Gwyneth Paltrow has finally addressed the rumors Derek Blasberg lost control of his bowels at a bed in her Hamptons home last summer.
Paltrow, 52, didn’t rush to deny the anecdote when it came up during her interview with Vanity Fair, and was described as appearing ‘pained’ and communicating with ‘existential cringe’ as she addressed it.
Paltrow kept her comments brief, and Blasberg was not named in the article, with the media personality referred to as a ‘socialite houseguest’ in the story.
‘I understand,’ Paltrow, who was said to have appeared ‘pained’, began once the rumor came up. ‘And I also, like, am just not going to…’
Vanity Fair reporter Michelle Ruiz astutely observed of the exchange: ‘She trails off with an existential cringe, saying nothing more but, I note, not leaping to denying it.’
The internet was whipped into a frenzy last year when a blind item in a popular gossip newsletter claimed that Goop founder Paltrow had been faced with cleaning up someone’s ‘Ozempic-induced diarrhea’ at her home.
Gwyneth Paltrow has finally addressed her pal Derek Blasberg’s unfortunate diarrhea incident at her Hamptons home last year; pictured 2024
Paltrow, pictured with Blasberg, didn’t rush to deny the anecdote when it came up during her interview
Insiders later told DailyMail.com Blasberg – once described as ‘one of showbiz’s most well-connected men’ – was the culprit and that he had conveniently blamed the incident on the popular weight loss wonder drug Ozempic before allegedly fleeing the property.
‘It’s not Ozempic, that’s just what he told everyone,’ the insider said, before revealing how the secret made its way through the Hamptons set.
‘Gwyneth told Oprah, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld, and Larry David,’ they continued.
‘It’s shocking how many people know this story and how he has managed to keep it out of The Post… probably via his best friend [socialite Dasha Zhukova] – whose mom just married Rupert Murdoch.’
Blasberg is no stranger to spending time with Paltrow at her five-bedroom Long Island home, where she hosted her wedding to Brad Falchuk.
In 2022 the fashion expert posted a snap of himself and the actress celebrating her 50th birthday at the sprawling property.
And it appears someone tried to out Blasberg as the phantom pooper over the summer ago when they commented two poop emojis, a toilet emoji and a dynamite emoji on the Instagram post.
Speculation first kicked off when a blind item report started circulating via an email newsletter called Popb***h.
Paltrow didn’t rush to deny the anecdote and had a ‘pained’ expression on her face as she recalled it, according to Vanity Fair
‘The story goes that a recent houseguest of Gwynnie’s catastrophically s**t themselves in bed while staying there, then fled back to the city before they had to face the music,’ it read.
Revealing that the scandal had become ‘the Hamptons set’s favorite piece of gossip to text to each other,’ the report continued: ‘Ozempic-induced diarrhea is becoming a very hot topic of conversation between hosts there – because so many of their guests are using it. So expect launderettes to be fully booked from July 4.’
Insiders have since told DailyMail.com that Gwyneth was left ‘horrified’ by the incident but was hopeful they will ‘eventually laugh’ at it.
The fashion journalist has remained silent and up until the Vanity Fair interview, so had Gwyneth, with insiders previously claiming the Goop founder ‘feels bad’ – but knows they need to avoid hanging out for the foreseeable.
‘Gwyneth would like to eventually laugh about this with Derek, but currently there is still much embarrassment,’ a source exclusively revealed to DailyMail.com.
‘They both know that if they are ever seen together or if he ever returns to her house, they go out to dinner, it will be the only thing people will be talking about.’
They continued: ‘It is not that they aren’t friends and won’t be friendly with each other in the future, it is just a bit difficult, and they both realize some time should pass before they hang out again.
‘The likelihood of them being friends in the future is pretty good – she has moved on from worse events in her life.’
Insiders have since told DailyMail.com that Gwyneth was left ‘horrified’ by the incident but was hopeful they will ‘eventually laugh’ at it; Paltrow pictured last month
The source claimed Gwyneth and her friends have all reacted similarly to the scenario, as they shut down claims the actress-turned-wellness guru is being seen as a snitch.
‘She thought that it was horrifying at first, but has since found the humor in it and has had a good laugh about it,’ they said.
‘Most of Gwyneth’s friends think it is shockingly hilarious and gross, but they aren’t thinking differently about Gwyneth.’
A subsequent blind item from the email newsletter titled Popb***h made it clear that Gwyneth had not been the one to leak the story across the Hamptons set.
‘Ever since the phantom Hamptons c**pper was unveiled as celebrity barnacle Derek Blasberg, Gwyneth Paltrow has come in for quite a bit of flak,’ it read.
‘Society types are appalled she’d break a cardinal rule of hosting and blab about her guest’s gastrointestinal indiscretion. But in fairness to Gwynnie, the leak may not have been her.’
The report continued: ‘Gwyneth was lunching with Oprah Winfrey and Jerry Seinfeld when her irate housekeeper called, shouting loudly about the horrors she’d discovered, yelling about how much she hates “that f**ing friend” of hers.
‘And – most damning – complaining about the tip that had been left at the scene of the crime.’
The source noted that Gwyneth strongly believed that the situation would soon be old news, and finished: ‘She does feel bad that it got out there and everyone in the world knows about it, but it will pass.’
