Paltrow and the Public Eye: As Portrayed by Us Magazine One public figure who has prominently been focused on with more fervor of recent times has been Gwyneth Paltrow. This is in part because she is a beautiful celebrity and famous actress, and also in part because of a rumor that recently went around that Vanity Fair was planning a "take down" article on her. One online magazine which appears to feature her very heavily and on a regular basis is U.S. Magazine. This magazine will publish something about Ms. Paltrow every few days and appears to play both sides of the coin when it comes to how they portray her. When the magazine wants to portray her favorably, they do so. When they want to portray her unfavorably, they do so as well. They're extremely mercurial when it comes to how she is presented to the rest of the world. Essentially, their portrayal of her changes with the tides and in many respects is a reflection of the fickleness of the entertainment industry as a whole. Thus, this very fickle portrayal of Gwyneth Paltrow ensures that the American public is never quite sold on her; it creates a situation where Ms. Paltrow never quite wins over anyone for a long period of time. At the same time, because opinion of her is always changing, it does keep her in a situation where people are constantly talking about her -- a fact which contributes to her relevancy.

One attribute which is consistently linked to Ms. Paltrow is the fact that she's a well-connected celebrity who has lots of famous friends. For instance, Us Magazine recently ran a story where they described how famous rocker Gwen Stefani had a baby shower for her third child, and how Gwyneth Paltrow was one of the celebrity guests who was invited to the show and who...

Paltrow was one of the first persons mentioned among a range of famous guests, such as Jessica Alba and Nicole Ritchie. This gives the clear impression that Paltrow is one of the "cool kids" in Hollywood, and isn't merely an attendee to red carpet events, but is someone who is considered accepted by her peers. The impression that Paltrow is popular among Hollywood's elite members is furthered even more by a story that ran earlier this month: that story described how Paltrow posted a moving tribute to her costar on Instagram. The photo was from the time when Paltrow and Hoffman were both cast on the film The Talented Mr. Ripley and the caption stated: "Ischia 1998, post dinner, post shooting . . . Philip was a true genius. #philipseymourhoffman" (Eggenberger, 2014). Such an article only furthers the idea of Paltrow as one of the popular actors in Hollywood; after all, she was friends with one of the biggest artistic geniuses the industry had ever known. Days later, another article surfaced with a picture of Gwyneth Paltrow with her arm around Reese Witherspoon at The Great American Songbook event. This article was another piece of press which confirmed her popularity. The two Oscar winners were both wearing black: the article portrayed Paltrow as not only attending a chic event for the most relevant people in the entertainment industry, but also as being friends (and dressing similarly to) another hot commodity in the world of film and television.
However, just as this magazine will portray Miss Paltrow as a desirable and popular actress in the high stakes world of film and television, the magazine will also be quick to portray her as a bit of a laughing-stock within this very same world. For example,…