Paltrow: Pitt, Jolie draw too much paparazzi to Chicago

CHICAGO -- If you're a superstar Hollywood actress, one of the nice things about visiting Chicago is the absence of paparazzi.

Or so Gwyneth Paltrow thought.

Paltrow arrived in Chicago at the same time as her former fiance, Brad Pitt, his companion, Angelina Jolie, and their children.

Their presence has meant more star-hunting photographers than usual, said Paltrow, in town Friday to promote the Estee Lauder perfume Pleasures Delight at a Macy's store.

"When Brad and Angelina leave, won't they [paparazzi] go, too?" the 34-year-old told the Chicago Sun-Times for a story in its Sunday editions. "Don't you think they sort of blow in and out with the celebs?"

In 2003 the Oscar-winning actress said she loved coming to Chicago "because there's no paparazzi." Paltrow, who is married to Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin, also stayed at The Peninsula Chicago, where the Pitt-Jolie family is living while Jolie films the movie "Wanted."