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When you've been tasked with performing at the Super Bowl, an event watched by more than 100 million people, your outfit matters. Evidently, however, Chris Martin did not think to call his ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow, a professionally fashionable person, before choosing his.
Here it is in close-up:
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There's a lot going on here, and none of it appears to be Gwyneth-approved.
Did he even try to call her? Was her phone busy or something? Was she too concerned with dressing Apple and Blue Ivy in the world's coolest jackets to give Chris Martin's blazer any thought? These are questions that need answers.