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TikTokers are both mocking and applauding Gwyneth Paltrow's 'out of touch' comments as moments from her bewildering ski trial go viral

Gwenyth Paltrow smiles next to her lawyer Steve Owens during a hearing in Park City, Utah.
Gwenyth Paltrow smiles next to her lawyer Steve Owens during a hearing in Park City, Utah.Pool Video via AP
  • Hilarious and baffling clips of Gwenyth Paltrow's ski accident trial are making the rounds on TikTok.

  • Some lauded the actress-turned-wellness-guru for her un-relatability, while others found it off-putting.

  • Paltrow's lack of interest has made her an iconic, cartoonish figure in the saga.

Choice clips of Gwenyth Paltrow's ski trial are going viral on TikTok as some users criticized the movie-star-turned-wellness-industry-titan for appearing "out of touch"  while others applauded her for it.

Paltrow is currently in the second week of a civil court case waged by a 76-year-old retired optometrist, Terry Sanderson, who claims the actress hit him while skiing in Park City, Utah, in 2016. Paltrow countersued, alleging instead that it was Sanderson who hit her.

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In one infamous clip, attorney Kristin VanOrma, who's representing Sanderson, questioned Paltrow about how the skiing accident prevented her from enjoying a very expensive vacation. "Well, I lost half a day of skiing," Paltrow responded. In lieu of hitting the slopes, Paltrow apparently opted for a massage instead.

The Washington Post's Dave Jorgenson gave that moment a melancholic edit, which has been viewed 2.7 million times since he posted it on Tuesday. "Hang in there, Gwenyth," he wrote in the caption.

"Not half a day of skiing?! God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers," one user commented.

"Reminds me of the article where it said during the pandemic she broke down and ate bread," wrote another, seemingly in reference to a 2021 interview with the podcast SmartLess in which she said she was "drinking seven nights a week and making pasta and eating bread" during the height of COVID, characterizing the period as going "totally off the rails."

User @Timmonslisa then set aesthetically pleasing lifestyle videos from Paltrow's accounts and paired them with a satirical commercial voiceover. "I don't know that this could be a whiter crime," the speaker says as a video of Paltrow applying her $98 GoopGenes face oil plays. "But you know I got to get really moisturized for my trial, guys, because it's me going mano-a-mano with the top of the privilege food chain." The satire has been viewed 231,500 times.

 

"I'm sorry but no one cares about someone worth $200 million losing $9,000," wrote user @theshamingofjay on footage of Paltrow discussing the $9,000 she paid for skiing lessons. Their video has racked up 3.5 million views.