Gwyneth's $1 ski crash victory as she says: I wish you well

You get credibility from being a celebrity, says ski crash man

- Tristan Kirk

GWYNETH PALTROW emerged victorious from her ski crash trial stating that she had to fight the $3 million compensation claim to “stand up for what’s right”.

After the verdict, the Oscar winner, 50, told retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, left, who had sued for damages: “I wish you well.” Every moment of the 2016 collision at the Deer Valley resort in Utah was raked over in detail during the eight-day, televised trial. The jury found that Mr Sanderson was “100 per cent” responsible for the crash in which he suffered several broken ribs and severe head injuries.

The jury awarded Paltrow symbolic damages of $1 while Mr Sanderson, 76, now faces paying her legal bill. In a statement afterwards, the star praised the hard work and “thoughtfulness” of the judge and jury and said she was “pleased with the outcome”. “I felt that acquiescing to a false claim compromised my integrity.”