‘Glee’ creator Ryan Murphy is writing a musical for Gwyneth Paltrow

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Gwyneth Paltrow is a singer now. She did a musical where she sang in a twang about double-wides. And then she did Glee. And then she sang at the Grammys with CeeLo, and then she sang at the Oscars too. She’s been singing all over the place, and I guess the world has just given in on the whole “Should we really consider Gwyneth a singer when her singing voice isn’t really all that great?” debate. So, with that in mind, consider this: Glee creator Ryan Murphy is writing a musical for Gwyneth and one of her former BFFs (before she found Beyonce), Maya Rudolph. Now, Maya has a great voice. Dame Goop? Eh.

Ryan Murphy and Gwyneth Paltrow are reuniting. Sure, we’d love to see her reprise her Emmy-winning role on Glee, but… Murphy has even bigger plans for them. He wants to make another movie together. It’s been five years since he directed Paltrow in the big screen adaptation of Augusten Burroughs’ bestselling memoir, Running With Scissors.

“We want to do a musical together,” Murphy told me at the Emmys. “An original—I want to write an original movie for Gwyneth and Maya Rudolph, both of whom I’m great friends with.”

He smiled, “That’s all I will say.”

Hey, that’s enough to get us excited.

Perhaps Murphy will include a boozy scene or two for Paltrow. “I loved Country Strong,” he said. “I love it when she’s drunk and on the floor spitting up pills.”

But before a Paltrow pic, Murphy will shoot The Normal Heart, a movie coproduced by Brad Pitt about the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, based on Larry Kramer’s semi-autobiographical play of the same name. Cameras are set to roll in June in New York City and at gay summer vacation destination Fire Island.

[From E! News]

If I was Maya Rudolph, I would be insulted. She and Goop grew up together, you know, so she could probably tell stories about Goop being a massive pill even when she was young and pre-celebrity.

As for Dame Goop and her singing abilities, I submit this into evidence. Bitches Exhibit #1:

Bitches Exhibit #2:

Final Exhibit, in which Gwyneth murders Adele and wears her corpse as a smug hoodie:

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

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  1. KJ says:

    The only part of this story I like is Maya Rudolph.

  2. Jennika says:

    Let’s lock them in the same room and throw away the key! haha

  3. chloe says:

    You should use that first pic for all of your Goop posts, it’s a classic.
    She’s trying for that Grammy, Oscar, Emmy, Tony award thing I guarantee it, God I hope she fails.

  4. Goopy is either really wasted or is in need of a nap…

  5. Devon says:

    Well, she’s already half way to the EGOT (Emmy & Oscar) so I’m not surprised she thinks she can take Broadway. She’s probably pissed that Kate Winslet is 3/4 of the way there with her Emmy, Grammy & Oscar. If Kate Winslet shows up on Broadway, it’s basically a gimmie that she’ll get her Tony. They should just hand it to her on opening night!

    I can’t stand Ryan Murphy and I hated what he did to Glee. The first season was great and the second season blew. I didn’t watch the last few episodes of Glee, I have them but have no desire to watch and I didn’t feel like I missed out not watching the season 3 premiere last night. I love how he said that Goop and Maya are “great friends” of his. Name dropping is whack and very Michael Bay.

  6. Original Tiffany says:

    The only part I love is that top picture! Perfect!

  7. Tierra says:

    why is she all over the place/news lately?

    I blame Glee for bringing her back into the spotlight.

  8. Kimbob says:

    She’s such a blow-hard. I’m getting sick of her being shoved in front of my face. Enough!

  9. silken_floss says:

    That first pic is the best Kaiser LOL

  10. kiki says:

    Oh dear, poor Maya Rudolph, being lumped in with these blowhards Goopy & Glee-boy. Matter of fact, Maya’s gone down a few notches already by association.

    Glee is just so *over* for me. I adored the first season, but it jumped the shark sometime last season; Goopy’s appearance just sealed the deal.

  11. Sweepea says:

    Gwyneth looks so stunning in that first picture!

    Re: her voice, eh… just a flat monotone, it’s nothing special.

  12. whitedaisy says:

    Ryan Murphy’s uber-ego-fueled-decision-making killed Glee before the end of the second season.
    Both he and Gwyneth are delusional if they believe that a musical featuring her would be anticipated or well-received.

  13. chloe says:

    i agree completely with all the comments about Ryan Murphy, last seasons Glee sucked hard. I was also sick of how he was trying to strong-arm groups into giving him rights to their songs and if they didn’t calling them anti-gay.
    Do you notice that Goopy has about a 2 year limit on friends. I’m hoping for Kate Winslet to win the EGOT.

  14. RocketMerry says:

    In that first video she’s about as sexy as those teen girls around her. That is to say, she is not sexy.

  15. Kimbob says:

    One other thing….could we be witnessing some type of mid-life crisis Goop is going through? I ask because it seems every time I turn my head I’m seeing or hearing of some type of new development or new thing Goopy is into.

    Call me crazy, but isn’t she the mother of two children? I NEVER see any pics of her w/her kids. Am I missing something? I also never hear her touch upon anything to do w/her children. I mean, it’s quite apparent her marriage is in the can, & that her husband doesn’t like to be photographed w/her..that’s old news.

    It just seems to me that she’s been putting her children on the back burner for quite some time. I’m beginning to feel sorry for them. I sure she has nannies taking care of them, but it seems she’s very much a “hands off” mother, leaving the development/upbringing of her children to other people. If anyone knows anything about this topic, (her children & possible lack of parenting) please do inform.

  16. danielle says:

    I’m not a fan of Goop’s but her voice isn’t any worse than J Lo’s. What’s funny is I like J Lo, but will never understand why she thought she could be a professional singer.

  17. svetlana says:

    Oh, Lord, she’s gonna try to EGOT. Please no. I find her singing (and her everything, actually) completely overrated. No mas, I’m begging.

  18. Kara Ann says:

    I loathe Goop but I have to admit that whatever gala/opening/thingy that she was attending wherein she left and hid under a blanket until her hubby (who left separately) joined her was so humiliating (to me for her). I felt twinge of sympathy.

  19. kiki says:

    To Kimbob, (about Goopy’s kids), it’s always a touchy subject about celebrity kids, who are innocent & didn’t ask to be famous. It’s a lose-lose situation to me — if you hide them from cameras you’re a bad/abandoning parent, if you let them be & they get papped you are exploiting them. So as much as Goopster annoys me for just about everything else, I can’t fault her for leaving her kids behind while she attempts to revive her career & goes Media Queen on the world.

    Now her husband being hidden away yet continuing to stay married is a different story — I’ve lost all understanding for their shenanigans as a famous couple.

  20. Ally says:

    Goopy Fishsticks & Ryan Murphy is a pefect pairing of bitchy.

    They can commiserate with each other about all the envious people who despise their perfect marvellousness.

  21. lucy2 says:

    Gwenyth…she hits to notes OK, but her voice isn’t something I enjoy listening to. There’s a flatness or something to it, nothing special.
    Love Maya, and she does have a good voice. Someone should give her a musical, but not Murphy. He’s a tool.

  22. chloe says:

    I just looked up EGOT on wikepedia and it’s an impressively small list of members, there are also a slew of people with three of the four awards. Goop just annoys me, it’s like she tries to hard and plus she has to be friends with everyone that’s important, I can just hear the groans when she shows up at cocktail parties. I would have loved to hear how Madonna ended their friendship, Gwen probably cried for days.

  23. Kimbob says:

    @Kiki…thanks.

  24. Cerulean says:

    Her voice is no worse than other pop stars. Not fab but she’s not terrible.
    Her husband’s foolish behavior makes me feel sorry for her. She seems to be compensating all the time.

  25. annaloo says:

    If Gwyneth reaches EGOT, I think it will be the cheapening of that title… she is shilling so hard..trying so hard, in everything, it’s sort of gross and excessive…

    She’s just sort of mediocre and lukewarm on everything she performs in… If she achieves it, it will be the start of that lofty “short-list” title’s decline.

  26. Chris says:

    That first picture is a prime example of why movie stars should always wear sunglasses. It limits the paps opportunities to take photos of them looking bad.

  27. Denise says:

    I am going to confess…….I actually liked Country Strong, though it has taken me a long time to admit it. Fast forward to today…..I real wish for the love of God that Fishsticks Paltrowski would do us all a favor and take a break. This is going to be my last comment on GOOP until either a) she is getting a divorce or b) she is retiring from show business.

  28. dj says:

    I vote “yes” for future utilization of this picture for Gwynnie’s postings.

  29. Kelly says:

    Please no. I hope this doesn’t happen.

  30. Tiffany says:

    People!!!Ryan Murphy has gotten his hands on The Normal Heart. He is going to effing ruin it. You would think that Pitt would have learned his lesson after the disaster of Running With Sisscors or Eat Pray Love. What does Murphy have on producers to getting these director gigs. Geez.

  31. Toshie says:

    So I listened to Goop and then I listened to Adele – Goop is just plain pedestrian and Adele is glorious.

  32. Javagirl1 says:

    You gotta love Kaiser, that top pic is priceless.

  33. Hautie says:

    I have finally convinced myself, that Gwyneth got cut off financially by her husband.

    It is the only reason for her to be out hustling this hard. She needs the cash. Period.

    My bias logic. Chris has been footing the bill for her crazy over the top needs for too long. She had not been working a lot. Doing the bare minimal ad campaign here and there. An odd movie here and there. No big paycheck movies. No blockbusters that she owns a piece of the profits.

    For the most part Gwennie stopped bringing in a huge paycheck.

    But kept spending as if it she had a healthy income. That would support her demands for perfection.

    So I am going to assume from now on… that Gwyneth is out here hustling for a paycheck. Cause she got put on a extreme allowance by her husband.

    The husband who refuses to be seen with her in public.

    Which I still believe is a huge warning sign. That it is time to make a exit plan.

  34. Cali says:

    No offence, but I don’t get where she apparently ‘murders’ songs. She holds a tune. Pitch and tone is passable. Whats the big deal? In my opinion, she sounds like your average singer of today’s calibre.

  35. original kate says:

    goop’s voice isn’t that great and glee is lame beyond words. FAIL.

  36. Susie #1 says:

    Just wanted to share this tidbit on Gwen’s night at the Emmys from another site. “Gwyneth also shed a little light from inside the auditorium, saying the seat filler (someone who fills an empty seat during an event to give the illusion of a full crowd on camera) before her ‘was sweaty… chair was wet. Gross!” She just can’t stop being her entitled self can she. Wish I could mention to her, it may not have been sweat.

  37. RovingLass says:

    Ug. She isn’t horrible but why not put someone who can really sing in a musical? Isn’t that the purpose…oh wait, I forgot it was Goop and her minions we were talking about.

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