![]() Of Sanderson's claim – that Paltrow had crashed into him leaving him badly injured – Owens added: 'We think this is BS.' Owens described how Sanderson's skis appeared between her feet before the pair tumbled to the ground. Sanderson claims the accident left him with a permanent brain injury, although Paltrow's attorney Stephen Owens said he had had an earlier accident that caused the damage. 'She knew that if she continued to ski that way, if she kept looking up to the side, someone would get seriously hurt.' 'Sanderson is face down in the snow unconscious.'īuhler said the Sliding Doors actress was skiing 'recklessly' when she collided with Sanderson. She captioned the post: '20 years later and I still got it #justlikeridingabike' Paltrow in a social media post the year before the accident at Deer Valley resort in Utah. At the time Paltrow's daughter Apple was 11 and her son Moses was 9. The accident occurred on Utah's Bandana Mountain in 2016. 'She knew what she was doing was dangerous and she knew it was reckless,' said Buhler in his opening statement on the first day of a trial where Sanderson is suing the Oscar-winning actress. Paltrow turned to watch the child and the next thing she knew she had collided with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, his lawyer Lawrence Buhler said, adding that her 'conscious disregard for people' led to the crash. It was claimed earlier in court that Paltrow was distracted by one of her children yelling 'Mommy, Mommy watch me ski,' and crashed into Sanderson causing permanent brain injury. The man was Paltrow's now-husband Brad Falchuk, 52, but during cross-examination, Ramone admitted he believed him to be her ex, Coldplay singer Chris Martin. Ramone claimed he thought Paltrow was with 'the Coldplay guy at the time of the accident. He also grilled Ramone about his Facebook friendship with Sanderson - just a few minutes after he had denied being a friend of the alleged victim and insisted he was no more than an 'acquaintance'. When he did come around, Ramone said he attempted to get Sanderson off the mountain but said the experienced skier was unable to perform even the most basic maneuvers - forcing them to call Ski Patrol for help.ĭuring a tricky hour for the prosecution's star witness, he was also repeatedly pulled up by Paltrow's legal team over discrepancies between his statements in court and his deposition - including the length of time Paltrow spent near Sanderson, how far away he was when he witnessed the collision and over what Paltrow was wearing at the time.Īt one point, the cross-examination took a turn for the bizarre when Paltrow's attorney asked Ramone about visiting an elk farm with Sanderson where they chose an animal to shoot for meat. Ramone described how Sanderson was left unresponsive following the crash but said Paltrow made no effort to check on him, get help or exchange contact details. 'Then the adult comes by just giving me a dirty look and then they both took off after Gwyneth.' There's a guy and a kid with Gwyneth and they stop above Terry - about 20 to 25ft up. He said: 'I was going to go down and check on her and then she bolts - just goes straight down. Ramone said she was followed down the slope by son Moses, 16, and husband Brad Falchuk, 52, both of whom are due to testify later in the trial. She was standing up, she got up pretty quick.' ![]() I asked if she was ok and she just looked at me. 'Then Gwyneth gets up and I was asking her if she was ok. ![]() He said, 'When I got there, I was asking Terry, are you ok? His face was down in the snow and he wasn't moving. He also claimed her ski guide Eric Christensen said to him: 'Gwyneth Paltrow took out your buddy.' When asked if he was feeling confident about the trial outcome, Sanderson told that he was.ĭuring his opening statement, Paltrow's lawyer Stephen Owens said the star was left bruised and upset by the smash - and screaming 'what the f***?' at Sanderson.īut Ramone said she did not say a word following the smash and moved away shortly after getting up - eventually 'bolting' down Bandana Mountain. caught up with Terry Sanderson (pictured) during a short recess on Tuesday.
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