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Ethan Hawke Reflects on First Kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow

1/10/2026

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Actor Ethan Hawke says his first kiss with Actress Gwyneth Paltrow happened during a game of Truth or Dare, not romantic, a Hollywood regret, in an interview on Today with Jenna & Friends.
They reminisced about their early days and socializing without smartphones.
They discussed their film Great Expectations, where Paltrow refused to film an explicit scene proposed by director Alfonso Cuarón, fearing her father's reaction.

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Actor Ethan Hawke says his first kiss with Actress Gwyneth Paltrow happened during a game of Truth or Dare, not romantic, a Hollywood regret, in an interview on Today with Jenna & Friends.
They reminisced about their early days and socializing without smartphones.
They discussed their film Great Expectations, where Paltrow refused to film an explicit scene proposed by director Alfonso Cuarón, fearing her father's reaction.