Gwyneth Paltrow Appears in Court as Ski Crash Trial Begins

On Tuesday, Gwyneth Paltrow made her first appearance in court for the beginning of a civil trial in Park City, Utah, over a 2016 skiing accident. The actress is being sued by Terry Sanderson, a 76-year-old retired optometrist who claims Paltrow crashed into him while the two were skiing on the same beginner run, leaving him severely injured.

Sanderson says that in 2016, Paltrow recklessly crashed into him while skiing at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, leaving him with “a concussion, [a] brain injury and four broken ribs.” He is seeking $300,000 in damages.

Paltrow in turn countersued Sanderson for $1 in 2019, saying that Sanderson actually collided with her in the accident and that his only aim in suing her was to exploit her celebrity and wealth.

Read more at The Daily Beast.