Gwyneth Paltrow Testifies in Ski Trial, states she initially thought crash was sexual assault

Gwyneth Paltrow is taking the stand in her ski crash trial.

The Oscar winner testified in front of Park City, Utah jury on March 24 as part of a lawsuit over an alleged 2016 hit-and-run incident on a slope at the Deer Valley Resort. Clad in a dark ensemble, Paltrow—who is being accused of skiing into retired optometrist Terry Sanderson and leaving the scene—denied causing the collision and injuries to the 76-year-old.

During her testimony, Paltrow said that when Sanderson allegedly crashed into her, she briefly thought it was a sexual assault.

"What made you think it was a sexual assault?" his lawyer asked.

"So, that was a quick thought that went through my head when I was trying to reconcile what was happening," the 50-year-old testified. "Two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart, and then there was a body pressing against me and there was a very strange grunting noise."

She continued, "So my brain was trying to make sense of what was happening. I thought, 'Is this a practical joke? Is someone, like, doing something perverted? This is really really strange.' My mind was going very very quickly and I was trying to ascertain what was happening."