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Dirk Libbey

Gwyneth Paltrow Said Robert Downey Jr Would ‘Complain’ About Getting Up Early For Her Award, But He Made The Loveliest Comment

Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts and Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Gwyneth Paltrow may have been mostly retired from acting for the last few years, but she’s clearly made some good friends in her time in Hollywood. Paltrow recently received the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at the THR Women in Entertainment 2025 gala, and her friend and co-star Robert Downey Jr. was on hand to sing her praises and also roast her a bit. Not bad for a guy who apparently would rather have been in bed.

The award presentation was apparently very early, leading ET to remark to Paltrow that she had gotten Downey out of bed to present the award. Paltrow expected to get an earful on that, but then she praised her co-star’s talent and admitted how happy she was that he was there. Paltrow said…

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