PARK CITY, Utah—The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 skiing collision at one of the most upscale resorts in North America took the stand Monday, saying he was rammed into from behind and sent “absolutely flying.”
The trial in Utah hinges on who crashed into who. Paltrow testified days earlier that Terry Sanderson, a retired 76-year-old optometrist, veered into her back gently. He says the opposite: The collision broke four ribs and caused post-concussion symptoms that changed his personality and strained his family relationships.
But beyond questions of skiing etiquette, Paltrow’s attorneys have argued the lawsuit is an attempt by an “obsessed” man to exploit the actress-turned-lifestyle influencer’s wealth and celebrity….