Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals If She’s ‘Good Friends’ With Taylor Swift During Ski Accident Trial Testimony

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Gwyneth Paltrow is countersuing Terry Sanderson for $1 following his claims that she intentionally injured him during a 2016 ski collision, an amount that lawyers wonder was inspired by Taylor Swift.The “Anti-Hero” songstress, 33, was awarded the same monetary prize in August 2017 after accusing DJ David Mueller of sexual assault for allegedly groping her back in 2013.

Swift’s attorneys referred to the $1 as “symbolic of the value of which is immeasurable to all women in this situation,” a phrase that was seemingly echoed by Paltrow, 50, during her witness testimony.“It’s an actual dollar that I’m asking for.

It’s symbolic because the damages would actually be more,” the Goop founder said during her courtroom testimony on Friday, March 24.In response, Sanderson’s attorney Kristin VanOrman asked if Paltrow came up with $1 based on Swift’s victory.“I think I said [when you first asked me] that I had not been familiar with [the 2017 trial] but I since am,” the Shakespeare in Love actress replied. “I would not say we are good friends, we are friendly; I’ve taken my kids to one of her concerts before, but we don’t talk very often.”VanOrman then asked if Paltrow — who shares daughter Apple, 18, and son Moses, 16, with ex-husband Chris Martin — has ever presented the Grammy winner with “personal, intimate gifts for Christmas.” While Paltrow’s own attorneys questioned its relevance to the case, VanOrman is seemingly referring to her December 2021 Goop ad.

In the holiday commercial, Paltrow can be seen stuffing gift bags of her brand’s products for various celebrities — including a vibrator that was addressed to Swift.