It was a humorous and heartfelt reunion between Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. on Wednesday at The Hollywood Reporter’ s 2025 Women in Entertainment breakfast gala , presented by Lifetime, at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Before Paltrow — who also graces the cover of THR ‘s Women in Entertainment issue — took the stage to accept the 20th annual Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, Downey Jr. had some words of endearment as well as some playful digs at his former co-star and onscreen love interest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paltrow played Pepper Potts, opposite Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, across several films.

It was a humorous and heartfelt reunion between Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. on Wednesday at The Hollywood Reporter’ s 2025 Women in Entertainment

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