Gwyneth Paltrow has won numerous awards for her acting, but speaking apparently came with some difficulty Thursday with President Barack Obama standing beside her. 'You're so handsome that I can't speak properly,' the actress, singer and food writer gushed after introducing Obama to several hundred supporters seated on white fold-out chairs in the lush backyard of her home in the movie star haven of Brentwood, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. In a not-so-subtle reference to her 'conscious uncoupling' earlier this year from husband Chris Martin, Paltrow said it was a 'profound honor' to have Obama in the home she shares with Apple and Moses, her two children with the Coldplay lead vocalist.
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The $19M/year actress thanked Obama for helping push for equal pay for women, an issue 'very important to me as a working mother' she said
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Stars at the event included Julia Roberts and Bradley Whitford
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Around 200 supporters attended the reception and 50 sat for the $15,000 per plate dinner
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