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| Gwyneth Paltrow trial: Actress denies hit-and-run in ski crash | Gwyneth Paltrow trial: Actress denies hit-and-run in ski crash |
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| Paltrow: 'A body was pressing against me' | |
| Paltrow: 'A body was pressing against me' | |
| Gwyneth Paltrow has denied in court that she caused a 2016 ski collision in Utah that the man suing her says has left him with life-changing injuries. | Gwyneth Paltrow has denied in court that she caused a 2016 ski collision in Utah that the man suing her says has left him with life-changing injuries. |
| Terry Sanderson, 76, says the Hollywood actress caused the crash. He is seeking damages of $300,000 (£244,000). | Terry Sanderson, 76, says the Hollywood actress caused the crash. He is seeking damages of $300,000 (£244,000). |
| Ms Paltrow, 50, has countersued. On day four of the trial she testified that she thought she was being assaulted. | Ms Paltrow, 50, has countersued. On day four of the trial she testified that she thought she was being assaulted. |
| Lawyers for Mr Sanderson say Ms Paltrow was distracted by her children on the slope, and fled the crash. | |
| According to his civil lawsuit, Mr Sanderson suffered a lasting brain injury and four fractured ribs. | |
| Ms Paltrow testified in court on Friday that the crash left her with a sore knee and she got a massage afterwards. | |
| "Two skis came in between my skis, and [I heard] a very strange grunting noise," she said, describing how Mr Sanderson, a retired eye doctor, allegedly crashed into her from behind on a beginners' slope at Deer Valley in February 2016. | "Two skis came in between my skis, and [I heard] a very strange grunting noise," she said, describing how Mr Sanderson, a retired eye doctor, allegedly crashed into her from behind on a beginners' slope at Deer Valley in February 2016. |
| "Is this a practical joke. Is someone doing something perverted?" she told the court she recalled thinking in that moment. | "Is this a practical joke. Is someone doing something perverted?" she told the court she recalled thinking in that moment. |
| "He was groaning and grunting in a very disturbing way," she added. | "He was groaning and grunting in a very disturbing way," she added. |
| They fell on the ground together, and were almost "spooning", she said. | They fell on the ground together, and were almost "spooning", she said. |
| She later clarified that she was not accusing Mr Sanderson of sexual assault. | She later clarified that she was not accusing Mr Sanderson of sexual assault. |
| The Oscar winner also apologised for screaming a profanity at him after the crash. | The Oscar winner also apologised for screaming a profanity at him after the crash. |
| "After an incident like that when you feel hurt and violated, unfortunately adrenaline can take over, and emotion as well," she said, explaining her anger at the time. | "After an incident like that when you feel hurt and violated, unfortunately adrenaline can take over, and emotion as well," she said, explaining her anger at the time. |
| She also denied that her children were a distraction as she skied at the upmarket Park City resort. | She also denied that her children were a distraction as she skied at the upmarket Park City resort. |
| "I was skiing and looking downhill as you do," she said. "And I was skied directly into by Mr Sanderson." | "I was skiing and looking downhill as you do," she said. "And I was skied directly into by Mr Sanderson." |
| On Thursday, a doctor testified that he had previously been a "high-energy person", but "deteriorated abruptly" after the crash. | |
| On Friday, his daughter Shae Herath took the stand to tell the court: "This is not my dad. This is an alternate version of my dad." | |
| Lawyers for Mr Sanderson on Friday grilled Ms Paltrow on why she did not personally inquire if Mr Sanderson was OK. | |
| She said she was too angry about the crash to do so herself, but her ski instructor had asked Mr Sanderson if he was OK. Mr Sanderson, she said, had mumbled that he was OK. | |
| The day's skiing - including lessons for her, her now-husband, Brad Falchuk, and four children - cost over $9,000, lawyers for Mr Sanderson noted. | |
| Ms Paltrow's lawyers argue Mr Sanderson is to blame for the accident and that he had several medical conditions before the collision, including vision and hearing loss from a stroke; a brain disorder that caused excessive fluid build-up; and occasional depression. | |
| The trial will continue on Monday. | |
| This case hinges on skiing etiquette with both parties claiming that they were the downhill skier and therefore had right of way. | |
| The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), which governs ski resorts in North America, says "people ahead or downhill of you have the right of way. You must avoid them." | |
| Skiers also must "always stay in control" and be able to stop at any time, say the rules. | |
| "The uphill skier has to watch out for the downhill skier," personal injury lawyer Roger Kohn told CBS News, the BBC's US partner. | |
| "If you're overtaking someone and hit them, chances are you are liable and at fault." | |
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