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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gwyneth Paltrow Slams Her Hit-And-Run Ski Trial As ‘Everything Wrong With Our Legal System'
Actor and wellness guru Gwyneth Paltrow bashed her 2023 civil court case in which she and a retired Army optometrist both accused each other of being at fault for a 2016 hit-and-run ski accident. 'I have to say, the idea that someone could ski into your back and knock you down and then sue you, I was like, 'This is everything that's wrong with our legal system,'' Paltrow said on last week's episode of 'The World's First Podcast.' Paltrow was initially sued by Terry Sanderson in 2019 for $3 million after he said she crashed into him at Deer Valley Resort in Utah. The amount was reduced to more than $300,000 leading up to the trial. Sanderson testified in court that the accident caused him to break four ribs and that he sustained permanent brain injuries. Paltrow, on the other hand, said he was the one who crashed into her, and that at first she thought she was being sexually assaulted. The Oscar winner countersued Sanderson for a symbolic $1, which he ultimately had to pay, along with her legal bills, after the jury found she was not liable for the accident. Paltrow told People in 2023 that she was 'pleased with the outcome' and 'felt that acquiescing to a false claim compromised my integrity.' Paltrow told 'World's First Podcast' hosts Erin and Sara Foster that the case itself was 'ridiculous.' 'That's why I felt like I had to fight it. I was like, 'I'm not going to be shaken down here.' I'm not doing that,' Paltrow said. The trial gained national attention, but viewers on social media mainly gawked over the Goop founder's attitude in court and what she was wearing during the hearings. 'All the silver lining was the court looks,' Sara Foster said. 'It was everything.' Gwyneth Paltrow Welcomes Back Carbs And Social Media Users Find It Hard To Digest Gwyneth Paltrow's Daughter Reveals What She 'Avoids Like The Plague' Gwyneth Paltrow And Meghan Markle Address 'Beef' Rumors
Fox News
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Gwyneth Paltrow blasts ski crash trial as ‘everything that's wrong with our legal system'
Two years after winning her ski accident trial in 2023, Gwyneth Paltrow still has strong feelings about how everything went down. During a recent episode of Erin and Sara Foster's "World's First Podcast," the Goop founder - who was sued by retired optometrist Terry Sanderson for allegedly causing a ski crash that he said left him with a "permanent traumatic brain injury" in 2016 - got candid about the "ridiculous" case and explained why backing down was not an option. "It was ridiculous," she said. "And I have to say, the idea that someone could ski into your back and knock you down and then sue you — I was like, 'This is everything that's wrong with our legal system.'" "That's why I felt like I had to fight it," the actress, 52, added. "I'm not gonna be shaken down here. I'm not doing that." Sanderson filed a $3.1 million lawsuit against the actress, Deer Valley Resort and the ski instructor who was providing lessons to Paltrow's son Moses at the time of the incident. A judge dismissed the claim, and Deer Valley Resort and the instructor were removed from the lawsuit. Sanderson then sued Paltrow for $300,000. She countersued for $1 and attorney fees. In 2023, Paltrow won the court battle after a jury ruled she was not at fault. After the trial, Paltrow explained why she chose to "do the right thing" and fight. "I found myself in that situation, and it was really important to me to go there and try to do the right thing," Paltrow told People magazine. "I didn't want to create any more attention. I wanted it to be about truth coming out." Paltrow focused on remaining "calm" throughout the eight-day trial, which also included the Academy Award-winner taking the stand. "That's what I was just sort of focused on," Paltrow said. "It was an intense experience. I kept saying to myself, in life, if you believe in God or the universe or whatever, I do believe that we're always exactly where we're supposed to be. And we don't have to understand it." "I really believe in fighting for what's right," she said. "But I do think that when things have come up in my life where something's been egregious and there's an opportunity to try to change culture around that for women, I've sort of dove in." "For some reason, I personally feel like I have a responsibility to try to continue to move culture along in this way, that women should be respected, women should be safe. ... Women should feel empowered to express themselves and their opinions, and women should be allowed to thrive. It's important to me, so I keep doing it." Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this post.
Hindustan Times
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Gwyneth Paltrow reflects on ski crash trial: 'It was something I felt like I survived
Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow is looking back at the 2023 ski crash trial with a sense of clarity, two years after winning the lawsuit filed by retired optometrist Terry Sanderson. Terry had accused the Goop founder of causing a 2016 ski accident that led to him sustaining injuries. In a candid conversation with Erin and Sara Foster on the World's First Podcast, Gwyneth didn't hold back her thoughts on the entire legal battle, calling it "ridiculous." She expressed frustration over the fact that someone could ski into her back, knock her down, and then file a lawsuit. 'The idea that someone could ski into your back and knock you down and then sue you—I was like, 'This is everything that's wrong with our legal system,'' she said. Gwyneth, who denied any wrongdoing, had countered the lawsuit by filing her own claim against Terry. She alleged that the retired optometrist was responsible for the collision and was attempting to exploit her celebrity status and wealth by falsely blaming her. Looking back, the 52-year-old reflected on the conviction that drove her to stand her ground in the case. 'That's why I felt like I had to fight it. I'm not gonna be shaken down here. I'm not doing that,' she shared on the podcast. A post shared by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow) Ultimately, Gwyneth emerged victorious, with a jury ruling that Terry was completely at fault for the accident and awarding her a symbolic $1 in damages, which she had requested. After the verdict, a source close to the case revealed that Gwyneth approached Terry and said, 'I wish you well.' Despite the favorable verdict, Gwyneth admitted that the experience had left her shaken, describing the whole ordeal as "pretty intense." In an interview with the New York Times in September 2023, she described the trial as 'pretty weird,' acknowledging that she hadn't fully processed the experience yet. 'It was something I felt like I survived,' she added, reflecting on the emotional toll the trial had taken on her.
USA Today
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Gwyneth Paltrow balks at 'ridiculous' 2023 ski crash trial: 'Not gonna be shaken down'
Gwyneth Paltrow balks at 'ridiculous' 2023 ski crash trial: 'Not gonna be shaken down' Two years after Gwyneth Paltrow had her day in court, the Hollywood powerhouse is giving her verdict on the legal ordeal. The Oscar-winning actress and wellness influencer, who won her 2023 ski crash trial against retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, reflected on the headline-making case in an April 24 interview on "The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster." Paltrow was sued in 2019 by Sanderson, who claimed she seriously injured him during a February 2016 crash on the beginner slopes at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Sanderson said the actress left him on the mountain without help, while Paltrow alleged in a counterclaim that Sanderson plowed into her from behind and then told her he was fine. "It was ridiculous," Paltrow told hosts Erin and Sara Foster after the sisters praised her in-court fashion. "And I have to say, the idea that somebody could ski into your back and knock you down and then sue you — I was like, 'This is everything that's wrong with our legal system.'" Sanderson sought $300,000 in damages from Paltrow in his lawsuit, claiming the accident was a result of negligence that left him with physical injuries and emotional distress. The man initially sought $3.1 million in an earlier lawsuit, which was dropped. Gwyneth Paltrow and 'apartners': Why some people live separately from their spouses "It takes a lot of courage, does it not, for her to sit there for two weeks and be pounded like a punching bag?" said Paltrow's attorney Steve Owens during the trial's closing statements. "The easy thing for my client would have been to write a check and be done with it. … It's actually wrong that he hurt her, and he wants money from her." The Goop founder emerged victorious after an eight-day trial in March 2023, with the jury finding Paltrow not at fault for the alleged "hit-and-run" collision. "That's why I felt like I had to fight it," Paltrow said on "World's First Podcast." "I'm not gonna be shaken down here. I'm not doing that." Gwyneth Paltrow has 'a lot of sex' with Timothée Chalamet in new movie Paltrow was awarded $1 in symbolic damages for her counterclaim in addition to her attorney fees. Before the verdict, the actress vowed to donate any additional funds potentially awarded by the jury to a charitable organization. Contributing: Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY
