Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop slashing 18% of workforce to focus on beauty products

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop will slash nearly 20% of its workforce as it scrambles to pivot away from its image as a wellness and lifestyle brand to focus on peddling its beauty products, according to reports. The company — which gained notoriety with products like a candle called “This Smells Like My Vagina” and psychic vampire repellent spray — has struggled to maintain its relevance since the actress launched the Goop as a newsletter in 2008. Goop plans to cut 18% of its 216-person staff in the massive restructuring effort to...