Carolyn Bessette and Gwyneth Paltrow were two major '90s icons. The women are often looked back on as two of the blonde fashion icons and references of the era, with both of them working with Calvin Klein during one of the brand's key decades. According to some sources, the pair didn't have the best relationship, with Bessette having a derogatory nickname for her.
© Penske MediaAs reported by Page Six, the feud is explored in the Amy Odell book "Gwyneth: The Biography," which came out last year and was criticized by Paltrow herself, who labeled the book "rubbish."
Odell reportedly wrote about the Bessette and Paltrow feud. "One of the publicists on the brand’s small team who helped Gwyneth [at the fashion house] was Carolyn Bessette,” she wrote.
“According to one person familiar with her thinking, Gwyneth irked her. When there were pictures of Gwyneth in the papers, Bessette, who viewed her as ‘little miss perfect,’ would make cutting remarks about her,” continued Odell.
Paltrow was one of Calvin Klein's star clients. Bessette worked with the brand for eight years, from 1988 until 1996, becoming a key figure in the brand. She left shortly before she got married to JFK Jr., with the notorious relationship eclipsing her career, as explored by sources and in the recent TV show "Love Story."
© Sonia MoskowitzPaltrow's opinions on her biography
Last year, following the publication of Odell's book, Paltrow shared her thoughts on it, sharing that she didn't read it and only got the highlights from her husband, Brad Falchuk.
“He was like, ‘It’s just bad. It’s really badly written.’ I was like, ‘Ok.’ The stuff that I saw in People magazine, and [other outlets that picked it up], it was all rubbish, the things that I supposedly said," she said in an interview with British Vogue.
© GettyPaltrow believes that the treatment she received was sexist. “It’s very sexist. I was like, ‘Ok, hang on a sec. Why do the men get Walter Isaacson and I get this hack?’ You know?”
The biography contains many explosive stories, including a rivalry with fellow 90's icon Winona Ryder, her flings with some of the leading men of the era, and rumors of a toxic culture in Goop, Paltrow's incredibly successful wellness company.
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