Gwyneth Paltrow Slams Her Hit-And-Run Ski Trial As ‘Everything Wrong With Our Legal System’

Actor and wellness guru Gwyneth Paltrow bashed her 2023 civil court case in which she and a retired Army optometrist both accused each other of being at fault for a 2016 hit-and-run ski accident.

“I have to say, the idea that someone could ski into your back and knock you down and then sue you, I was like, ‘This is everything that’s wrong with our legal system,’” Paltrow said on last week’s episode of “The World’s First Podcast.”

Paltrow was initially sued by Terry Sanderson in 2019 for $3 million after he said she crashed into him at Deer Valley Resort in Utah. The amount was reduced to more than $300,000 leading up to the trial.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow testifies during her trial, March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah.

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Sanderson testified in court that the accident caused him to break four ribs and that he sustained permanent brain injuries. Paltrow, on the other hand, said he was the one who crashed into her, and that at first she thought she was being sexually assaulted.

The Oscar winner countersued Sanderson for a symbolic $1, which he ultimately had to pay, along with her legal bills, after the jury found she was not liable for the accident.

Paltrow told People in 2023 that she was “pleased with the outcome” and “felt that acquiescing to a false claim compromised my integrity.”

Paltrow told “World’s First Podcast” hosts Erin and Sara Foster that the case itself was “ridiculous.”

“That’s why I felt like I had to fight it. I was like, ‘I’m not going to be shaken down here.’ I’m not doing that,” Paltrow said.

“All the silver lining was the court looks,” Sara Foster said. “It was everything.”