Things didn’t go as planned for Terry Sanderson, who sued Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 Utah skiing accident at Deer Valley Resort.
Outside the courthouse, he expressed regret after a jury found Thursday that the Oscar winner was not liable for the crash and that Sanderson would have to pay her a dollar and her legal fees.
When a reporter asked the 76-year-old retired optometrist if the live televised trial, which included testimonies from his daughters and ex-girlfriend, was worth it, he replied, “Absolutely not.”
“Knowing that now, no,” Terry said in a video shared by Extra. “I was joking about dating sites, right? It’s like I’m on the internet forever.”
Sanderson filed the lawsuit against Paltrow in 2019, accusing her of crashing into him without paying attention to her surroundings at the ski resort. He initially sued for $3 million, but that amount was reduced to over $300,000 before trial.
Paltrow’s attorneys, however, argued that Sanderson only sued because of the actor’s wealth and fame. During the trial — which stunned viewers with courtroom jokes and Paltrow’s daily fashion choices — the actor testified that Sanderson actually bumped into her. Paltrow also described how she initially thought she was being sexually assaulted and that she “only heard a male voice.”
Before the case was referred to the jury, which deliberated for just hours before reaching a verdict, Paltrow also stated that she only filed a $1 counterclaim as a token gesture “because the actual damage would be greater.” “.
When all was said and done, however, Paltrow had one more gesture to deliver that became an instant meme.
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In an exchange captured on video, Paltrow stopped to lean over Sanderson as he walked out of the courtroom and told him, “I wish you the best.”
Sanderson said he replied: “Thank you dear.”