Gwyneth Paltrow Utters 4 Words To Accuser After Winning Trial - The Impact Will Never Fade

The actress will receive $1 in damages plus legal fees after jurors determined that Sanderson, 76, was 100% to fault for the incident at the posh Utah ski resort seven years ago.

The jury deliberated for barely two hours and twenty minutes on Wednesday before reaching a decision. They decided that Paltrow is innocent.

Before leaving the Utah courthouse, there was an unusual moment when Paltrow approached her adversary and wished him well.

She said, "I wish you well.

"Thank you dear," a disappointed Sanderson said.

Sanderson must pay Ms. Paltrow a nominal $1 in damages, but he must also cover his and Gwyneth's potentially high legal expenses.

According to viewers of the case's unusual conclusion on Thursday, she sympathized with Sanderson, who believed the actress was trying to make a good impression.

On social media, several people stated that she was putting the knife in.

One tweeted, "We are now consciously uncoupled. I want my $1 in cash." Paltrow used the term conscious uncoupling when announcing her split from her first husband, Chris Martin.

Another tweeted, "Standing by for the I Wish You Well Goop vag*na candle."

According to one critic, wish you well works on two levels. The gracious gesture to a defeated opponent. But also the 'f**k you' subtext.

Another person wrote, "Let me decipher this for you all. Gwyneth saying, 'I wish you well,' is very calculated, a big f**k you, and something she hand selected with the same care she displays when selecting her next eye cream to try."

"Gwyneth Paltrow whispering 'I wish you well' to the guy who sued her and lost is pure troll behavior, iconic," another Twitter user said. A person wrote, "That's cold-blooded."

Some thought the remark showed her in a favorable light. One admirer commented, "Wow, she's a saint. That's very big of her to be so gracious."

"Gwyneth Paltrow had to overcome harsh public opinion of her and sit through this trial. She gained a TON with me saying, 'I wish you well' to that man," another user said.

Terry Sanderson sued the actress saying she crashed into him on the slopes of Deer Valley in 2016, leaving him with a permanent brain injury, and the story has attracted millions in the US and worldwide.

At a televised trial, Sanderson claimed the 'pain of suing a celebrity' had been difficult to bear; Ms. Paltrow's lawyer Stephen Owens said her client had been pounded like a punching bag.

Ms. Paltrow, the 50-year-old owner of the luxury health company Goop, is worth $200 million and had an Oscar nomination for her performance in Shakespeare in Love. Mr. Sanderson, 76, is a twice-divorced retired optometrist from Utah with an undisclosed net worth.

She sat with her hands clasped on her desk last night, looking anxious while the decision was read out. She sighed as the court clerk announced that Mr. Sanderson was to blame. As the judge thanked the jurors, she nodded in gratitude.

The decision follows eight days of live-streamed courtroom evidence that grabbed global attention and became a pop culture obsession. When she left the court, the actress smiled and waved to the cameras but refused to speak.