Gwyneth Paltrow: No Record Deal, Press Reports Were Premature

Gwyneth Paltrow — contrary to reports from the UK Sun newspaper–does not have a deal with Atlantic Records. And she certainly hasn’t got one for their quoted number of $900,000. It’s all fiction, apparently. Atlantic’s Craig Kallman apparently had some conversations with Gwyneth, who had a great success again last night on “Glee.” It was Kallman who put together Paltrow and Cee Lo for their rousing Grammy performance of “F— You.” But there’s no deal so far, and no money. Paltrow can probably get a deal from Atlantic or another company, but it hasn’t happened. (Atlantic would make sense, however.) In any case, Paltrow’s burgeoning music career seems a little like a rebuke to her (possibly) ex friend, Madonna. It’s also kind of interesting that Gwyneth, who’s married to rock star Chris Martin of Coldplay, choose this path instead of trying to do some serious films and get another Oscar. But more power to her! She looks like she’s having a ball.