Gwyneth Paltrow Testifies She Thought Skier Collision Was Sexual Assault

Gwyneth Paltrow testified in her ski harm trial she initially thought the person whom she says got here up from behind her and collided together 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 stated she was going slowly when abruptly, she heard “a strange rustling noise” behind her.

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

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

She answered, “It was a quick thought that went through my head. There was a strange grunting noise and a body behind me so I was trying to make sense of what was going on. My mind was going very quickly.”

The lawyer then acquired particular … “You said you went to the right and went crashing down together and your bodies were almost spooning and your knees splayed opened and you were in shock?” She answered, “Yes.”