Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has published a blind item, which allegedly bashes “frenemy” Winona Ryder, in her Goop Newsletter. The actress doesn’t mention the name of her frenemy but just announced to be glad that “someone” and her venom are finally out of her life.

Back in the day, I had a “frenemy” who, as it turned out, was pretty hell-bent on taking me down. This person really did what they could to hurt me. I was deeply upset, I was angry, I was all of those things you feel when you find out that someone you thought you liked was venomous and dangerous. I restrained myself from fighting back. I tried to take the high road. But one day I heard that something unfortunate and humiliating had happened to this person. And my reaction was deep relief and…happiness. There went the high road. So, why does it feel so good to hear something bad about someone you don’t like? Or someone you DO like? Or someone you don’t KNOW? I once asked the editor of a tabloid newspaper why all of the stories about a famous British couple had a negative bent. He said that when the headline was positive, the paper didn’t sell. Why is that? What’s wrong with us? I asked the sages to shed a little light.

Here’s to washing our mouths out with soap…
Love, Gwyneth

I think in some way we can all related to that, but it would be a lot more honest and righteous of Gwyneth to name the person she is talking about. So then maybe she/he could also defend herself/himself. There are always two sides of a story, everybody is human and everyone makes mistakes.

Even Gwyneth questions her shameful feelings for this “frenemy”:

Question: I’m curious about the spiritual concept of “evil tongue” (speaking evil of others) and its pervasiveness in our culture. Why do people become energized when they say or read something negative about someone else? What does it say about where that person is? What are the consequences of perpetuating negativity or feeling schadenfreude?

That is very Goopy, Gwyneth!!

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