Key Highlights
- The Oscar winner candidly acknowledged the perks of being a Hollywood "nepo baby" while revealing that one of her earliest film roles came not from an audition — but from a casual car ride with her famous godfather, Steven Spielberg. During a SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations event earlier this month, Paltrow reflected on landing her role in 1991’s "Hook," directed by Spielberg, after she was asked what the casting process looked like for the film.
- GWYNETH PALTROW REVEALS WHY SHE FIRMLY REFUSED EXPLICIT SEX SCENE IN ACCLAIMED '90S FILM Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t shying away from the "nepo baby" label.
- (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/ for Gucci) "You know there are certain advantages to being a nepo baby, which were that …Steven… very close with Steven and Kate," Paltrow said.
- Spielberg’s wife, actress Kate Capshaw, had long been part of Paltrow’s inner circle. STEVEN SPIELBERG ONCE BLACKLISTED BEN AFFLECK FROM MAJOR FILM PROJECT DURING GWYNETH PALTROW RELATIONSHIP Spielberg’s wife, actress Kate Capshaw, had long been part of Paltrow’s inner circle.
- (Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic/) "Kate was actually my father’s best friend.
