Gwyneth Paltrow ‘shaken up’ after ski crash, says daughter Apple Martin

Gwyneth Paltrow's children, Apple and Moses Martin, had their depositions read aloud in the lawsuit accusing Paltrow of seriously injuring a man while skiing in 2016.

Gwyneth Paltrow‘s daughter, 18-year-old Apple Martin, testified that her mother was “shaken up” and “visibly upset” after the 2016 ski collision at the centre of a high-profile civil lawsuit in Utah.

Apple’s deposition was read aloud in court on Tuesday. Her brother, 16-year-old Moses Martin, also had his deposition read to the jury, though neither child witnessed the actual ski crash at Deer Valley resort in Utah.

Paltrow’s children, whom she shares with ex-husband Chris Martin of the band Coldplay, were expected to testify in person, but due to time constraints, Paltrow’s lawyer opted to have their depositions read aloud in court.

Retired optometrist, Terry Sanderson, is suing Paltrow, 50, for allegedly causing him serious injury after she collided into him from behind, “knocking him down hard, knocking him out.”

Sanderson, 76, claimed the crash caused “permanent traumatic brain injury, 4 broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life.” He maintains that Paltrow left him collapsed on the slope and skied away. He is suing her for more than US$300,000.

Paltrow denies any responsibility for the crash and maintains Sanderson is the one who skied into her back. She is countersuing for $1 and lawyers’ fees. Her lawyers have argued Sanderson is suing to “exploit her celebrity and wealth.”

Paltrow and her children, then 11 and nine, were skiing at Deer Valley resort with Paltrow’s now-husband, Brad Falchuk, and his two children.