Mario Batali: I'm Gwyneth Paltrow's "Frenemy"

Us Magazine - April 22, 2009 11:41 AM PDT
Story photo: Mario Batali: I'm Gwyneth Paltrow's Gwyneth Paltrow and Mario Batali attend "SPAIN...On The Road Again" launch party on September 21, 2008 in New York City.Us Magazine
Gwyneth Paltrow wasn't referring to Winona Ryder when she recently wrote about a "frenemy" who was once "hell-bent" on taking her down.

She was referring to Mario Batali, jokes the chef, her Spain On the Road Again cohost.

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At the NYC Food Bank's Can-Do Awards on Tuesday, Batali kidded about rumors that Ryder and Paltrow's friendship soured after Paltrow went after Ryder's part in 1998's Shakespeare in Love.

"Well, I wanted the part as well, too, I must point out," Batali joked with Us. "And I said some very nasty things about both those girls in the bathroom one day. And thank God there were no blogs yet at that time because no one was able to write it down!"

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Kidding aside, he said he thought it was interesting that bloggers began speculating that Paltrow was referring to Ryder.

"People who used to have to try to write a letter to get it published by the editor now can write it and have it immediately published and have it become actual fact in no time at all," he said.

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But Paltrow can't complain.

"If you're going to be famous and make $5 million a movie, you gotta take the lumps," he said. "It's just like Sean Penn in his early days. He'd punch a camera man. If they're in your face, you can punch them. But you got to take the heat for punching them. Its all about taking responsibility for your actions."



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  • Linda W
    I'm sorry but this is such a lame post. I don't know why I'm commenting...
    report abuseposted April 22, 2009 1:22 PM PDT
  • Zangief
    I can’t believe Chris Martin is letting this fat guy bone his wife. You know what wine leads to, hot love making with a fat guy. Look at his creepy hands wrapped around her. I’ma Mario...I’ma Creep! At least you could always trust a fat chef in regards to what food is good. Way to go fat boy. Yoga Flame! Bye the way, you remind me of E. Honda.
    report abuseposted April 22, 2009 12:51 PM PDT
  • Zangief
    I can’t believe Chris Martin is letting this fat guy bone his wife. You know what wine leads to, hot love making with a fat guy. Look at his creepy hands wrapped around her. I’ma Mario...I’ma Creep! At least you could always trust a fat chef in regards to what food is good. Way to go fat boy. Yoga Flame! Bye the way, you remind me of E. Honda.
    report abuseposted April 22, 2009 12:51 PM PDT
  • Zangief
    Can't beleive Chris Martin is letting this fat boy bone his wife. You know what wine leads too. Just look at his creepy hands wrapped around her. What a creep. What to go though Mario. I'ma Mario...I'ma Creep. Yoga Flame.
    report abuseposted April 22, 2009 12:44 PM PDT
  • Lucy
    Who gives a crap! REALLY!
    report abuseposted April 22, 2009 12:37 PM PDT
  • Way to get publicity for yourself, fat boy. Wouldn't it be nice if these grown up people would stop using made up words like "frenemy?" They sound like fourteen yr olds sheep. Grow up!
    report abuseposted April 22, 2009 12:29 PM PDT

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