Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow was called to the witness stand Friday in a civil suit filed against her, where she emphatically denied that she caused an accident at ...

Sanderson was clearly "not OK," so Ramon said he asked for help to get Sanderson to the resort's nurse's station. Ramon said he heard a scream and within a few seconds, saw Paltrow slam into Sanderson from behind. The instructor filled out a report documenting the incident, Paltrow said, and made sure that Sanderson was OK. But Paltrow alleges that it was actually Sanderson at fault and that he is [exploiting her wealth](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gwyneth-paltrow-says-skier-suing-her-exploit-her-fame-n973796). The witness is Sanderson's acquaintance, Craig Ramon, who was at the resort with him as part of a meetup group. Paltrow said she was “gently” skiing down the slope when she felt a body press into her back and saw two skis slide between hers.

Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand Friday to testify in a civil trial over a 2016 ski collision. Paltrow is being sued by a retired optometrist who is suing her ...

Paltrow agreed with that assessment and said that she didn't see Sanderson before the crash. Throughout her testimony, Paltrow maintained she didn't see Sanderson before he allegedly skied into her. She clarified that she didn't think the collision was an assault but that was the thought that went through her head during that split second. Paltrow testified that at first, she thought the accident was a "sexual assault" or a "practical joke" when Terry Sanderson skied into her back. "I was very angry at what at happened," she said. Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand Friday to testify in a civil trial over a 2016 ski collision.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand to testify on Friday in a Utah trial over a 2016 snow skiing accident, painting a picture of her version of events ...

She was shaken and upset, and quit skiing for the day even though it was still morning.” Sanderson Grasham later said her father is a “principled man” and that she believes that he wants “someone to at least apologize or acknowledge or be held accountable for their decision that day.” Fong, a clinical neuropsychologist who treated Sanderson following the collision, and Richard Boehme, a biomedical engineer who testified as an expert witness, were also played for the jury on Thursday. Paltrow was angry with Plaintiff, and said so. The jury also heard expert witness testimony from neuropsychologist Sam Goldstein, who evaluated Sanderson in 2020 and testified about various shifts in Sanderson’s mental health since the collision. In her deposition, being read by the lawyer, Paltrow said “our bodies were almost spooning and I moved away quickly.” “I was very angry at what had happened.” Sanderson also claims Paltrow and her ski instructor skied away after the incident without getting him medical care. She testified that while she didn’t recall the exact cost of the lessons, they spent several thousand dollars, plus tips, for the lessons. Mueller was required to pay $1 in damages. “I feel very sorry for him. I’ve taken my kids to one of her concerts before, but we don’t talk very often.”

Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand in a Utah courtroom to give her account of a ski crash in 2016.

“Are you good friends with Taylor Swift?” VanOrman asked, to which Paltrow replied: “I would not say we’re good friends. “And then there was a body pressing against me.” We are friendly. Is someone doing something perverted?'” The trial began on Tuesday. “I thought, ‘Is this a practical joke?

The actress testifies she felt "hurt and violated" when she says a man crashed into her on the slope.

Mr Sanderson, she said, had mumbled that he was OK. "I was skiing and looking downhill as you do," she said. Lawyers for Mr Sanderson asked if she remembered her nine-year-old son, Moses, shouting "mommy, mommy, watch me." This is an alternate version of my dad." "Is this a practical joke. Is someone doing something perverted?"

The actor-turned-lifestyle influencer testified that the crash shocked her — and the way the man's skis veered between her two legs made her worry at first that ...

When asked whether she's friends with Swift over a parade of objections from her attorney, Paltrow said no, but that she was "friendly" with the singer. Paltrow's attorneys argue both that she didn't cause the crash and that the extent of Sanderson's injuries is exaggerated. In the seconds after the collision, Paltrow acknowledged that she yelled at Sanderson and didn't stop to ask if he was OK. The camera is a common accessory for skiers at resorts like Deer Valley. After sitting in court for four days, Paltrow remained calm and collected for more than two hours on the witness stand. Paltrow later clarified that after her split-second panic, she realized that the sudden collision wasn't sexual in nature.

Actor thought crash was a 'prank' or something 'perverted' during a 2016 collision with Terry Sanderson at a mountain resort.

And my knee splayed open, and I was in shock.” Sanderson is seeking “more than $300,000” in damages, while Paltrow has countersued for $1 and attorney fees. Paltrow denied that she ever engaged in “risky behavior” on a ski run with which she said she was previously familiar. “I think you have to keep in mind, when you’re the victim of a crash … The proceedings will resume on Monday with Sanderson slated to testify. When asked if she was being an aggressive skier, she said no and that slope was a green run filled with families. He told the jury, of Sanderson: “His comprehension had gone down, he’d get confused … Attorneys for Paltrow and Sanderson have been jostling to convince the 10-member jury which skier was positioned downhill and therefore had the right of way. Terry Sanderson, a retired optometrist, is suing the Oscar-winning actor for $300,000, claiming that her recklessness caused the crash and left him with lasting physical injuries. And they know me very well.” This is really really strange.” “I was skiing and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart and then there was a body pressing against me and there was a very strange grunting noise,” Paltrow said.

Gwyneth Paltrow, the award-winning actress facing a civil trial for a 2016 skiing crash at a Utah resort, testified that she "froze" when a man allegedly ...

It was the first time Paltrow and her then-boyfriend were introducing their children to each other to gauge whether they had a future as a “blended family.” She was shaken and upset, and quit skiing for the day even though it was still morning.” I thought it was very minor on the day,” she said. At one point, VanOrman asked whether Paltrow can demonstrate the crash with her in at the courtroom, but the judge declined that request. Sanderson also accuses Paltrow and her ski instructor of skiing away after the incident without getting him medical care. And there was a very strange grunting noise.

The case could hinge on who the jury believes was the "downhill" skier, according to legal experts.

"And the fact that it's Gwyneth Paltrow is the big elephant in the room." He added that he once saw a woman get hit by a skier who came "blasting out of a tree trail" in Vail, Colorado. In other words, the downhill skier — the person who is further down the slope — has the right of way. "The uphill skier has to watch out for the downhill skier. "When one skier hits another, the issue is negligence. Under questioning, however, she said she didn't have any witnesses to the moment of the accident.

Gwyneth Paltrow, who is accused of negligence in a 2016 ski collision with a man at the Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, testified Friday.

Sanderson categorically hit me on that ski slope, and that is the truth.” Other witnesses called Friday morning were Sanderson’s daughter, Shae Sanderson Herath, and her brother-in-law, Mark Stephen Herath. Paltrow’s family had been skiing together while on vacation at Deer Valley Resort when the incident took place. The trial is scheduled for eight days. During testimony, Paltrow maintained her position, echoing statements given in her counterclaim and recalling that Sanderson’s “body pressed up into my back, so I froze ... A downhill skier has the right of way.

The Oscar-winning actress testified that the man suing her was to blame for the 2016 incident.

The pair then had a back-and-forth conversation, with VanOrman suggesting she was “so jealous” that Paltrow was just under 5-foot-10, and that she would “have to wear four-inch heels just to make it to” 5-foot-5. At what cost?” The trial has been picked apart by social media, as the trial has produced viral moments, including Paltrow [shielding](https://twitter.com/evanrosskatz/status/1638933250138865664) her face in court with a $250 notebook and offering “ [treats](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gwyneth-paltrow-treats-ski-utah-trial-b2307075.html?utm_content=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Main&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1679609710)” to courtroom staff. Paltrow has also [accused](https://apnews.com/article/travel-entertainment-ap-top-news-us-news-lawsuits-89356b1afe574eee890e7f31cb193b86) Sanderson of suing to exploit her fame for money, citing emails between Sanderson and his daughter under the subject line, “I’m famous … Paltrow has acknowledged that she and Sanderson crashed into each other, though she has denied she was the one to run into him. [lawsuit](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/21/1165094504/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-crash-trial-lawsuit-utah) against Paltrow in 2019, three years after the pair collided while skiing in Park City, Utah. Paltrow responded: “Oh, they are very nice.”

Anderson claims that Paltrow was skiing “out of control” and that the collision “caus[ed] a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious injuries.” In 2019 ...

This led to a Paltrow dropping her jaw in a very dramatic fashion and Owens demanding a retraction. Sanderson categorically hit me on that ski slope, and that is the truth,” but added “I feel very sorry for him. It seems like he’s had a very difficult life, but I did not cause the accident so I cannot be at fault for anything that subsequently happened to him.” Anderson claims that Paltrow was skiing “out of control” and that the collision “caus[ed] a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious injuries.” In 2019 he sued for $3.1 million, but a judge ruled that the amount must be capped at $300,000. In an opening statement, Sanderson’s lawyer Lawrence Buhler claimed that Paltrow was looking at her children, not where she was skiing, and hit his client. Case in point: this meme-worthy moment in which she apologized for swearing after (allegedly) being hit on a ski slope.