![Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has reportedly been sued for an alleged hit-and-run accident that took place in Utah during a ski trip a few years ago. However, the Marvel star claims the man's allegations are "completely without merit" in a statement she released to E! News on January 29. The plaintiff in the lawsuit, Terry Sanderson, 46, is accusing Paltrow, 46, of crashing into him at the Deer Valley Resort back in February 2016. He claims the Iron Man actress was skiing "out of control" before they collided at a high impact. The complaint alleges that she knocked him "down hard, knocking him out, and causing a brain surgery, four broken ribs and other injuries." Skiers are required to "immediately stop at the scene of such collision and render to any person injured in such collision reasonable assistance," according to the Skier Responsibility Code. One of the rules is that anyone involved in an accident "shall give their name and address to an employee of the ski area operator," however Sanderson claims that Paltrow didn't comply with the ordinance. "Paltrow got up, turned and skied away, leaving Sanderson stunned, lying in the snow, seriously injured," the doctor, who was 44 at the time of the collision, said. A witness also claimed to see the same thing. On top of that, the complaint notes how the Deer Valley instructor who taught the actress how to ski "filled out and signed an incident report falsely stating that Gwyneth Paltrow did not cause the crash even though [the ski instructor] did not see the crash." Sanderson and his lawyer will reportedly be seeking reparations and claim the value of the damage is "more than $3,100,000." On the other hand, Paltrow fired back and claims that "this lawsuit is completely without merit," she told E! News in a statement. "We expect to be vindicated."](https://www.intouchweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gwyneth-paltrow-daughter-school.jpg?resize=940%2C529&quality=86&strip=all)
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Gwyneth Paltrow “Outraged” Over Racism, Homophobia at Daughter Apple’s School (EXCLUSIVE)
Gwyneth Paltrow is NOT happy after a recent incident at her daughter, Apple‘s school.
In Touch can exclusively reveal that the Iron Man star is “outraged, disgusted, and very, very upset” after learning students at Harvard-Westlake have been using racial and homophobic slurs, particularly the N-word, on social media.
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“She is a very involved parent and wants to make certain the students involved are properly dealt with, not just disciplined, but educated about the hurtful, disgusting racist terms used and the hurt it causes,” says a source, who added that she and other parents are “genuinely concerned the students involved won’t be significantly disciplined because one of the kids involved is a high school senior about to go away to college. Obviously having this in the student’s file could damage her chances of getting into an elite school. Harvard-Westlake is all about bragging about students going to only the best colleges and parents fear this could be brushed under the carpet to save face.”
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And that’s not all. Apparently, Gywn has bragged in the past about the institution to her famous friends Jay Z and Beyoncé, who have considered enrolling their five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, when the time comes.
“[Gwyn is] very influential at the school because of her celebrity status,” the insider continues. “She has openly bragged in the past that Beyoncé and Jay Z would absolutely send Blue Ivy to Harvard-Westlake. Would Blue Ivy’s parents send her to the school knowing this was going down?”
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Harvard-Westlake did not want this story to be made public, though the incident was addressed this week in a letter to parents.
“Yesterday [Feb. 16], posts by several Harvard-Westlake students using homophobic and racist language, (including repeated use of the N-word) appeared on social media and have been widely shared. The posts were originally made 18 months ago and the school was unaware of them at the time because they were posted to private feeds only. We became aware when they were re-posted yesterday in a more public manner by someone who is not a Harvard-Westlake student,” it read.
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He then added that this type of banter “should have no place at Harvard-Westlake, where it is our mission ‘to be a diverse and inclusive community’ and where it is our stated aim ‘to enable every member of the community to feel an equal sense of belonging.’ The fact that these words are among us represents a failure of our mission, and it is an urgent call to action.”
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