Toby Maguire’s ex-wife Jennifer Meyer has credited ‘angel’ Gwyneth Paltrow for her amicable divorce from the Spider-Man star.
Paltrow, 51 was widely ridiculed for announcing her divorce from Coldplay star Chris Martin, 47, as a ‘conscious uncoupling’ in 2014 – but Meyer, 47, said the actress’ amicable split helped her navigate her own divorce from Maguire, 49, in 2020.
Speaking on the Broad Ideas podcast on Monday, jewelry designer Meyer said: ‘Right when Tobey and I were starting to break up, I watched what Gwyneth Paltrow was starting to do with Chris — this conscious uncoupling that everyone was making fun of.
‘I got to see it firsthand, and it was the most beautiful thing that I had ever witnessed two human beings go through. She was so loving and kind and open to him and she created this family.
‘I was like, “Wow, that’s not what I was taught growing up. I was taught that divorce was ugly … bad and would never be good.
Toby Maguire’s ex-wife Jennifer Meyer has credited ‘angel’ Gwyneth Paltrow for her amicable divorce from the Spider-Man star – pictured 2015
Paltrow, 51 was widely ridiculed for announcing her divorce from Coldplay star Chris Martin , 47, as a ‘conscious uncoupling’ in 2014 (pictured that year)- but Meyer, 47, said the actress’ amicable split helped her navigate her own divorce from Maguire, 49, in 2020
Meyer asked Paltrow: ‘How did you do that? Please, what do I do? Because we’re just starting to break up, and it’s feeling very scary. … How can we come together for [these] human[s] we both created that we love? What do we do?’
Meyer added that Paltrow introduced her to Dr. Habib Sadeghi: ‘She didn’t tell me their process, she didn’t tell me anything.
‘She just said, “I have someone for you to meet with. Good luck,” basically. Because I think you’ve got to give people their own process.’
Meyer said she had ‘hit the jackpot of ex-husbands’ with Maguire and added the pair were still ‘best friends’ four years after their divorce.
They share daughter Ruby, 18, and son Otis, 15.
So close is the former couple’s relationship that Meyer and boyfriend Geoffrey Ogunlesi holiday with Maguire,
Meyer recently pushed back on rumors the Spider-Man actor is in a romance with model Lily Chee, who is nearly three decades younger than him.
A Reddit thread posted Sunday titled ‘Jen Meyer defends ex-husband Tobey Maguire’ included what People reported was a comment from Meyer denying any romantic connection between Maguire and Chee.
They share daughter Ruby, 18, and son Otis, 15
Meyer said she had ‘hit the jackpot of ex-husbands’ with Maguire and added the pair were still ‘best friends’ four years after their divorce – pictured 2018, two years after their split
Meyer addressed reports that had linked Maguire to Chee after they were pictured with one another at an exclusive July 4 bash known as the ‘White Party’ in the Hamptons in New York thrown by billionaire Michael Rubin.
The Reddit thread included a screengrab from Instagram sent to an account for Meyer’s Los Angeles-based jewelry company under the handle @jenmeyerjewelry.
A user purportedly asked Meyer ‘Why is your ex husband banging someone 3 years older than your daughter,’ with three skull emojis.
A reply from the @jenmeyerjewelry account read, ‘I don’t usually respond to such nonsense, but he was kindly helping a friend to her car. Being a good guy.
‘And now he has [been] blasted online for dating someone he is not. But thank you for your rude comments. I hope it made you feel better today. Wishing you love and light.’
The comment was subsequently deleted, according to The Independent.
Maguire and Meyer exchanged vows in 2007 in Kona, Hawaii and would announce they had separated nine years later, in 2016.