Is it Inconceivable That Gwyneth Paltrow Would Die on Food Stamps?

 

gwynethpaltrow-mariobataliIf you haven’t had lunch yet and are starving for schadenfreude (if you’re thirsty for fruhschoppen, click here) Clickhole turns the Goop founder’s failed Food Stamp Challenge chronicles into an obituary for the actress who hadn’t tweeted since she ran out of food four days in:

Sure, there are plenty of people out there rolling their eyes at the way Paltrow withered to a horrifying 63-pound version of her former self before passing away, dismissing her actions as just another example of preachy celebrity activism. But they would be missing the powerful point her death made about the fact that millions of children in this supposed first-world country go to bed hungry every night.

In reality, the Sliding Doors actress failed the $29 week-long challenge by blowing her entire budget on an Instagram-friendly array of eggs and limes. But even if she’s still alive and upwards of 63 pounds, can anyone really prove she’s writing her Twitter feed?

 

 

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