Gwyneth Paltrow is expected to testify in a US court on Tuesday 21 March, as she stands accused of skiing “out of control” and hitting retired optometrist Terry Sanderson – who is suing Gwyneth for $300,000, claiming that the crash caused him serious injuries.
The incident happened at Deer Valley Resort in Utah in 2016, with Mr Sanderson first suing Gwyneth in 2019 (originally seeking $3.1m dollars in damages).
He claims that the actor slammed into him in a “full body hit” and skied away without saying a word – leaving him with “permanent traumatic brain injury, four broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and disfigurement.”
When the claims were first brought in 2019, Gwyneth defended herself by countersuing, claiming that it was Mr Sanderson who in fact caused the crash – which had left her shaken and unable to ski for the rest of the day. At the time, her attorneys said that his claim was "an attempt to exploit her celebrity and wealth".
A representative for Gwyneth Paltrow also told People at the time: "This lawsuit is completely without merit. Anyone who reads the facts will realise that.”
The trial, which begins on Tuesday, will decide who is responsible for the damages. Gwyneth is seeking just a dollar of damages from her own side, and for her legal fees to be covered.
The Goop founder is expected to appear in court days after she responded to backlash concerning her ‘wellness’ routine. Gwyneth went viral on TikTok following her appearance on Dear Media’s The Art of Wellness – in which she described some pretty restrictive eating habits, specifically highlighting coffee in the morning, bone broth at lunch, and “lots of vegetables" at dinner.
She later clarified on Instagram that the video was not supposed to be “advice”, and that the behaviours she detailed were based on medical advice, since she is suffering with long covid.
“I have long COVID, and the way it manifests for me is very high levels of inflammation over time. So, I've been working with Dr. Cole to really focus on foods that aren't inflammatory. So, lots of cooked vegetables, all kinds of protein, healthy carbs to really lower inflammation. It's been working really well," she said.
She added: “This is not to say I eat this way all day, every day. And by the way, I eat far more than bone broth and vegetables. I eat full meals, and I also have a lot of days of eating whatever I want. You know, eating french fries and whatever. My baseline really has been to try to be healthy and eat foods that will really calm the system down.”
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