Gwyneth Paltrow at the grand opening of the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach (11/14)

I guess the fact that Gwyneth Paltrow attended the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show last weekend instead of spending time with her husband Chris Martin means her marriage is in trouble. Works for me. From the New York Post:

Is Gwyneth Paltrow heading down the same marital path as her pal Madonna? Paltrow raised eyebrows last weekend when she went to the Victoria's Secret fashion show at the reopened Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach instead of flying to see her rocker husband, Chris Martin, on tour with Coldplay.

One insider said, "Gwyneth flew down privately at the behest of [Fontainebleau Resorts owner] Jeff Soffer." Paltrow and Soffer - a billionaire bachelor who's regarded as Miami royalty - have become very good friends recently, insiders added.

Reports that Martin and Paltrow have been on the rocks for months have circulated in the press as they've refused to be photographed together. One wag snipes, "She spent the summer filming a TV show in Spain with Mario Batali and now, instead of hanging out with her husband, she goes to a Victoria's Secret show? Really? Gwyneth doesn't have anything to do with Victoria's Secret. If things were so great with Chris, why wouldn't she be with him?" (Source)

Is anyone surprised by this story? Gwenyth can't possibly be expected to stay with someone who isn't up to her standards. As was deftly pointed out in an American cinematic masterpiece,* it is common knowledge that Gwyneth Paltrow "suffers from high self-esteem." The bottom line is this: if Gwenyth is ever going to find a partner that she actually thinks is good enough for her, she's only got one option -- date a mirror.

*Sex and the City. DON'T ask me how I know this.

[Splash News, BauerGriffinOnline, WENN]