Terry Sanderson is now a household name. And that’s a problem for… Terry Sanderson!
Of course, he is the 76-year-old who sued Gwyneth Paltrow over their apparent 2016 skiing collision on a slope in Park City, Utah. On Thursday, he lost that civil lawsuit, as a jury in the Utah town came back with a verdict in Paltrow’s favor.
In turn, the jury awarded her the $1 in damages she’d been seeking, along with a full reimbursement of her legal fees. And as for Terry? Well, the retired optometrist didn’t get anything he wanted out of this whole mess.
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Cameras caught up with Sanderson outside the courtroom on Thursday evening after the verdict came in on the Goop founder’s side. The ill-fated man said he was “very disappointed” in the outcome. Then, when a reporter asked if it was worth it to have sued in the first place, he responded:
“Absolutely not.”
Oof.
Sanderson continued, referencing how details from the court proceedings have now been shown all over the world:
“Knowing that [verdict] now, no. I joked about Dating sites, right? It’s like, I’m gonna be on the internet forever.”
FYI, Sanderson said this while he was on the stand during the trial earlier this month:
“Well I can never go on another dating site again. … It’s the pain of trying to sue a celebrity.”
So that’s what he is referencing back to with Thursday night’s new “dating site” quip.
Extra TV host Billy Bush then quizzed Sanderson about whether he might be ready for a reality TV turn now that he’s gotten a taste of fame. But the retired doctor said that wasn’t exactly in his plans:
“I don’t need that.”
Yeah, no kidding. Probably good to avoid all that…
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On more quote from Sanderson’s media scrum outside of court: a question of credibility! The now-infamous man pondered if Gwyneth’s star power could have given her an edge during the legal battle:
“You get some assumed credibility from being a famous person. Who wants to take on a celebrity? No wonder I hesitated. It’s difficult. Who wants to do that someone who learns lines, learns how to play someone else’s part and be believable, be credible, wins awards? Who wants to go on that path. I believe she thinks she has the truth … but I absolutely know I said I would not bring any falsehoods.”
Hmmm. Tough to say. After all, it’s not like Paltrow’s public perception is 100% good. She’s made plenty of weird and unpopular comments just in recent weeks alone! Ya know??
Anyways, ch-ch-check out this new commentary from the lawsuit loser (below):
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