Gwyneth Paltrow Testifies She Thought Skier Collision Was Sexual Assault

Gwyneth Paltrow testified in her ski damage trial she initially thought the person whom she says got here up from behind her and collided along with her was committing a sexual assault.

Paltrow is on the stand, and gave the jury her account of the accident on a Deer Valley ski slope. She mentioned she was going slowly when instantly, she heard “an odd rustling noise” behind her.

She says the skier — Dr. Terry Sanderson — got here up from behind and his skis went in between her legs, together with his physique urgent into her again. Gwyneth mentioned she froze and acquired upset.

Throughout her deposition, Gwyneth testified she thought she was being sexually assaulted, and Sanderson’s lawyer picked up on that in courtroom, asking “Do you know if it was an intentional assault of a sexual nature? Was he grinding or thrusting? What made you assume it was a sexual assault?”

She answered, “It was a fast thought that went by my head. There was an odd grunting noise and a physique behind me so I used to be attempting to make sense of what was occurring. My thoughts was going in a short time.”

The lawyer then acquired particular … “You mentioned you went to the suitable and went crashing down collectively and your our bodies have been nearly spooning and your knees splayed opened and also you have been in shock?” She answered, “Sure.”