Gwyneth Paltrow trial: Actress denies hit-and-run in ski crash

Gwyneth Paltrow has denied successful tribunal that she caused a 2016 skis collision successful Utah that the antheral suing her says has near him with life-changing injuries.

Terry Sanderson, 76, says the Hollywood histrion caused the crash. He is seeking damages of $300,000 (£244,000).

Ms Paltrow, 50, has countersued. On time 4 of the proceedings she testified that she thought she was being assaulted.

Lawyers for Mr Sanderson accidental Ms Paltrow was distracted by her children connected the slope, and rapidly fled the crash.

"Two skis came successful betwixt my skis, and [I heard] a precise unusual grunting noise," she said, describing however Mr Sanderson, a retired oculus doctor, allegedly crashed into her from down connected a beginners' slope astatine Deer Valley successful February 2016.

"Is this a applicable joke. Is idiosyncratic doing thing perverted?" she told the tribunal she recalled reasoning successful that moment.

"He was groaning and grunting successful a precise disturbing way," she added.

They fell connected the crushed together, and were astir "spooning", she said.

She aboriginal clarified that she was not accusing Mr Sanderson of intersexual assault.

The Oscar victor besides apologised for screaming a profanity astatine him aft the crash.

"After an incidental similar that erstwhile you consciousness wounded and violated, unluckily adrenaline tin instrumentality over, and emotion arsenic well," she said, explaining her choler astatine the time. 

She besides denied that her children were a distraction arsenic she skied astatine the upmarket Park City resort.

"I was skiing and looking downhill arsenic you do," she said. "And I was skied straight into by Mr Sanderson."