Gwyneth Paltrow testifies not guilty in civil trial

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is testifying on the stand in the civil trial she is facing over a skiing accident in Utah that while she feels “sorry” for her accuser, she is not responsible for the problems she is going through.

“I feel very sorry for him, he seems to have had a very difficult life, but I did not hide the accident, so I cannot be blamed for what happened to him afterwards,” Paltrow said during the fourth day of the trial.

Actress from “Shakespeare in Love” was sued for 300 thousand dollars charged with collision Terry Sandersona retired optometrist, while they were both skiing down the slope at Deer Valley Resort in Utah (USA) in 2016.

Sanderson filed a lawsuit against the actress in 2019, alleging that Paltrow influenced him “for reckless skiing” and that the accident left him a injury, four ribs broken and permanent brain injury.

In addition, he assured that after the accident he was the winner of the Oscar she left him without giving him her name or contact number so that he could contact her if he needed help.

In her version of events, completely opposite to that of the 76-year-old man, Paltrow said she enjoyed a day of skiing with her. family when she felt a blow on her back that knocked her to the ground.

“My head was trying to figure out what was going on,” Paltrow said, saying she was “frozen” for a moment and thought it might be an act of sexual harassment.

Gwyneth Paltrow defends herself

This Friday, Paltrow confirmed that she is accident It wasn’t “hit and run“, as he assured that after the incident was over, he waited for the man to get up and confirm that he was fine, before leaving the scene to reunite with his family.

He also commented that out of “anger” and “disgust” over the accident, he yelled at Sanderson: “You skied right into my fucking back!” and apologized for “swearing” then.

Paltrow the counter-defendant Sanderson after being sued in 2019 for $1, plus attorneys’ fees.

The trial began on Tuesday, January 21, and among the witnesses who spoke were close people demandingas well as his two daughters, who assured that their father’s life and personality changed a lot after the accident.

The actress’ children are scheduled to testify next weekMoses and Apple, who were with their mother on the day of the accident, as well as some of the Deer Valley Resort staff.

In addition, it will also review a animated reconstruction of the event.