GWYNETH PALTROW - HEALTH WRITER SLAMS PALTROW'S 'COPYCAT' SITE

HEALTH WRITER SLAMS PALTROW'S 'COPYCAT' SITE

A journalist and holistic website founder has slammed GWYNETH PALTROW's healthy eating newsletter - accusing the actress of copying her idea.The Oscar-winning actress launched her own lifestyle newsletter and website, Goop.com last year (08), where she provides wholesome living tips and cookery advice.
However, rival health website The Weekly Beet.com's founder Mary Kate Hearon claims the actress stole her idea after she approached Paltrow's pal to seek out the star's approval.
She tells New York gossip column PageSix, "This is pretty scandalous. People deserve to know (Paltrow's) idea isn't her own - or creative, for that matter! . . . A few years ago, I had e-mailed Gwyneth's best friend . . . when I was living in London. I asked her to e-mail Gwyneth The Beet because I was excited for her to read it since she was one of the few celebs into alternative medicine."
And despite Paltrow allegedly insisting she was a fan of the site's message, Hearon claims the actress was less than friendly when they finally met.
She adds, "The way she treated me was so scary! She was sooooooo nasty to me, it was scandalous! (Paltrow's husband) Chris (Martin), the utmost gentleman, stood to shake my hand, but she smirked and was silent when I asked how her dinner was . . . I never thought in a million years she'd . . . create her own site very similar to The Weekly Beet . . . (Goop has) the therapies I've tried, the foods I love, the detoxes that work! A lot of the same stuff!"
However, a friend of Paltrow's has slammed Hearon's accusations, telling PageSix, "She's never even heard of (Hearon). This is ridiculous."