After mere hours of deliberation, a jury found that Gwyneth Paltrow was not liable for the Deer Valley Resort crash on March 30, NBC News reports. The star, whose cool-as-a-cucumber attitude set the internet ablaze with memes this past week, looked surprisingly emotional while hearing the jury’s decision she wasn’t at fault. Paltrow appeared to let out a huge sigh of relief in response to the decision that Terry Sanderson was at fault.
While Sanderson’s legal team tried to paint Paltrow as a stereotypical celebrity who’s ready to step all over the “little people,” Paltrow’s team rebutted with the argument that Sanderson was just trying to exploit the actor for her money and fame. As the AP News reported, Paltrow’s lawyers showed evidence that Sanderson was well enough to do a ton of traveling after the collision, trying to prove that he wasn’t as injured as he claimed. Not to mention they had an email from the retired optometrist with the subject, “I’m famous,” not helping his claim that he’s “not into celebrity worship.”
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Sanderson’s own witnesses and testimonies weren’t always helpful as well, with a radiologist testifying that the doctor “could no longer enjoy wine tasting.” It seemed to put him on the same level of “rich people’s problems” that his team was trying to pin on Paltrow. But, as the AP reported, his ex-girlfriend did testify that their relationship died because Sanderson “had no joy left in his life.” Of course, Paltrow’s fabulous courtroom attire has also garnered discussion, being the cherry on top of this spectacle of a trial.
