In March 2023, Gwyneth Paltrow found herself in the courtroom after she was sued by retired optometrist Terry Sanderson. The man alleged Paltrow crashed into him at a ritzy ski resort in Park City, Utah, in 2016. The actor countersued Sanderson, claiming that he was the one who crashed into her. Throughout the trial, Paltrow’s wealth and privilege was on full display, and she made a few remarks that were not only very meme-worthy, but acted as a reminder that she leads a very different lifestyle than most.
Take, for example, when Paltrow was asked to share how she was impacted by the accident. While Sanderson claimed he’d sustained life-changing injuries, Paltrow had her own gripe: “Well, we lost half a day of skiing.” Naturally, this response got a lot of attention on social media, and not all of it good. “You lost half a day of skiing @GwynethPaltrow ?!” wrote one Twitter user. “Oh, please tell that to people who have lost their homes from war or natural disasters. Or those who have lost loved ones. Cry me a freaking river.”
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What’s more, fellow celebrities also had a bit of fun with Paltrow’s testimony. “Freaks and Geeks” alum Busy Philipps posted a selfie on Instagram and wrote, “Well, we lost a half day of skiing.” The star even took to Instagram Stories to share a video from Paltrow’s testimony and called the “Shakespeare in Love” actor’s statement “Iconic.”
