Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand in ski crash trial, will get in comparison with Taylor Swift

Gwyneth Paltrow testified Friday afternoon that it didn’t happen to her to ask the person she collided with on a Utah ski slope if he was OK.

“I feel you may have to bear in mind whenever you’re the sufferer of a crash, proper, your psychology shouldn’t be essentially fascinated about the one that perpetrated it,” the actor and Goop founder mentioned on the stand.

Paltrow is being sued for slamming into Terry Sanderson whereas they have been on a ski slope at Deer Valley Resort in 2016. The retired optometrist mentioned in a 2019 lawsuit submitting he was left “severely injured” by an “uncontrolled” Paltrow, in accordance with ABC Information.

Jurors heard Wednesday the 76-year-old man “deteriorated abruptly” as a consequence of his wounds, which included a mind damage and damaged ribs. He’s asking for $300,000.

Paltrow, nevertheless, blames the collision on Sanderson, who she accused of exploiting her wealth and standing. She informed the courtroom she feels “very sorry for” the plaintiff.

“It looks like he’s had a really tough life, however I didn’t trigger the accident,” Paltrow testified.

Attorneys additionally introduced up the subject of Paltrow submitting a $1 “symbolic” counterclaim in opposition to Sanderson. It was the identical transfer made by Taylor Swift in 2017 when a radio DJ claimed the singer tried to get him fired after he allegedly groped her.

Sanderson’s legal professional requested if Paltrow had been influenced by Swift’s countersuit, which she gained, and requested in the event that they have been associates.

“I might not say we’re good associates,” Paltrow informed the courtroom. “We’re pleasant. I’ve taken my youngsters to one among her live shows earlier than, however we don’t discuss fairly often.”

Friday’s testimony concluded at 5 p.m. native time and can resume Monday.

This isn’t the primary time Paltrow has confronted authorized bother. In 2021, her Goop way of life firm was sued by a person in Texas who claimed the model’s $75 “This Smells Like My Vagina” exploded, inflicting a room to fill with smoke. Goop’s attorneys known as the $5-million lawsuit a “frivolous” effort concentrating on “an outsized payout from a press-heavy product.”