Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial: Actor tells court she initially thought skiing accident was ‘sexual assault’

The jury will return to the courtroom in Park City, Utah at 9:00 am MT on Monday.

“He hit me and I was so upset,” she told the court.

She said when her ski instructor asked how Mr. Sanderson was doing, he replied, “I’m fine.”

And she said she now wants more than “a symbolic dollar.”

“For me, there’s a line drawn between a dollar I receive and reimbursement of legal fees,” she added.

“That’s what they charge,” Gwyneth Paltrow said with a deep sigh.

She was asked if Terry Sanderson hurt her in the accident.

“He did it. When I fell, my right knee was overstretched and my back hurt,” she said.

The Hollywood star told the court that he received a massage after the incident but did not need to seek medical attention.

Gwyneth Paltrow said she was “very sorry” for Terry Sanderson after being cross-examined in court on Friday afternoon.

“He seems to have had a very difficult life, but I didn’t cause the accident, so I’m not responsible for what happened to him afterwards,” she told the jury.

The actor also testified that she did not inflict Sanderson’s brain damage, which her defense attorney said showed up in a 2006 MRI.

The court testified that Paltrow and her son Moses were shown selfies on the ski lift on the day of the accident and that she always wore a helmet when skiing for safety and anonymity. .

“When I’m skiing, I like to keep a low profile,” she added.

She was also asked about her history of skiing with her father, who died in her fifties, and she took a break from the sport for a while.

“I was pretty devastated by his death and being in ski resorts and chairlifts was difficult for me. I avoided it for several years until I had children of my own. I could hear his voice in my head.” and said I should teach my kids to ski,” she said.

She told the court that while her first husband, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, didn’t ski, she started skiing again with her current husband, Brad Falchuk, in an attempt to “merge” the two families. said.

She added that she was not distracted and was paying attention to where she was skiing on the day of the accident.

“Is this a prank?” I thought. is someone doing something weird?This is very strange,” actor told Utah court

“Hey, have you ever heard of that guy who ran into my back?” Asked anyone in Deer Valley about it? Mr. Sanderson’s attorney asked.

Ms. Paltrow replied, “I didn’t know he had an injury like that at the time, so I didn’t know.”

“…when you are the victim of a conflict, your psychology is not necessarily about the perpetrator.”

During cross-examination, Mr. Paltrow was asked how tall he was.

“I’m under 5’10,” Paltrow said.

Her answer sparked an unlikely and pleasant exchange between her and the male attorney who was suing her.

“I’m so envious,” said the lawyer.

Then Mr. Paltrow said, “I’m starting to shrink.”

“Both you and I. To be 5’5”, you have to wear four inch heels.”

Paltrow said she “froze” and “was forced to separate her legs” when the two skis got stuck between hers.

“And then there was the body pushing against me and a very strange moaning sound,” Ms. Paltrow said. “My brain was trying to figure out what was going on.”

“Is this a prank? Is someone doing something weird? This is very strange.”

The goop mogul later revealed that rather than accusing Ms. Sanderson of sexual assault, her brain was trying to adjust to what was going on at the moment of the accident.

When asked if she knew that not to leave the scene of a ski crash is not only a rule of skiing, but also general decency, Paltrow left her information to the ski instructor.

“Because I was beaten by Mr. Sanderson, I thought he made a mistake,” Paltrow said.[My instructor] He said he would leave all the information… Said you should get off the skis because my kids were waiting for me.