow and Ryder's fallout began shortly after Gwyneth's split from Brad Pitt, prompting her to move into Winona's apartment in New York City.

At the time, Ryder was dating Matt Damon, with Paltrow hitting it off with Damon's best friend, Ben Affleck.

Odell claimed that Ryder got into a fight with Damon, only to rush later and tell him she had been robbed. Considering that this particular incident happened twice, Paltrow's suspicion grew that the Stranger Things star was potentially "making up" the robberies "for attention."

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While Damon consoled Ryder, Paltrow and Affleck refused to listen to the "made-up stories", speculating that it is a mere ploy, though there's no proof of this, as Odell wrote in the book.

"Gwyneth was annoyed that Damon couldn't see it. Though Damon was kind to her friends, Gwyneth didn't seem to like him after that," Odell further detailed, "Her friendship with Ryder would only deteriorate further, and Gwyneth gave her the nickname, 'Vagina Ryder.'"

The duo's alleged feud rumors didn't stop there.

What Happened with the Tampered Shakespeare in Love Script?

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If anything, it just sparked another twist that involved Gwyneth "allegedly stealing" the 1998 script for Shakespeare in Love from right under Winona's nose and coffee table. Winona was initially set to play the female lead, Viola De Lesseps, the object of young William Shakespeare's love.

Paltrow told friends that Ryder started the rumor of stealing her role, and insisted that the script was received through her agent at the time.

Though neither party addressed the alleged feud, Gwyneth previously spoke of a frenemy who was "hell-bent" on raining on their parade in a 2009 Goop blog post.

"Back in the day, I had a 'frenemy' who, as it turned out, was pretty hell-bent on taking me down," Paltrow wrote on the blog post while keeping the frenemy's identity anonymous, "This person really did what they could to hurt me."

Paltrow further alleged she "restrained" herself from "fighting back", whoever that 'frenemy' is behind the scenes.

Meanwhile, Paltrow starred in an ad video for Astronomer to address the company's post-Coldplay kiss cam scandal so she could "speak on behalf of the 300-plus employees." According to sources, her appearance "felt funny enough for her to do."

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