Eight days have passed since Gwyneth Paltrow appeared for the first time in court in Park City, in the US state of Utah, where the trial for the accident that occurred at a ski resort in 2016 is taking place. from the plaintiff’s lawyer and the locker room. with which the star has been acting – is stylish billionaire, by El Gaurdiano; is the launch of a new subgenre, which should come to be known as court corebelieves The New York Times—, we have put together 5 main points in this article.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow on trial for ski collision with an elderly man in 2016

The trial in which the actress is accused of running over a man at a ski resort in 2016 is being broadcast on US television, as is the highly publicized case Depp v. I’m listening. The plaintiff is Terry Sanderson, a 76-year-old retired optometrist, who is seeking compensation in the amount of $300,000 for allegedly breaking multiple ribs and sustaining personality-altering brain damage.

He started asking for 3.1 million dollars (2.9 million euros) in 2019, but ended up dropping some of the accusations, lowering the amount. Paltrow accuses him of attempted extortion and countersued him for a token $1, claiming he was the one who bumped into her, not the other way around.

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The actress thought she was the victim of “something perverse”

Recalling the moment of the accident, the actress stated that she was on the “green slope” when another skier hit her from behind. “Two skis got between mine, forcing me to spread my legs apart”, described. “And then there was a body pressing against mine and I heard a really weird growl. My brain was trying to figure out what was going on. I thought ‘is this a joke? Is someone trying to do something bad? This is very, very strange.’”

The actress also describes the interaction she had with Sanderson shortly after the accident. “I told him, ‘You skied right into my back,’ and he said, ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry.'”

In fact, the plaintiff agreed during his testimony that he apologized to whoever bumped into him and reported that he was skiing when he heard a “blood curdling scream” just before he was struck. Craig Ramon, a friend of his, testified that Sanderson was beaten by Paltrow and described in court what he allegedly saw that day. “His skis separated and he fell on his face,” he said, adding that Gwyneth “fell on top of him.”

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“I am famous,” the plaintiff wrote on Facebook after the accident

After the scare, Sanderson was taken to the ski center’s emergency room and it was while he was being examined that one of his friends told him that the actress was the other person involved in the accident. Kristin VanOrman, the plaintiff’s attorney, asked, “Did you think it was cool to meet a celebrity?” “Absolutely not,” she replied, assuring that she “does not worship celebrities.”

However, after the clash with Paltrow, Sanderson posted a message on Facebook where he wrote “I’m famous.” “He didn’t post ‘I got hurt,'” accused Steve Owens, the actress’ lawyer, who also showed an email exchange between the plaintiff and a daughter where she writes “I don’t think all this is on the GoPro.” , indicating that the incident would have been filmed. Sanderson denies the existence of any video.

Is the plaintiff’s lawyer a fan of the actress?

One of the most ridiculous situations of the trial is related to the apparent fascination of the prosecution lawyer with the actress. In the video below, shared on Twitter by Amee Vanderpool, follows a small compilation of some of the unusual comments. “This testimony from Gwyneth Paltrow reads like a Saturday Night Live satire,” she writes.

This Gwyneth Paltrow testimonial is like an SNL skit. pic.twitter.com/7wBMtZqHO5

— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) March 25, 2023

At 8 seconds, VanOrman tells Paltrow, “I probably had better ski gear. [que os outros esquiadores]bet!

“May I ask how tall you are?” he asks after 14 seconds. “About 1.78 centimeters, but I think I’m shrinking,” the actress replies. “I’m so jealous. I have to wear 4″ heels just to get to 6”. [de altura]”, he replies, pointing to the shoes. “They’re really cute,” says Paltrow.

“It is small but mighty. It’s not really that small,” she says at 41 seconds.

In the last clip, at 45 seconds, she jokes: “I guess, and I remind you that you are under oath, that you are good at giving tips.” “Yes,” Gwyneth agrees. “Fantastic! I expected no less.

The complainant alleges that he suffered brain injuries. The defense says that they are before the accident

“He did a lot of things every day, group meetings, skiing, wine tasting, volunteering with various organizations, etc.,” said neuroradiologist Dr. Wendell Gibby. “But after the accident, he abruptly deteriorated.”

According to the expert, who was called by the prosecution team, Sanderson’s personality changed after the fall., as well as their interactions with their children and grandchildren. “On one occasion that he knows about him, he recounts having to call the police to pick him up because he lost his car during a walk,” the expert also reported.

Sanderson, for his part, claimed that, because of the accident, he stopped dancing and that he began to lose his “visual memory”, forgetting where he was going and needing to use maps to get to places he had always known.

The situation also led him to end the relationship with his girlfriend. “I knew she wasn’t going to take this. She couldn’t stand that she wasn’t the same person throughout the entire relationship, ”he declared emotionally. She does not know if she will “go back to normal”, he also vented and added that the former her now has a new partner.

In response, Paltrow’s defense team submitted x-rays taken of Sanderson’s brain to neurologist Dr. Carl Black, who stated that the images from before and after the accident did not show any evidence of “post-traumatic head trauma”. The specialist also said that the current “anomalies” date from 2009, contradicting the accusation.

A second neurologist told the court that Sanderson may have dementia. “If he had a concussion, it was very mild,” he said, explaining that the symptoms Sanderson noted could be the result of age-related brain decline.

The “token dollar” and the Taylor Swift question

In another hilarious moment starring Kristin VanOrman, the plaintiff’s attorney asks Paltrow, “Are you good friends with Taylor Swift?” “No,” Paltrow replies, adding, “I wouldn’t say we’re good friends. We have a friendly relationship. I took my kids to one of her concerts, but we didn’t talk much.”

The issue related to a 2017 case in which Swift sued a radio station DJ for $1 and won the case. Paltrow stated that she was not aware of this process until recently.

GWYNETH PALTROW AND TAYLOR SWIFT THIS IS CINEMA pic.twitter.com/mCn03sjouE

—Sabb⸆⸉????ᗢ (@theronsswift) March 24, 2023

That dollar had been precisely what Kristin VanOrman chose to hold out in front of everyone at the start of the trial. The actress described it as a “token dollar” and Sanderson’s lawyer accused her of not being entirely honest: “She is also asking for her legal expenses, which can be quite large. Is not true?”

“I’m asking for $1 for myself and my lawyer’s salary reimbursement, which is something else,” the actress replied.

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