Gwyneth Paltrow-related stories
Posted Dec 8th 2008 5:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Reality-Free

Question: if you were famous - not just well-known to a small but loyal fan following, I'm talking real mainstream fame - would you sign a bunch of autographs? Let's say you worked every day filming and at the end of the day you just wanted to go home or go out to dinner but you were ambushed by 50 people who all wanted their photo/book/stomachs signed. Would you stop and do it? I think I'd be a good signer. I wouldn't go crazy. There would be a normal limit to what I would stand there and sign, but I'd be nice to fans.
I was thinking about that after reading this story about
the best and worst celebrity signers. It's ranked by
Autograph magazine, and they say that the best celebrity autographer is Jay Leno.
Continue reading Leno loves to sign autographs (but Shatner doesn't)
Posted Jun 5th 2008 3:23PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Celebrities, Reality-Free

Book? What book? That would seem to be the bone of contention, if you will.
Ben Karlin, former headwriter for The Daily Show, has filed a lawsuit against TV chef Mario Batali and actress Gwyneth Paltrow claiming they did not pay him for work he did for a book on which they were collaborating. Karlin, who shared authorship of
America (The Book) with Jon Stewart, says he was assigned to "conceptualize and oversee" a book to compliment a PBS series starring Mario and Gwyneth in which the stars take a cultural and gastronomic tour of Spain. The series, which may be called
Spain...on the Road Again, will premiere this fall.
Continue reading Gwyneth and Mario sued over food/travel book
Posted Aug 14th 2007 2:03PM by Varun Lella
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Industry, Programming, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals, Casting

The normal icy stigma against appearing on TV for film stars has been thawing as of late.
Damages has Glenn Close,
Saving Grace has Holly Hunter and now PBS has Gwyneth Paltrow.
Paltrow, the star of
Shakespeare in Love and the upcoming
Iron Man movie, will be traveling to Europe this fall
for a new cooking show exploring the usually overlooked world of Spanish cuisine.
Continue reading Gwyneth Paltrow, TV star?