Gwyneth trial

Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson had sued the actress for more than $300000 over a 2016 collision on a ski slope.

[testified](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-collision-trial-testimony-plaintiff-terry-sanderson-takes-stand-watch-live-2023-03-23/) that at first, she thought the accident was a "sexual assault" or a "practical joke." "He was groaning and grunting in a disturbing way," Paltrow testified. It felt like it was perfectly centered, the fists and the poles were right there, at my shoulder blades. "I got hit in my back so hard, and right at my shoulder blades. "I felt that acquiescing to a false claim compromised my integrity," Paltrow said in a statement after the verdicr was read. "We are pleased with this unanimous outcome and appreciate the judge and jury's thoughtful handling of the case," Patlrow's attorney, Steve Owen, said in a statement.

It might be just a skiing accident, but the legal fight between A-lister Gwyneth Paltrow and Terry Sanderson, a 76-year-old retired optometrist, ...

Sanderson claimed he was skiing down the right side of the run when he heard “a blood-curdling scream … “Gwyneth Paltrow looks like she’s on trial in 1987 for hiring a hitman to kill her husband,” read one widely circulated tweet. Paltrow said that rather than return to the slopes, she scheduled a massage.

A jury sided with actor Gwyneth Paltrow on Thursday, deciding she was not at fault for a 2016 ski accident with a retired Utah optometrist who sustained ...

Sanderson, 76, alleged the accident left him with a traumatic brain injury that has impaired his cognitive functions in a way that has negatively affected his day-to-day life and personal relationships. The instructor filed a report and shared her information after the report, she said. He said Sanderson was briefly unconscious and facedown in the snow. She also disputed the account of Sanderson’s witness Craig Ramon, who was with a meetup group Sanderson had organized to ski that day. "I felt that acquiescing to a false claim compromised my integrity," Paltrow said in a statement after the verdict. The collision left Sanderson with four broken ribs, a concussion and lasting brain damage that affected his daily life and personal relationships, he said.

The US actress, 50, was accused in a lawsuit of crashing into fellow skier Terry Sanderson, 76, during a 2016 incident, leaving him with brain damage and four ...

And then there was a body pressing against me. Paltrow, who has been present in court each day of the trial, will not be making a statement. Reports suggest she said, “I wish you well.” After Paltrow’s testimony, Sanderson then took to the stand with a different version of events, saying he was hit in the back, which caused him to crash land. She was then caught on camera on her way out of the courthouse, where she leaned into her accuser and shared parting words with him. After an eight-day, televised trial in Park City, Utah, Paltrow been cleared by a jury of any wrongdoing, and was awarded the symbolic $1 her legal team had requested in a countersuit.

Gwyneth Paltrow has been cleared of wrongdoing after a 2016 ski-slope collision with a retired optometrist. The live-streamed trial became a pop culture ...

"I didn't pick my words well. "My apologies to Ms. "You and me both," Ms VanOrman responded. When announcing the lawsuit at a press conference in 2019, Mr Sanderson said Paltrow was "screaming like King Kong in the jungle". Worldwide audiences followed the celebrity trial as if it were episodic television. “So I wanted to do that transparently and see if there were any objections.” Both parties blamed the other for the collision. When announcing the lawsuit at a press conference in 2019, Mr Sanderson said Paltrow was "screaming like King Kong in the jungle" — a comment he apologised for while under cross examination. She sat intently through two weeks of testimony in what became the biggest celebrity court case since actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard faced off last year. At another point, Paltrow recalled she was "yelling" at Mr Sanderson after the accident to which VanOrman quipped, "you're small but mighty". During her testimony, Ms VanOrman asked Paltrow if the damages figure she was seeking was symbolic, to which she replied: "It's an actual dollar that I'm asking for". Responding to a question about her height, Paltrow said she was about 5' 10" to which VanOrman replied, "I'm so jealous."

A jury has found US actress Gwyneth Paltrow was not at fault for a 2016 ski crash at a resort in Utah. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, 76, ...

Kristan VanOrman, one of Mr Sanderson's lawyers, had told Paltrow during cross-examination that she was jealous of her height. Paltrow then skied away while he remained unconscious in the snow with broken ribs, Mr Sanderson said. "I thought, 'Is this a practical joke? She then left the courtroom, declining requests for comments. Speaking to reporters after the verdict, she said she was "not starstruck" by Paltrow. Speaking to media outside, her lawyer Steve Owens said Paltrow "has a history of advocating for what she believes in".

Gwyneth Paltrow has issued a statement thanking the judge and jury and said she is "pleased with the outcome" after winning her ski crash trial.

One of the jurors who served in the ski crash court case between Gwyneth Paltrow and Terry Sanderson speaks to ABC News exclusively.

This is based on the law," she said. I mean, this is based on the evidence. "I think there was, in the back of my mind, yes, this woman's an actress and I took that into account, but I didn't feel she had a reason to lie under oath," Imrie said. I think the fact that Dr. "He's a snow sports expert in many different ways. "I think it's important that the public doesn't just think that this was a win because Gwyneth's a celebrity.

After she wished him well upon the jury verdict, he responded, "Thank you, dear."

He responded, “Thank you, dear.” Rather than revealing GoPro footage though, it contained a chatroom discussion between members of Sanderson’s ski group, including the man claiming to be the sole eyewitness who testified Paltrow crashed into Sanderson. Sanderson’s daughter testified this week that an email she sent the day of the accident referring to a GoPro didn’t imply footage existed. After jurors were sent home Wednesday, both legal teams joked about the trial lawyer gimmick. The proceedings have drawn the world’s attention to Park City, Utah, the silver boomtown-turned posh ski resort where Paltrow and Sanderson crashed and the trial was held. Viewers tuning into proceedings on CourtTV saw Paltrow complain about losing a half-day of skiing after the crash and heard a radiologist testify that Sanderson could no longer enjoy wine tasting. To keep jurors engaged, Paltrow’s team shared a series of advanced, high-resolution animations to accompany their witnesses’ recollections. They said the accident caused Sanderson to grow distant from friends and family, and they called his ex-girlfriend to testify about how their relationship deteriorated because he “had no joy left in his life.” Paltrow’s legal team attempted to represent Sanderson as an angry, aging man who continued to travel internationally after the collision. Both sides marshalled ___ Here is a look back at highlights from the two-week trial:

Gwyneth Paltrow's trial should have come down to one question: who was at fault for a collision at the upscale Utah ski resort in 2016?

"I didn't realise that when you go down this road, I thought it would be about a ski accident … "I'm not that crazy person ... "I'd rethink a little about how I could be characterised. A week after this exchange, Ramon left another comment, claiming that: "Gwyneth took out Terry last week … doing yoga or mamba or what?" You just ran into me'," he said. who had crashed". "I just knew he was mad … Paltrow insisted he was at fault, but was trying to shake her down because she's a Hollywood star. "I was skiing and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart. Every day he was doing lots of things: meeting groups, wine tasting, skiing, volunteering. I'm absolutely flying," Sanderson said.

Gwyneth Paltrow's ski crash trial came to an end Thursday when a jury sided with the actor, saying she was not at fault for a 2016 collision at Utah's Deer ...

Paltrow stayed at the scene until a ski patrol came and asked Sanderson if he was OK, Owens told the court. As she left the courtroom, Paltrow bent over and whispered to Sanderson, "I wish you well." She said they both fell to the ground and she momentarily froze before becoming upset and yelling an expletive at Sanderson. Sanderson's daughter mentioned the GoPro in an email, but she said she was just speculating because helmet cameras are common at ski resorts. He said Paltrow hit Sanderson "hard" and bounced off him. He said the sole eyewitness to the crash was Craig Ramon, an acquaintance of Sanderson's. Ramon said once he reached them, Paltrow got up and did not answer whether she was OK. The instructor said Sanderson was the uphill skier and hit Paltrow from behind, according to his report. Sanderson apologized to her and he was fine, according to Paltrow's filing. Both Sanderson's lawsuit and Paltrow's filing cite an incident report filed by a Deer Valley ski instructor who was skiing with Paltrow's son. Sanderson said he suffered four broken ribs, a concussion and lasting brain damage that affected his daily life and personal relationships. He said after the collision, the actor got up and skied away and did not offer any help.

From "I wish you well" to "half day of skiing" to that Jeffrey Epstein reference, here are the most bizarre quotes around the Gwyneth Paltrow trial.

It’s the pain of trying to sue a celebrity.” Pressed if it was important to him to bring this lawsuit, Sanderson started to get frustrated and semi-rant: “It was. Paltrow replied, “Well, I lost half a day of skiing.” The quote was accurate and even appropriate for the line of questioning, given Paltrow’s ski resort bill came to more than $9,000 and she was countersuing for a symbolic $1. “Praise to the judge for not letting this be reenacted with Gwyneth being assaulted in front of us all,” Owens said. VanOrman asked if he regretted bringing his lawsuit, Sanderson replied, “That’s the purpose, I think, to make me regret bringing this lawsuit. Attorneys frequently flip back and forth during exams from chummy charm to vicious attacks as a strategy for trying to get witnesses off guard and to open up, but a few of VanOrman’s remarks struck viewers as sounding a bit like fangirl cringe: VanOrman asked Paltrow’s height (“just under 5’10”) and then VanOrman enthused, “I am so jealous!” Paltrow replied, “I think I’m shrinking, though.” VanOrman: “I have to wear 4-inch heels just to make it to 5’5″!” Paltrow dryly assured, “They’re very nice.” VanOrman later called Paltrow “small but mighty …” and then amended as if scolding herself, “Actually, you’re not that small …” When Paltrow confirms she’s a good tipper, VanOrman added, “Fantastic! But the most surreal “Where is this going?” bit was the extended cow-milking anecdote, which went like this (and mind you, this is a significantly shortened version): “I was in the legislature with a guy named Glen Brown. The team got into the Magna Carta, Pilgrims and even broke down Latin definition of “verdict” (Sir, is this going to be on the test?). … She says, ‘Terry hit me in the back …’ I think she sincerely believes she got hit in the back. suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.” Owens said during closing: “He doesn’t tell his [doctors] he’s flying all over the world, that he’s biking, that he’s the poster boy for fitness at age 75! Paltrow’s attorney Stephen Owens seemed to seal the deal against Sanderson on the second to last day of testimony, when he called Sanderson back up to the stand and did a slideshow presentation of his social media posts since the accident, showing the 76-year-old seemingly leading an active and happy lifestyle of vacation after vacation, which appeared to run counter to his claims that the accident left him with “permanent traumatic brain injury … And yes, they are in order from the least to the most wild. Amber Heard, the eight-day showdown in Park City, Utah, still managed to offer plenty of bizarre moments in the lead-up to Thursday’s climax where the [jury ruled Paltrow was not liable](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/gwyneth-paltrow-verdict-ski-crash-trial-1235363553/) in plaintiff Dr.

A day after the verdict for the Gwyneth Paltrow and Terry Sanderson trial was delivered, the internet is still talking about its viral moments.

And we’re most fascinated with celebrities in the points of collapse,” Luckett added. The entertainment centers “rich people who you want to hate,” but who ultimately viewers enjoy watching. [sided ](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-crash-trial-summary-timeline-rcna77570)with the actress Thursday, finding that she was not at fault for a 2016 collision at a Utah ski resort, where Terry Sanderson, the original plaintiff in the case, said he sustained broken ribs and a concussion. Paltrow replied, “I would not say we’re good friends. We’re friendly. Paltrow countersued Sanderson seeking payment of $1.