The so-called “Diet Detective” has settled his lawsuit against Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website for allegedly ripping off his trademarked name, court filings Tuesday show.
Charles Platkin, an author and Hunter College professor who specializes in writing about health and wellness, withdrew his Manhattan federal court lawsuit against Paltrow’s web company Goop.com. Terms of a settlement were not detailed in the filings.
The aggrieved academic had alleged he was “grievously injured” when Goop began running its own column called “The Diet Detective” in its weekly web newsletter in July.
Platkin’s lawyer did not immediately return messages and Palrow’s reps could not immediately be reached for comment.