GOOPed or duped? Gwyneth Paltrow speaks to Congress about GMOs

Gwyneth Paltrow, the Queen of Goop herself, graced Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon to voice her support alongside lawmakers at a press conference to label Genetically Modified Foods, better known as GMOs.

Lifestyle guru, actress, and personal assistant to Ironman, Paltrow has been a champion in the Hollywood circle of quasi-activists for all things pretty and expensive and is known for sometimes non-nonsensical comments.

“I’m here as an American mother who wants the right to know what I feed my family,” Paltrow said. “I’m not an intensely political person.”

Paltrow appeared at the press conference along with her mother, actress Blythe Danner, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and supporters of the “Just Label It” movement to oppose the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015″ which would override state laws requiring foods containing GMOs to be labeled.

Paltrow, who among other wildly brow-raising comments has said “I would rather die than let my kids eat Cup-a-Soup,” has had onlookers saying “really?” as to why she was the best celebrity to bring star power to the food fight.

Have the congressmen who invited her been Gooped or duped?

Spokesperson for the Coalition for Safe Affordable Food Claire Parker is one of the people questioning Paltrow’s credibility.

“Paltrow is an interesting choice to serve as a lead spokesperson given her history of nonsensical, unscientific rantings,” Parker told the Washington Post.

Though Paltrow admitted that the science of GMOs harmfulness is “inconclusive,” she confidently asserted with all of the knowledge of someone who most likely has their food purchased and prepared by a hired chef, “I believe we all have the right as Americans to know what’s in our food.”

It is comforting to know however that anyone, even someone who has publicly said, “I’d rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a can,” can put on a buttoned-up blouse and gain the serious attention of our nation’s lawmakers.