Over the weekend, Gwyneth Paltrow attended the Airbnb Open, a three-day conference in Los Angeles that brought together Airbnb hosts and celebrities to discuss travel, business and how to be a great host.
In an interview with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, the Goop founder shared her thoughts on the election.
“It’s such an exciting time to be an American because we are at this amazing inflection point,” she said cheerfully.
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“People are clearly tired of the status quo, and… it’s sort of like someone threw it all in the air and we’re going to see how it all lands. It’s very important for me, personally, now more than ever, to create a community and to remember the humanity of everybody and to create love and… understanding,” Paltrow said, according to Page Six.
She continued, “The most amazing thing for me about this election is I felt… ‘I don’t understand the opposition well enough at all.’ I’m not going to tell you what side I’m on, but my big takeaway was, ‘I really need to open my mind and understand better because I don’t.'”
People on Twitter weren’t surprised by Paltrow’s comments, with many people calling her “over-privileged.”
These vitriolic comments may be a reaction to Paltrow’s Goop holiday gift guide, which launched last week. It includes an $80,000-per-person National Geographic private jet expedition around the world.
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Paltrow is a longtime Democratic donor, and she held a reelection fundraiser for Barack Obama in 2012. Paltrow seemed quiet during this election and only made a small gesture of support for Hillary Clinton on Election Day, when she posted a photo of herself wearing a pantsuit on Goop‘s Instagram page.
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