The drama surrounding Marvel star Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski trial has taken the internet by storm. After being sued by retired optometrist Terry Sanderson for $300k as he claimed that the actress allegedly crashed into him on a Utah ski slope. However after the Marvel star went on to countersue Sanderson for $1 plus legal fees, many eyes started to tune into the matter and the case eventually garnered massive heat.
But despite the absurdity of the whole case, netizens are shocked after witnessing the total viewership that the trial was able to garner over its short span.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski crash trial reportedly got 30 million views across all social media platforms
With the Ski crash trial concluding, reports state that the trial was watched by around 30 million people across all platforms, including Youtube, Facebook, and Tiktok in the form of viral clips and memes. Reflecting on the immense exposure that the trial has received, the president of Law and Crime Network, which streamed the whole trial, went on to state,
“This trial performed incredibly well for us across all of our platforms. The interest continued to multiply each day we streamed it on our social live feeds, linear channel, and for our video-on-demand,”
Even though the case has been resolved with Gwyneth Paltrow being freed of all charges as the Jury decided to side with the Iron Man star and awarded her $1 in damages. But following the overwhelming amount of views that the case was able to garner, many haven’t missed the opportunity to take shots at the matter.
Twitter reacts to the absurdity of the entire situation
Although celebrity trials have always been an attraction for the crowd and are often too controversial. However, the recent drama surrounding Gwyneth Paltrow mostly left netizens in confusion and giggles. Following the stupidity of the whole trial, which lasted for over a week, the Ski Crash trial gave rise to a meme fest on the Internet and even comedian John Leguizamo went on to take a shot at the whole situation.
However, with the trial concluding, netizens have been flabbergasted by the whopping amount of views that the case was able to garner in its short span.
Her biggest audience since Shallow Hal, now go away again.
— Adam (@ItsJustAdam86) March 31, 2023
The whole thing felt like a lifetime movie
— Léa🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #TransRightsAreHumanRights (@komunicated) March 31, 2023
It was her best role in years.😘
— Your Favorite Guncle. (@rusty619) March 31, 2023
Season Two: Paltrow's Fender Bender in the Hamptons
— Maestro (@Maestro4Maestro) April 1, 2023
The royal trial lol
— XannaX⚡️💕 (@E_anna32) March 31, 2023
Following the Jury’s verdict on the case, Terry Sanderson wasn’t quite happy, as he explained the situation by stating “very disappointing”. However, Paltrow was mostly expressionless throughout the whole case and later expressed her gratitude to the Judge and Jury for the eventual verdict by stating, “their thoughtfulness in handling this case”.
Source: Variety
