<![CDATA[Tag: GWYNETH PALTROW – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth]]> Copyright 2023 https://www.nbcdfw.com https://media.nbcdfw.com/2019/09/DFW_On_Light@3x.png?fit=411%2C120&quality=85&strip=all NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth https://www.nbcdfw.com en_US Mon, 01 May 2023 03:20:33 -0500 Mon, 01 May 2023 03:20:33 -0500 NBC Owned Television Stations Gwyneth Paltrow Says She's ‘Proud' of Making Some Divorces Easier by Popularizing ‘Conscious Uncoupling' https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/gwyneth-paltrow-says-shes-proud-of-making-some-divorces-easier-by-popularizing-conscious-uncoupling/3247009/ 3247009 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/04/GettyImages-1484747273.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,200 Gwyneth Paltrow is looking back at the impact she made when she used the term, “conscious uncoupling,” to refer to her 2014 split from ex-husband Chris Martin.

“I definitely did not coin the phrase, but I feel despite us taking quite a lot of s— for it when we first announced that all these years ago, I feel very proud that we were able to, maybe, make some divorces a little easier, happier,” Paltrow, 50, said during a Q&A she had with her fans on her Instagram Stories.

“It makes me feel pretty proud when people come up to me on the street and say, ‘Thank you for introducing that concept because, you know, I’ve become good friends with my ex,’ etc,” she continued. “So, I’m very happy that we were able to play a small part in that cultural shift.”

In 2014, Paltrow announced that she and Martin were separating in a post she shared on the official Goop website.

The post read, “It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate. We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate.”

“We have always conducted our relationship privately, and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and coparent, we will be able to continue in the same manner,” the statement added.

Paltrow and Martin share their two kids, Apple, 18, and Moses, 17, together.

The couple’s separation statement made headlines shortly after it was released, drawing varied reactions online. In a 2020 interview with British Vogue, Paltrow recalled the public’s reaction to it and said it was “a strange combination of mockery and anger.”

“I was already pretty tattered from what had been a tough year. Frankly, the intensity of the response saw me bury my head in the sand deeper than I ever had in my very public life,” she said.

As for how she came up with the term, “conscious uncoupling,” Paltrow said she never heard of the phrase before she used it, and frankly to her, “the term sounded a bit full of itself, painfully progressive and hard to swallow.”

“It was an idea introduced to us by our therapist, the man who helped us architect our new future,” she said.

“I was intrigued, less by the phrase, but by the sentiment,” Paltrow added. “Was there a world where we could break up and not lose everything? Could we be a family, even though we were not a couple? We decided to try.”

After Paltrow divorced Martin in 2016, she got married to “American Horror Story” creator Brad Falchuk in 2018. 

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Sat, Apr 29 2023 01:09:22 PM
Here's What Gwyneth Paltrow Said to Man Who Sued Her After Ski Crash Verdict Was Revealed https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/heres-what-gwyneth-paltrow-said-to-man-who-sued-her-after-ski-crash-verdict-was-revealed/3227148/ 3227148 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/03/GettyImages-1249993758.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,200 The last day of Gwyneth Paltrow‘s ski crash trial has the internet buzzing—but not in the way you’d think.

On March 30, a jury in Park City, Utah, found Terry Sanderson “100 percent” at fault for a 2016 skiing accident involving himself and the Goop mogul. After Paltrow—who denied Sanderson’s claim that she had skiied into him in a countersuit—was told that she could leave the courtroom following the verdict, the 50-year-old got up from her seat, crossed behind the retired optometrist on her way to the door and leaned in to whisper something in his ear.

The brief exchange quickly went viral on social media, with many making memes to speculate what was said.

So, what did Paltrow tell Sanderson? A source on site told E! News the Oscar winner said, “I wish you well.”

And shortly after her exit, Paltrow released a statement to E! News with her thoughts on her legal victory. “I felt that acquiescing to a false claim compromised my integrity,” she said. “I am pleased with the outcome and I appreciate all of the hard work of Judge Holmberg and the jury, and thank them for their thoughtfulness in handling this case.”

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Her attorney, Steve Owens, added in a separate statement, “We are pleased with this unanimous outcome and appreciate the judge and jury’s thoughtful handling of the case. Gwyneth has a history of advocating for what she believes in—this situation was no different and she will continue to stand up for what is right.”

In addition to finding that Paltrow had no fault in the ski accident, the jury awarded the Oscar winner $1 in damages—which is what she had asked for in her countersuit against the 76-year-old.

Sanderson first sued Paltrow in 2019, alleging in court documents obtained by E! News that she skied into him on a beginner-level slope at Deer Valley Resort in Utah. In his filing, Sanderson said he suffered a brain injury, four broken ribs and other injuries, as well as “severe psychological problems including fear, anxiety and depression,” as a result of the collision.

Paltrow countersued Sanderson a month later, claiming that he was the one who “plowed into her back” and “blamed her for it in an attempt to exploit her celebrity and wealth.”

Their eight-day trial saw witnesses called by both sides, including a ski instructor who was skiing with Paltrow’s family at the time of the crash. Though the actress’ daughter Apple, 18, and son Moses, 16—who she shares with ex Chris Martin—were initially scheduled to take the stand, their depositions were read aloud verbatim instead after scheduling conflicts prevented them from appearing in court.

“I noticed that she looked a bit shocked,” Apple recalled of her mom following the collision in her deposition. “And I asked what had happened and she said, ‘This a-hole ran into me. He ran right into my back.'”

The teen added, “She was in a state of shock, and she decided after that she was not going to ski for the rest of the day, which she never does. She always stays on. But she decided to get off because she was in shock and she was in a bit of pain.”

In her own testimony, Paltrow said the ski trip was a significant one for her children and now-husband Brad Falchuk, who has two kids of his own from a past relationship. As she explained, “[This] was the first time Brad and I were introducing our kids and doing something together as to see if we could blend families.”

E! News has reached out to Sanderson’s attorney for comment but hasn’t heard back.

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Thu, Mar 30 2023 09:40:18 PM
Gwyneth Paltrow Gets Vindication at Ski Collision Trial https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/gwyneth-paltrows-widely-watched-ski-collision-trial-nears-end/3226331/ 3226331 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/03/GWYNETH-VERDICT.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,169 Gwyneth Paltrow wasn’t to blame for a 2016 collision with a retired optometrist on a beginner run at a posh Utah ski resort during a family vacation, a jury decided Thursday following a live-streamed trial that became a pop culture fixation.

A jury awarded Paltrow $1 — a symbolic amount she asked for in order to show it wasn’t about money — and delivered her the vindication she sought when she opted to take it to trial rather than settle out of court.

“I felt that acquiescing to a false claim compromised my integrity,” Paltrow said in a statement released by her representatives that she also posted as an Instagram story for her 8.3 million followers. She also thanked the judge and jury for their work.

As Paltrow left court she touched Terry Sanderson’s shoulder and told him, “I wish you well,” he told reporters outside court. He responded, “Thank you dear.”

Paltrow’s attorney, Steve Owens, added in a statement he read outside court that “Gwyneth has a history of advocating for what she believes in – this situation was no different and she will continue to stand up for what is right.”

Paltrow, an actor who in recent years has refashioned herself into a celebrity wellness entrepreneur, looked to her attorneys with a pursed lips smile when the judge read the eight-member jury’s verdict in the Park City courtroom. She sat intently through two weeks of testimony in what became the biggest celebrity court case since actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard faced off last year.

After the verdict was read, the judge polled the jury, which was unanimous on the decision. In civil court in Utah, only three-fourths of jurors need to agree on a verdict. The attorney fees Paltrow asked for in her countersuit were not included in the jury’s verdict, leaving the bulk of the final award for the Park City judge to decide.

Addressing reporters after the verdict, Sanderson questioned whether the lawsuit was worth it and said he believed that people tend to naturally trust celebrities like Paltrow.

“You get some assumed credibility from being a famous person,” Sanderson said. “Really, who wants to take on a celebrity?”

The dismissal concludes two weeks of courtroom proceedings that hinged largely on reputation rather than the monetary damages at stake in the case. Paltrow’s attorneys described the complaint against her as “utter B.S.” and painted the Goop founder-CEO as uniquely vulnerable to unfair, frivolous lawsuits due to her celebrity.

Paltrow took the witness stand during the trial to insist that the collision wasn’t her fault, and to describe how she was stunned when she felt “a body pressing against me and a very strange grunting noise.”

Throughout the trial, the word “uphill” became synonymous with “guilty, ” as attorneys focused on a largely unknown skiing code of conduct that stipulates that the skier who is downhill or ahead on the slope has the right of way.

Worldwide audiences followed the celebrity trial as if it were episodic television. Viewers scrutinized both Paltrow and Sanderson’s motives while attorneys directed questions to witnesses that often had less to do with the collision and more to do with their client’s reputations.

The trial took place in Park City, a resort town known for hosting the annual Sundance Film Festival, where early in her career Paltrow would appear for the premieres of her movies including 1998’s “Sliding Doors,” at a time when she was known primarily as an actor, not a lifestyle influencer. Paltrow is also known for her roles in “Shakespeare in Love” and the “Iron Man” movies.

The jury’s decision marks a painful court defeat for Sanderson, the man who sued Paltrow for more than $300,000 over injuries he sustained when they crashed on the ski slope at Deer Valley Resort.

“He never returned home that night as the same man. Terry has tried to get off that mountain but he’s really still there,” attorney Robert Sykes said during closing arguments.

Both parties blamed the other for the collision. Sanderson, 76, broke four ribs and sustained a concussion after the two tumbled down the slope, with Paltrow landing on top of him.

He filed an amended complaint after an earlier $3.1 million lawsuit was dismissed. In response, Paltrow countersued for $1 and attorney fees, a symbolic action that mirrors Taylor Swift’s response to a radio host’s defamation lawsuit. Swift was awarded $1 in 2017.

Paltrow’s defense team represented Sanderson as an angry, aging and unsympathetic man who had over the years become “obsessed” with his lawsuit against Paltrow. They argued that Paltrow wasn’t at fault in the crash and also said, regardless of blame, that Sanderson was overstating the extent of his injuries.

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Thu, Mar 30 2023 08:41:27 AM
Who Was Uphill? Gwyneth Paltrow Trial Spotlights Skier Code https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/who-was-uphill-gwyneth-paltrow-trial-spotlights-skier-code/3224728/ 3224728 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/03/paltrow-skiing-lawsuit.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,169 Skiers have likely noticed signs at mountain resorts across the country saying, “Know the code.” They refer to universal rules of conduct that apply to people who partake in inherently risky snow sports that involve navigating down crowded slopes, often at high speeds.

But whether they actually understand the code is another question. For those unfamiliar with skiing and snowboarding, it’s likely something they’ve never heard of.

That’s all changing as actor Gwyneth Paltrow’s highly publicized ski collision trial is live-streamed from the courtroom. The actor-turned-lifestyle-influencer was accused of crashing into a fellow skier during a 2016 family trip to the upscale, skiers-only Deer Valley Resort in Utah. The celebrity trial is on day six and expected to conclude Thursday.

For a week, the trial has shone a spotlight on the unspoken rules that govern behavior on the slopes. Testimony has repeatedly touched on skier’s etiquette — especially sharing contact information after a collision, and ski turn radiuses — in the most high-profile ski collision trial in recent history.

There are about a hundred code-related lawsuits playing out now outside the spotlight. Most cases are settled before going to trial.

Throughout Paltrow’s trial, the word “uphill” has emerged as synonymous with “guilty,” as attorneys have focused on one of the code’s main tenets: The skier who is downhill or ahead on a slope has the right of way.

Rather than focus solely on the question of who hit who, attorneys have questioned nearly every witness — from Paltrow’s private ski instructors to doctors for the man suing Paltrow — about which skier was downhill at the time of the collision.

After initially suing Paltrow for $3.1 million, retired optometrist Terry Sanderson is now suing for at least $300,000 in damages. Paltrow has countersued for $1 and attorney fees, claiming Sanderson ran into her.

In court, attorneys on both sides have repeated the term “downhill” to try to persuade the jury that their client had the right of way.

The question has become a focal point of the trial, as both sides call legions of family members, friends and doctors to testify in Park City — the posh Rocky Mountain resort town that draws a throng of celebrities each year for the Sundance Film Festival.

Paltrow’s position on the slope was central to the questioning of her teenage children — 16-year-old Moses and 18-year-old Apple Martin.

In depositions read by attorneys in court on Tuesday, the children both testified that they didn’t see the moment of the crash. Before it happened Moses Martin said he saw a man uphill from his mother.”

“I was following my instructor but didn’t know what was going on,” Moses Martin, who was nine at the time, said.

His instructor testified that he didn’t witness the moment of the crash either but approached Paltrow and Sanderson afterward.

Apple Martin, then 11, remembered that her mother was in a “state of shock” after the collision and that she used an expletive to say that a man hit her on the run.

To support Paltrow’s version of events, specifically that she was downhill when the crash happened, her defense team commissioned artists to render advanced animations.

Because no video footage was included as evidence, the recollections of a ski buddy of Sanderson’s who claims to be the sole eyewitness has become a sticking point for Paltrow’s team. In addition to sharing animations, Paltrow’s team undercut the man’s testimony by calling on experts arguing that Paltrow was downhill.

Over objections from Sanderson’s attorneys, the court has allowed Paltrow’s team to play three of the seven high-resolution animations on a projector positioned between witnesses and the jury box — showing the prunes on Deer Valley’s aspen trees, childrens’ ski coats and groomed snow on the beginner run where Sanderson and Paltrow crashed.

Irving Scher, a biomechanical engineer hired by Paltrow’s defense team, drew stick figures and line graphs on a white board, as well as jotted down equations calculating force and torque to argue that science supported Paltrow’s account.

“Ms. Paltrow’s version of events is consistent with the laws of physics,” Scher testified Tuesday.

In an equally theatrical display last week, Sanderson’s lawyers tried but failed to rope Paltrow into a reenactment of events, when the judge put the kibosh on it.

While there are minor differences in state laws when it comes down to finding fault, “in court it becomes a question of who was the uphill skier,” said Denver attorney Jim Chalat, who has litigated cases in Utah and Colorado.

“It’s the uphill skier who is almost always in a position to cause the crash,” Chalat said. “If you’re skiing too fast for your own ability and you can’t carve out a turn, and you hit someone, you’re going to be in trouble.”

Still, crashes between skiers are rare. Most incidents resulting in injuries or death occur when skiers or snowboarders slam into stationary objects, usually trees. Collisions involving people represent only about 5% of skier injuries, Chalat said.

Experts at the Paltrow trial have argued that the National Ski Areas Association’s more than 60-year-old code is ubiquitous, with similar etiquette in Canada, Australia and parts of Europe.

The responsibility code was recently updated to urge skiers involved in a collision to share contact information with each other and a ski area employee. Last week, Paltrow was grilled by Sanderson’s attorneys for leaving the collision without first exchanging information with Sanderson. She said she knew one of the family’s ski instructors handled that for her.

Very few cases target the ski resorts where crashes occurred because of the inherent dangers that come with skiing and snowboarding, Los Angeles attorney John Morgan of the firm Morgan & Morgan said.

The mountain where the Paltrow-Sanderson collision happened, Deer Valley, was removed from the lawsuit in part because skiers absolve resorts of responsibility by agreeing to a set of rules on the back of every lift ticket.

“It’s like going to a baseball game and you get hit in the head by a foul ball. You know by sitting there that there’s some risk of that happening,” he said.

Weber reported from Los Angeles. AP writer Anna Furman in Los Angeles contributed.

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Tue, Mar 28 2023 02:39:01 PM
Gwyneth Paltrow Accuser Calls Utah Ski Crash ‘Serious Smack' https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/gwyneth-paltrow-accuser-calls-utah-ski-crash-serious-smack/3223830/ 3223830 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/03/paltrow-skiing-lawsuit.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,169 The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 skiing collision at an upscale Utah resort told a jury Monday that the actor-turned-lifestyle influencer crashed into him from behind and sent him “absolutely flying.”

“All I saw was a whole lot of snow. And I didn’t see the sky, but I was flying,” said Terry Sanderson, a 76-year-old retired optometrist, calling the impact “a serious smack.”

That’s the opposite of what Paltrow testified, and the jury has heard dueling narratives as the trial enters its second week. Paltrow said Sanderson was uphill and hit her from behind. He’s suing her for more than $300,000, claiming she skied recklessly and that he has permanent brain damage from the crash that altered his personality.

On the stand Friday, Paltrow said Sanderson knocked into her gently from behind but that the collision escalated as the two skidded down the beginner slope. She said his skis veered between her legs, causing her to briefly panic as she heard a man groaning behind her. Paltrow was present in court Monday.

Sanderson recalled a screaming woman skiing out of control and hitting him square in the back. Craig Ramon, another skier who says he’s the sole eyewitness to the collision, testified last week that he saw Paltrow hit Sanderson.

Regardless of who hit who, both sides agree the two then fell down and Paltrow landed on top of Sanderson. Paltrow’s attorneys have disputed the extent of Sanderson’s injuries and post-crash disorientation, but both sides say the collision resulted in Sanderson’s four broken ribs and a concussion.

Sanderson was brought to tears throughout his testimony Monday, particularly when he appeared unable to focus or remember things.

His legal team attempted to present his confusion and memory lapses to support their brain-damage argument. Paltrow’s lawyers used it to undercut his reliability as a witness.

Sanderson’s testimony also resurfaced questions about the potential that a GoPro helmet camera may have documented the crash. Though no footage made it into evidence for the trial, attorneys have repeatedly questioned witnesses about an email one of his daughters sent that said: “I also can’t believe this is all on GoPro.”

That daughter, Shae Herath, testified last week that her words were mere speculation that someone on the upscale mountain must be outfitted with a helmet camera because they are a fixture at ski resorts.

Paltrow’s attorneys have continued to raise questions about what happened to the footage that Sanderson and his family members referred to.

It became clear Monday the potentially explosive evidence wouldn’t explode.

Judge Kent Holmberg said online sleuths had found the link and that its contents would be included as evidence. It didn’t contain GoPro footage. Instead, it was to a chat between members of Sanderson’s ski group, in which Ramon — the man claiming to be the crash’s sole eyewitness — said on the day of the crash that Paltrow had crashed into Sanderson.

“Terry was knocked out cold. Bad hit to the head!” Ramon wrote. “I did see the hit. Terry did not know his name.”

The exchange made clear that Ramon thought Paltrow crashed into Sanderson years before any lawsuit was filed. It also shows Sanderson and those skiing with him knew the woman in the crash was Paltrow.

After four-and-a-half days of Sanderson’s attorneys calling witnesses, Paltrow’s defense team has equal time to present their case. They brought one of her family’s four ski instructors to the stand Monday afternoon. Attorneys said Monday that Paltrow’s two teenage children, Moses and Apple, would have their depositions read into the record later in the week instead of appearing in court on the witness stand.

Jurors sat transfixed as Paltrow’s attorneys played computer animated reconstructions of how they say the collision occurred, with high enough resolution to show trees, children’s ski coats and multiple vantage points.

For their first witness, the defense called Eric Christiansen, a mustachioed 40-year veteran ski instructor who was giving a lesson to Paltrow’s family at Deer Valley Resort the day of the collision. He said he was monitoring much of the mountain during the exact moment Sanderson and Paltrow collided and didn’t see the moment of impact but saw what happened immediately before and after.

In testimony that wandered into instruction about skiing technique, Christiansen said Paltrow was making “short radius turns” while Sanderson was skiing down the groomed run “edge to edge” and “quite dynamically.”

He said he remembered Paltrow landed on top of Sanderson because he approached and took her skis off, then Sanderson’s.

“I believe you told me once if a soccer player takes out someone’s legs, they’re underneath,” Paltrow’s attorney, Steve Owens, said as he asked questions about the crash.

Paltrow’s attorneys plan to depose a slate of medical experts who are expected to undercut testimony from the neurologists, radiologists and psychologists hired by Sanderson’s team.

The trial has also touched on the habits and hobbies of wealthy people like Sanderson and Paltrow as well as the power — and burden — of celebrity. The amount of money at stake for both sides pales in comparison to the typical legal costs of a multiyear lawsuit, expert witnesses, a private security detail and high-resolution animation.

Much of the questioning throughout the trial’s first five days has revolved around Sanderson’s motivation for suing Paltrow. Her attorneys have argued the lawsuit is an attempt by an “obsessed” man to exploit Paltrow’s wealth and fame. Sanderson’s attorneys have attempted to paint Paltrow as a carefree movie star who hurt an aging man and is unwilling to take responsibility for the fallout.

“No one believed how serious my injuries were,” said Sanderson, who enjoyed wine tasting and international travel before the crash. “There was lots of insults added to that singular incident.”

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Associated Press journalist Kiana Doyle in Seattle contributed to this report.

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Mon, Mar 27 2023 01:47:28 PM
Gwyneth Paltrow Insists Utah Ski Collision Wasn't Her Fault https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/gwyneth-paltrow-expected-to-testify-in-ski-collision-trial/3222101/ 3222101 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/03/GettyImages-1249286538.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,200 Gwyneth Paltrow insisted Friday on the witness stand that a 2016 ski collision at an upscale Utah ski resort wasn’t her fault, claiming it began when the man suing her ran into her from behind.

The actor-turned-lifestyle influencer testified that the crash shocked her — and the way the man’s skis veered between her two legs made her worry at first that she was being “violated,” she said.

“There was a body pressing against me and a very strange grunting noise,” she said.

“My brain was trying to make sense of what was happening,” she continued. Paltrow later clarified that after her split-second panic, she realized that the sudden collision wasn’t sexual in nature.

After sitting in court for four days, Paltrow remained calm and collected for more than two hours on the witness stand. Members of the Park City jury sat transfixed while she categorically denied fault for the collision.

Terry Sanderson, the retired optometrist who is suing her, is expected to give an opposing account of the crash when he takes the stand first on Monday.

Throughout Paltrow’s heavily anticipated testimony, the founder-CEO of Goop calmly and repeatedly said that Sanderson, sitting several feet away in court, ran into her — causing the two skiers to end up splayed out on the beginner run with Paltrow on top and Sanderson beneath her. In the seconds after the collision, Paltrow acknowledged that she yelled at Sanderson and didn’t stop to ask if he was OK. Paltrow testified that she stood nearby on the mountain as one of her family’s four ski instructors promised to give Sanderson her contact information and file an incident report.

In an exchange that touched on recurring themes of the trial, Sanderson’s attorneys attempted to depict the decision as reflective of celebrity carelessness, while Paltrow insisted that she — not the 76-year-old man suing her — was the wounded party.

“You have to keep in mind, when you’re the victim of a crash, your psychology is not necessarily thinking about the person who perpetrated it,” she said.

To draw the jury’s attention to Paltrow’s wealth, Sanderson’s lawyers probed Paltrow about the price of ski instructors at posh Deer Valley Resort and her decision to leave the mountain to get a massage the day of the crash.

Sanderson and his multiple-member legal team at one point dispersed themselves across the courtroom to possibly reenact the crash for the jury, whose members perked up after days of yawning through jargon-dense medical testimony about his broken ribs, concussion and brain damage.

Paltrow’s attorneys objected to her participation in such a reenactment, leaving her sitting on the witness stand watching the lawyer questioning her take on the role of the Oscar-winning actor.

Next week, Paltrow’s team may call her back to the stand, as well as medical experts, ski instructors and her two children, Moses and Apple.

The trial has touched on themes ranging from skier’s etiquette to the power — and burden — of celebrity. The amount of money at stake for both sides pales in comparison to the typical legal costs of a multiyear lawsuit, private security detail and expert witness-heavy trial.

Throughout the week in Utah, Paltrow’s legal team has asked for special restrictions, including limiting photography both in the courtroom and in the public parking lot outside — where a rope cordons off Paltrow’s entrance and exit paths. Unlike most trials, the court has not published a witness list.

Paltrow’s attorneys argue both that she didn’t cause the crash and that the extent of Sanderson’s injuries is exaggerated. They’ve raised questions about Sanderson’s motivation for suing Paltrow, probing his family members about his post-crash communications about her celebrity and his proximity to it.

They’ve asked two of Sanderson’s daughters whether their father thought it was “cool” to collide with a celebrity like Paltrow — characterizations they’ve denied.

After the collision, Sanderson sent his daughters an email with the subject line: “I’m famous … At what cost?” The oldest daughter, Shae Herath, wrote back: “I also can’t believe this is all on GoPro.”

On Friday, Herath attempted to clarify the record amid questions about the possibility that the crash was recorded on a bystander’s helmet camera that have intrigued both the Park City jury — and online viewers who’ve tuned into live footage of the movie star’s trial.

Herath testified Friday that she didn’t know whether footage existed and said her email referred to an earlier phone conversation in which her father told her he assumed there must be footage of the collision from someone on the crowded run with a GoPro. The camera is a common accessory for skiers at resorts like Deer Valley.

While Sanderson’s attorneys have focused on their client’s deteriorating health, Paltrow’s legal team has intrigued the jury with recurring questions about the mysterious, missing GoPro footage. No video footage has since been located or entered as evidence.

GoPro cameras are commonly worn by outdoor athletes including skiers to capture action sports.

The proceedings have delved deep into the 76-year-old Sanderson’s medical history and personality changes, with attorneys questioning whether his deteriorating health and estranged relationships stemmed from the collision or natural process of aging.

After a judge threw out Sanderson’s earlier $3.1 million lawsuit, Sanderson then claimed damages of “more than $300,000.” Paltrow has countersued for a symbolic $1 and attorney fees, and one of her attorneys has repeatedly waved a $1 bill toward the jury.

Sanderson’s attorneys likened the symbolic action of suing for $1 to a 2017 countersuit filed by Taylor Swift against a radio host for the same amount in an effort to draw attention to Paltrow’s celebrity. When asked whether she’s friends with Swift over a parade of objections from her attorney, Paltrow said no, but that she was “friendly” with the singer.

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Fri, Mar 24 2023 08:06:22 AM
Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Collision Trial Set for Family Testimony https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-collision-trial-set-for-family-testimony-2/3221301/ 3221301 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/03/AP23081836868722.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,200 Two daughters of a retired optometrist suing Gwyneth Paltrow are expected to testify on Thursday about the lasting effects of their father and Paltrow’s 2016 ski collision as the trial takes on an increasingly personal note on the third day of proceedings.

Attorneys are expected to call Polly Grasham and Shae Herath to the stand and question them about the broken ribs and lasting brain damage that their father Terry Sanderson claims he sustained after he and Paltrow crashed at one of North America’s most upscale ski resorts seven years ago.

Neurologist Richard Boehme and Paltrow herself could also be called to testify on either Thursday or Friday.

Sanderson is suing Paltrow for $300,000, claiming she recklessly crashed into him while the two were skiing on a beginner run at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. In a counterclaim, Paltrow is seeking $1 and attorney fees. The amount of money at stake for both sides pales in comparison to the typical legal costs of a multiyear lawsuit and expert witness-heavy trial.

During the first two days of trial, Sanderson’s attorneys and expert medical witnesses have described how injuries were likely caused by someone crashing into him from behind. They attributed noticeable changes in Sanderson’s mental acuity to that day’s injuries.

Paltrow’s attorneys have worked to paint Sanderson as a 76-year-old whose decline followed a normal course of aging rather than resulted from crashing into their celebrity client. They have not yet called witnesses of their own to testify, but in opening statements previewed for jurors that they plan to call Paltrow’s husband Brad Falchuk and her two children, Moses and Apple.

They have thus far attempted to poke holes in testimony from Sanderson’s team of experts and are expected to question his two daughters about their father mentioning Paltrow’s fame and an email alluding to footage recorded on a Go Pro camera that hasn’t been found or included in evidence. Her team has previously accused Sanderson of suing to exploit Paltrow’s wealth and celebrity. She is the Oscar-winning star of “Shakespeare in Love” and founder-CEO of the beauty and wellness company Goop.

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Thu, Mar 23 2023 11:09:24 AM
Gwyneth Paltrow's Lawyer Asks About Missing GoPro Video https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-collision-trial-set-for-family-testimony/3221300/ 3221300 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/03/AP23082654810503.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,200 Gwyneth Paltrow’s attorneys asked the daughter of a man suing the actor-turned-lifestyle influencer over a 2016 ski collision about missing GoPro camera footage that they called “the most important piece of evidence” at trial Thursday.

Steve Owens, Paltrow’s attorney, asked one of the man’s daughters, Polly Grasham, about emails exchanged with her father about the mysterious footage and the possibility that the lawsuit was filed against Paltrow because she was famous.

The GoPro footage has not been found or included as evidence for the trial.

“I’m famous … At what cost?” Terry Sanderson, the 76-year-old retired optometrist suing Paltrow, wrote in the subject line of an email to his family after the crash.

Sanderson is suing Paltrow for more than $300,000 in damages, claiming that she skied recklessly into him on a beginner run at Deer Valley Resort seven years ago, breaking his ribs and leaving him with a concussion. Paltrow has claimed Sanderson caused the crash and countersued for $1 and attorney fees.

The trial took on an increasingly personal note on the third day of proceedings when Sanderson’s daughter and a neuropsychologist testified about his declining health.

Sanderson’s attorneys tried to persuade jurors that the collision had changed the course of their client’s life, leaving him brain-impaired and damaging his relationships with loved ones.

Paltrow’s attorneys questioned whether Grasham and neuropsychologist Dr. Alina Fong could say with certainty that Sanderson’s downturn wasn’t a result of aging or documented, pre-crash conditions. They questioned Grasham about her father’s anger problems, divorces and estranged relationship with another of his daughters, who is not testifying at trial.

Paltrow has previously called the lawsuit an attempt to exploit her fame and celebrity. On Thursday, was Steve Owens, her lead counsel, asked Grasham why her father sent messages referring to her fame.

“It matches his personality a little bit, making light of a serious situation,” Grasham said of the email.

Owens probed deeply about Sanderson’s “obsession” with the case and whether he thought it was “cool” to collide with a celebrity like Paltrow, the Oscar-winning star of “Shakespeare in Love” and founder-CEO of the wellness company, Goop.

Sanderson is also expected to testify on Thursday about the lasting effects of the crash as the third day of the trial takes on an increasingly personal turn after a day of expert witnesses. He has not been present in the courtroom while his doctors and experts have detailed his health problems.

Paltrow is expected to be called to testify on Friday or early next week, when the eight-day trial continues.

The proceedings thus far have touched on themes ranging from skier’s etiquette to the power — and burden — of celebrity. The amount of money at stake for both sides pales in comparison to the typical legal costs of a multiyear lawsuit and expert witness-heavy trial. Sanderson’s attorney told the jury Thursday that this trial is about “value, not cost.”

The first two days of trial featured attorneys arguing about whether Sanderson or Paltrow was further down the slope during the collision — a disagreement rooted in a “Skiers Responsibility Code” that gives whoever is downhill the right of way. Sanderson’s attorneys and expert medical witnesses described how his injuries were likely caused by someone crashing into him from behind. They attributed noticeable changes in Sanderson’s mental acuity to injuries from that day.

Paltrow’s attorneys have tried to represent Sanderson as a 76-year-old whose decline followed a normal course of aging rather than the results of a crash. They have not yet called witnesses of their own to testify, but in opening statements previewed for jurors that they plan to call Paltrow’s husband Brad Falchuk and her two children, Moses and Apple, to the stand.

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Thu, Mar 23 2023 11:09:24 AM
Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Collision Trial Brings Doctors to Stand https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/doctors-expected-to-testify-in-gwyneth-paltrows-ski-trial/3220126/ 3220126 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/03/AP23081674939011.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,200 Two doctors on Wednesday described X-rays, brain scans and neurological tests documenting the medical condition of a man suing Gwyneth Paltrow for a 2016 ski collision at an upscale Utah ski resort.

“After his accident, he deteriorated abruptly,” Dr. Wendell Gibby said of 76-year-old Terry Sanderson, the man suing Paltrow, in court in Park City.

Sanderson’s attorneys called on medical experts to try to persuade jurors that the collision left their client with irreparable, life-altering injuries. Sanderson, who is a retired optometrist, has been described in court filings and the initial days of the trial as a man who frequently skis at high-end resorts and travels internationally. Still, his attorneys have worked to frame the celebrity lawsuit as a David-versus-Goliath struggle, with their older but active client injured by the actor-turned-wellness-tycoon’s negligence.

Gibby, a radiologist, said brain images suggested Sanderson’s head trauma was likely caused by a skier crashing into him, supporting Sanderson’s claims that he was hit by Paltrow. He said lasting effects on Sanderson’s overall health were consistent with the severity of the collision. “The rib fractures certainly corroborate that there was enough force to cause a head injury,” Gibby added.

Dr. Samuel Goldstein, a neuropsychologist, called Sanderson’s post-crash trajectory an “acute rapid downturn” — and urged jurors to use their common sense rather than get bogged down in questions about white matter beneath the cortex of the brain.

“Were it not for that particular accident, the life he was living in the six months to a year before that … he would continue to be living,” Goldstein said of Sanderson.

Sanderson claims Paltrow’s recklessness left him with physical injuries and brain damage. After a judge threw out his earlier $3.1 million lawsuit and ruled that he wasn’t entitled to punitive damages, Sanderson amended his claims and now alleges damages of “more than $300,000.”

Paltrow will likely testify Friday, and her children Moses and Apple are also expected to take the stand sometime during the trial, her attorney said.

The amount of money sought pales in comparison to the typical legal costs of a multiyear lawsuit and expert witness-heavy trial. More than a dozen are expected to testify throughout the eight-day trial in Park City — a posh ski town known for welcoming celebrities each year for the Sundance Film Festival.

In a counterclaim to Sanderson’s amended lawsuit, Paltrow is seeking $1 and attorney fees — a familiar, symbolic action that highlights how reputation, not money, is often what’s at stake for celebrities at trial like Paltrow. Taylor Swift similarly countersued a radio host for the same, symbolic amount in 2017.

Though the court is not publishing a witness list for the celebrity trial, attorneys said that Sanderson’s daughters would likely be called to the stand next to testify. Attorneys are expected to question them about their father’s health, as well as emails exchanged post-crash that mention GoPro camera footage and Paltrow’s fame.

Both parties blame the other for the collision and claim they were crashed into from behind, relying on a little-known Utah law stipulating that whoever is downhill has the right of way when skiing or snowboarding.

Paltrow’s attorneys have pled with Judge Kent Holmberg to grant special restrictions throughout the trial, including limiting photography both in the courtroom and in the public parking lot outside — where a rope cordons off Paltrow’s entrance and exit paths.

Sanderson left the courtroom Wednesday before experts testified on his health and mental acuity, but on the opening day of the trial, he sat across the courtroom from Paltrow. Both appeared unfazed while hearing arguments that have become familiar over the seven years since they crashed. Paltrow, the founder and CEO of the wellness company Goop, arrived in court on Wednesday drinking a green juice.

The trial is expected to hinge on how the 10 jurors — six women and four men — interpret evidence from medical experts, and whether they see Sanderson’s injuries as directly related to the accident or normal parts of aging. The jurors are all residents of wealthy Summit County, where the median home last month sold for $1.3 million, according to Redfin.

On Wednesday, jurors stretched and yawned through hours of testimony that was dense with medical jargon. After Sanderson’s attorneys called experts to the stand to describe Sanderson’s health, Paltrow’s attorneys delved into the complexities of different kinds of MRIs and neurological tests, casting doubt on the experts’ conclusions.

In a trial expected to feature a long list of medical experts, Paltrow’s attorneys have cautioned the jury not to be biased by feeling sympathy for Sanderson. They opened the trial by calling his story “utter B.S.” — building off earlier claims from court filings and previous depositions where they accused him of suing to exploit the wealth and celebrity of the Oscar-winning star of “Shakespeare in Love.”

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Wed, Mar 22 2023 06:59:57 AM
Gwyneth Paltrow's Lawyer Calls Utah Ski Collision Story ‘BS' https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/gwyneth-paltrow-to-stand-trial-for-ski-collision-that-left-man-with-serious-injuries/3219254/ 3219254 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/03/AP23080652792655.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,200 Gwyneth Paltrow’s lawyer called the story of a retired optometrist who is suing her over a 2016 ski collision “utter B.S.” on Tuesday during the trial’s opening day in Utah, where the actor-turned-lifestyle influencer appeared in court looking somber.

Paltrow and Terry Sanderson, the man suing her, sat across from each other in a Park City courtroom as their attorneys gave opening arguments that provided strikingly different versions of the crash. Both described their clients as victims and blamed the other for the collision at Deer Valley, one of the country’s most upscale ski resorts.

The two showed little emotion as attorneys questioned their credibility and version of events. Paltrow — wearing a cream-colored knit sweater, tweed harem pants and aviator-style reading glasses — shielded her face from photographers using a blue “GP”-initialed notebook as she entered and exited the courtroom on the first day of the trial, which is set to last more than a week. Sanderson wore a gray suit and left halfway before witnesses began testifying.

Sanderson claims that Paltrow was cruising down the slopes so recklessly that they violently collided, leaving him on the ground as she and her entourage continued their descent down the skiers-only mountain known for its groomed runs, après-ski champagne yurts and posh clientele.

“All skiers know that when they’re skiing down the mountain, it’s their responsibility to yield the right of way to skiers below them,” Sanderson’s attorney, Lawrence Buhler, told jurors, who — unlike those selected for most trials — walked into the courtroom smiling, likely because of their proximity to a major celebrity.

He highlighted Sanderson’s military service record and tried to appeal to the jury’s sympathies — describing the broken ribs and brain trauma he sustained during the crash. Attempting to draw a contrast, Buhler described Paltrow as a wealthy, experienced skier who adopted a “So what?” attitude after the crash.

“She hires multiple ski instructors for her children, which allows them to skip the lines. Private instructors cost thousands of dollars per day,” he said.

Paltrow and Sanderson both agree that they collided while on a beginner’s run seven years ago, yet both accuse the other of being at fault and skiing up behind them.

Sanderson is suing Paltrow for $300,000 — claiming that the accident in Park City was a result of negligence, and left him with physical injuries and emotional distress. After the collision, Sanderson’s attorneys said their client went to urgent care and to the emergency room.

Park City is a resort town in the Rocky Mountains that hosts the Sundance Film Festival, which draws a throng of celebrities each year.

On ski slopes, Utah law gives the skier who is downhill the right of way, so a central question in the case is who was farther down when the collision transpired. Both Paltrow and Sanderson claim that they were farther downhill when the other rammed into them.

Both sides presented their clients as conservative skiers who were stunned when a skier above them crashed into them.

Paltrow’s attorneys told jurors Tuesday that Sanderson was the one who crashed into her — a collision in which she sustained what they called a “full body blow.” Attorney Steve Owens noted that members of Paltrow’s group checked on Sanderson, who assured them he was fine — an interaction Sanderson doesn’t deny but said in court filings that he can’t remember.

Paltrow’s attorney cautioned jurors not to let sympathy for Sanderson’s medical ailments skew their judgements. He questioned the 76-year-old’s credibility, noting his age and documented, pre-collision brain injuries. He said that the Utah man had confirmed he was fine after the crash. Owens also said that Sanderson posted a “very happy, smiling picture” of himself online, being tobogganed down post-crash.

“His memories of the case get better over the years. That’s all I’m gonna say. That’s not how memory works,” Owens said.

The first witness is a friend of Sanderson’s who was skiing roughly 35 feet (11 meters) away at the time of the crash, testified on Tuesday afternoon. Craig Ramon, an outdoorsman who skis more than 150 days annually, said he heard a loud scream and saw Sanderson’s ski tips fly up, causing him to fall face-down “spread-eagle” upon the collision.

Ramon testified that Paltrow hit Sanderson, bouncing off his back and sliding to his right.

Paltrow’s ski instructor, a Deer Valley employee, approached moments later and said, “Your buddy just took out Gwyneth Paltrow,” Ramon testified.

Paltrow’s attorney’s attempted to paint Ramon as a close friend of Sanderson by showing pictures of him calmly smiling with other friends after the crash and brought up — but did not probe into — an email chain with Sanderson’s family that suggested the collision was captured with a GoPro camera. The footage has not been seen or included as part of trial’s evidence.

After his initial lawsuit seeking $3.1 million was dismissed, Sanderson amended the complaint and he is now seeking $300,000. Paltrow — the Oscar-winning actor known for her roles in “Shakespeare in Love” and Marvel’s “Iron Man” movies — filed a counterclaim, seeking attorney fees and $1 in damages.

Paltrow has alleged that Sanderson is overstating his injuries and trying to exploit her celebrity and wealth. In addition to her acting career, she is also the founder and CEO of high-end wellness company goop.

“He demanded Ms. Paltrow pay him millions. If she did not pay, she would face negative publicity resulting from his allegations,” her attorneys wrote in a 2019 court filing.

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Tue, Mar 21 2023 09:21:53 AM
Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals the ‘Weirdest' Wellness Trend She's Ever Tried https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/gwyneth-paltrow-reveals-the-weirdest-wellness-trend-shes-ever-tried/3215453/ 3215453 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/03/GettyImages-1244391115.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,215 Gwyneth Paltrow is revealing the lengths she has gone through to prioritize her health and wellness

The 50-year-old actor appeared on the March 13 episode of “The Art of Being Well” podcast and shared her daily wellness routine. She disclosed some of her lifestyle secrets, too. 

During the episode, host Dr. Will Cole asked Paltrow to reveal the “weirdest” wellness trend she has ever tried. 

“I have used ozone therapy. Rectally,” she replied as she started laughing. “Can I say that?”

She added, “It’s pretty weird. But, it’s been very helpful.”

Ozone therapy involves administering ozone gas to patients to help treat wounds, diseases and pain, according to the academic medical center Cleveland Clinic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports that ozone “is a toxic gas with no known useful medical application in specific, adjunctive, or preventive therapy.” 

The “Shakespeare in Love” star’s answer wasn’t that surprising to fans who have followed Paltrow since she stepped away from focusing on her film career and founded her lifestyle empire, Goop

Her company has made headlines for its products like vaginal jade eggs and the best-selling $75 “This Smells Like My Vagina” scented candles. 

Paltrow’s unique beauty and skincare tips have also raised some eyebrows in the past. In 2021, she shared her morning routine with Vogue and was criticized on social media for only applying sunscreen on the high points of her face like highlighter, and exfoliating daily. 

Even her daughter Apple Martin, now 18, playfully mocked her mom’s habits on social media. 

On Goop’s TikTok page, the teenager, whom Paltrow shares with ex-husband Chris Martin, pretended to narrate her mom getting ready in the morning. 

“I suppose the GoopGlow is a part of her cleanse, which she’s been on since the day I was born, apparently,” Martin joked in the video. “It’s 8 a.m. and she’s been doing this since 7 a.m.. She just prances around the bathroom putting on her millions of GoopGlow products for her glowing skin.”

She then referred to her mom’s infamous candle scent and added, “And then she gets to work making some more vagina eggs and candles, also vagina candles and vagina perfumes… just everything vagina.”

Last year, Paltrow appeared on Sunday Sitdown with TODAY’s Willie Geist and shared the significance of the popular “This Smells Like My Vagina” candles.

“This candle is really like that provocation to say, ‘It’s amazing to be a woman in every way,’” Paltrow explained during the July 2022 episode. “It’s amazing to have that kind of power and you deserve to have that agency.” 

The CEO also spoke about enjoying her break from her acting career as she devotes her attention to Goop.

She said, “I don’t like being the center of attention. I hate speaking in public. And I’ve had to learn all those skills to sort of, like, prop myself up and do it anyway. But I never felt very, fully comfortable being in the public eye to that degree.”

Paltrow continued, “I still don’t, but it’s fantastic that I’ve been able to do something that’s very fulfilling and work with a team that I adore.”

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Wed, Mar 15 2023 12:52:51 PM
Gwyneth Paltrow's Daughter Apple Martin Makes Paris Fashion Week Debut https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/gwyneth-paltrows-daughter-apple-martin-makes-paris-fashion-week-debut/3177890/ 3177890 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2023/01/Split4.png?fit=300,200&quality=85&strip=all The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Apple Martin looked like the spitting image of her mom Gwyneth Paltrow as she made her Paris Fashion Week debut on Jan. 24. While eyeing the Chanel Haute Couture spring/summer 2023 show from the front row, the 18-year-old had her own fabulous style moment.

For the special occasion, Martin dressed in a chic black-and-white Chanel outfit that consisted of a tweed jacket with pearl-embellished buttons and a matching high-waisted miniskirt. She paired her co-ord set with a black tank top, chunky loafers and a crossbody bag.

Apple Martin attends the Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Apple’s glam was also noteworthy, as she opted for a bold makeup look that featured heavily rimmed eyeliner and an overlined pout in a matte nude lipstick shade. If anything, the look was reminiscent of her mom’s red carpet beauty in the late ’90s. Another nod to Paltrow’s signature style was Martin’s hair, which she parted down the middle in loose waves.

Despite Martin’s similarities to the Goop founder, make no mistake that she stepped into her own spotlight for the luxury brand’s presentation.

Karl Lagerfeld met Apple Martin when she was 4 years old and declared that one day she’d be a Chanel girl,” fashion television personality Derek Blasberg recalled on Twitter. “It happened today!”

And of course, Martin—who is also the daughter of Coldplay’s frontman Chris Martin—wasn’t the only celeb to wow during Paris Fashion Week.

Keep scrolling to see Kylie Jenner’s larger-than-life lion head dress, Doja Cat sparkling all over in red Swarovski crystals and fierce fashion moments.

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Tue, Jan 24 2023 12:48:50 PM
Gwyneth Paltrow Says Daughter Apple Martin Leaving for College ‘Feels Almost as Profound as Giving Birth' https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/gwyneth-paltrow-says-daughter-apple-martin-leaving-for-college-feels-almost-as-profound-as-giving-birth/3081440/ 3081440 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2022/09/GettyImages-1409767996.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,200 It’s a new chapter for both Gwyneth Paltrow and her daughter Apple Martin.

The Oscar winner just sent her eldest child off to college and didn’t hold back when reflecting on the experience, telling “CBS Sunday Morning,” “I know it sounds nuts, but it feels almost as profound as giving birth.”

Paltrow, 49, shares Apple, 18, and son Moses Martin, 16, with her ex Chris Martin, 45. The Goop founder and the Coldplay singer — who finalized their divorce in 2016 — attended their daughter’s high school graduation together in June.

In fact, Paltrow and Martin have come together on countless occasions over the years since announcing in 2014 their decision to “consciously uncouple” after 10 years of marriage, celebrating holidays and going on family vacations together.

“He’s completely my family,” the “Shakespeare in Love” star shared on “CBS Sunday Morning.” “And I love him. And he would do anything for me. I would do anything for him. We would do anything for our kids. We really did commit to wanting our children to be as unscathed by the divorce as possible.”

Gwyneth Paltrow & Apple Martin’s Best Twinning Moments

They’ve both found love again since their split. Paltrow married “American Horror Story” co-creator Brad Falchuk in 2018, and Martin has been in a five-year relationship with Dakota Johnson.

And Paltrow will always have a place in her heart for Martin. “I know my ex-husband was meant to be the father of my children, and I know my current husband is meant to be the person I grow very old with,” she wrote in 2020 piece for British Vogue. “Conscious uncoupling lets us recognize those two different loves can coexist and nourish each other.”

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Mon, Sep 26 2022 10:39:23 AM
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin Reunite to Celebrate Daughter Apple's High School Graduation https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/gwyneth-paltrow-and-chris-martin-reunite-to-celebrate-daughter-apples-high-school-graduation/2984538/ 2984538 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2022/06/paltrow-martin.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,169 Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have a high school graduate on their hands.

On June 2, the “Iron Man” actress shared a sweet selfie on her Instagram Stories with her ex-husband and their 18-year-old daughter, Apple, who posed with her parents in her green graduation gown. Gwyneth captioned the image, “Congratulations to all of the graduates, especially @applemartin.”

Paltrow and the Coldplay musician welcomed Apple in 2004. The pair also share a 16-year-old son, Moses, who they welcomed two years later. Martin and the actress split in 2014 and she is now married to director Brad Falchuk, while her ex-husband is dating “Fifty Shades” actress Dakota Johnson.

Last month, Paltrow celebrated Apple turning 18 with a touching tribute on Instagram.

“18. I’m a bit of a loss for words this morning,” the Academy Award winner wrote alongside a photo of her daughter in a white dress. “I could not be more proud of the woman you are.”

You are everything I could have dreamed of and so much more,” she continued. “Proud doesn’t cover it, my heart swells with feelings I can’t put in to words. You are deeply extraordinary in every way.”

Paltrow added, “Happy birthday my darling girl. I hope you know how special you are, and how much light you have brought to all who are lucky enough to know you. Especially me. I say it all the time and I will never stop… in the words of auntie Drew, I was born the day you were born. I love you.”

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Fri, Jun 03 2022 08:49:34 AM
Goop Generated Disbelief After Promoting a ‘Luxury Diaper.' It Was a PR Stunt https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/goop-generated-disbelief-after-promoting-a-luxury-diaper-it-was-a-pr-stunt/2965888/ 2965888 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2022/05/GettyImages-1351974435.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,200 Quite a few people seemed to be stunned Wednesday when Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness brand known for its outlandish and expensive luxury products, posted that it was planning to sell a high-end, disposable baby diaper.

“Meet The Diapér,” the Instagram post reads. “Our new disposable diaper lined with virgin alpaca wool and fastened with amber gemstones, known for their ancient emotional-cleansing properties. Infused with a scent of jasmine and bergamot for a revitalized baby. Dropping tomorrow at 11a.m. EST at $120 for a pack of 12.”

But on Wednesday evening, Goop revealed it was all a PR stunt.

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Wed, May 11 2022 08:48:11 PM
Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals Kids Apple and Moses Were ‘Traumatized' After Discovering This on Her Phone https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/gwyneth-paltrow-reveals-kids-apple-and-moses-were-traumatized-after-discovering-this-on-her-phone/2944112/ 2944112 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2021/05/106342548-1579279430261gettyimages-1197742169.jpeg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,200 Maybe some things are better left for the private folder.

In an April 18 installment of the Goop newsletter, Gwyneth Paltrow revealed the photo on her phone lock screen and how it came to be.

“My lock screen was a picture of Brad [Falchuk] without his shirt on,” Paltrow wrote. “And my kids were so traumatized that they picked up the phone and took this selfie.”

The new kid-approved wallpaper features a selfie of Paltrow’s daughter, Apple Martin, 17, and son Moses Martin, 16, — who she shares with ex-husband Chris Martin.

And though Moses may not approve of his mom’s shirtless-husband screen saver, he has been known to find his mom’s choices empowering. In an October 2021 interview with E! News’ Daily Pop, Paltrow shared that her son came around to the idea of Goop selling vibrators, despite being “embarrassed” at first.

“My son actually said to me the other day — he’s like a really sensitive, amazing kid — and he said, ‘You know, first I was really embarrassed that you sold vibrators on Goop,'” Paltrow said. “‘But now I see that it’s actually great because you’re giving permission to people who think it’s embarrassing for it not to be embarrassing.”

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Shoutout to Son Moses for His 16th Birthday Is The Sweetest Thing You’ll See All Day

Paltrow went on to share that it’s not just Moses who takes an interest in Goop’s happenings, but the whole family.

“I care so much, so therefore they care so much. It’s a nice family effort,” she said. “I mean, there’s certain things I don’t bring home to the whole family.”

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Mon, Apr 18 2022 04:38:30 PM
Gwyneth Paltrow's Former CCO Claims Goop Cleanses ‘Distorted' Her Body Image https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/gwyneth-paltrows-former-cco-claims-goop-cleanses-distorted-her-body-image/2923414/ 2923414 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2022/03/GettyImages-1201090025.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,169 Gwyneth Paltrow‘s Goop may be considered a wellness bible to some, but one former exec says following the company’s advice made her feel unhealthy.

The company’s former Chief Content Officer Elise Loehnen claims she developed a distorted body image after participating various cleanses. Upon leaving the company two years ago, Loehnen says she swore off the restrictive resets that Goop promotes.

“To me, it had become synonymous with dieting and restriction,” she said in an Instagram video, posted March 22. “I felt like I was not in a healthy relationship with my body, where I was always trying to punish it [and] bring it under control.”

Loehnen said that she realized her former eating habits were problematic while talking with a friend who reminded her “that wellness culture can be toxic” just like eating an abundance of overly processed foods can be toxic.

Today, in addition to not weighing herself, Loehnen explained she has been “healthy in terms of letting go of ideas of what my body should look like as a 42-year-old who has had two kids.”

She continued, “I needed to break a tendency to be critical and punishing. To chastise myself. All of it. I stopped weighing myself completely.”

The “Pulling the Thread” podcast host admitted she eventually did try another cleanse but is doing it “very differently.” She’s trying a program called Kroma Wellness, which she says allows her to eat veggies or protein as snacks and doesn’t force her to get on the scale.

“I refuse to punish myself with food, or hold myself under the weight my body seems to want to be anymore,” she wrote in the post’s caption. “I don’t have the energy or the interest, thankfully. (And more importantly, I’ve come to realize that I really like my body and am grateful it is mine.) Hopefully I’ve broken that cycle for good.”

E News! has reached out to Loehnen, Paltrow and Goop for comment, but have not yet heard back.

This is not the first time the actress’ wellness company has drawn criticism over its claims. A February 2018 article entitled “Busting Diet Myths,” led to outcry after Traci Mann, Ph. D, urged Goop followers “to aim for their leanest livable weight.”

One Twitter user replied, “How about encouraging women and girls to be a healthy weight?” While another wrote, “Leanest livable weight????? WTF is wrong with you people?!”

Just months earlier, Goop was accused of endorsing an unhealthy diet plan after it published weight loss advice from celebrity fitness guru Tracy Anderson.

Anderson, who has worked with stars like Jennifer Lopez and Madonna, wrote that if women wish to see fast results and “do a 14-lb. weight loss in four weeks,” they should “get off gluten and go very low carb.” She also suggested the use of her meal replacement bars.

In response, a Goop representative told E! News the company “would never advocate for an unhealthy diet or extreme routine.”

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‘Do Not Eat Soap': Safety Agency Responds to Uber Eats Super Bowl Ad https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/do-not-eat-soap-safety-agency-responds-to-uber-eats-super-bowl-ad/2889500/ 2889500 post https://media.nbcdfw.com/2019/09/GettyImages-1211680120.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=300,200 Uber Eats wanted to get across the message that you can order household items and other sundries from its delivery service, not just food.

So during the Super Bowl, it ran an ad showing celebrities and other actors trying to eat everything from cat litter to diapers.

“If it was delivered with Uber Eats, does that mean I can ‘Eats’ it?” “White Lotus” actor Jennifer Coolidge asks.

Gwyneth Paltrow tries to eat a candle, Trevor Noah tries to eat a light bulb and Nicholas Braun from “Succession” tries to eat a dish soap.

It was that last one that got the attention of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

On Monday, the commission said, “It seemed like a useful moment to remind consumers of the dangers related to ingesting non-food products including soaps, detergents and other items.  Poisonings claim about 31 children’s lives annually.”

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