Gwyneth Paltrow said Wednesday in a court filing that a man who accused her in a lawsuit of crashing into him at a Utah ski resort was actually the culprit in the collision and is trying to exploit her celebrity and wealth.

Paltrow was skiing with her children and friends in 2016 during a family vacation on a beginner run named 害羞草研究所淏andana害羞草研究所� at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, when Terry Sanderson smashed into her from behind and delivered a full 害羞草研究所渂ody blow,害羞草研究所� the actress害羞草研究所� attorney alleged in a counter claim filed in court. Paltrow said she was shaken by the collision and quit skiing for the day.

She said Sanderson apologized to her and said he was fine, her response to Sanderson害羞草研究所檚 lawsuit said. Paltrow had previously denied blame for the crash in a statement but had not yet offered a full version of the events.

害羞草研究所淪he did not knock him down,害羞草研究所� Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 court filing said. 害羞草研究所淗e knocked her down. He was not knocked out.害羞草研究所�

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Paltrow, known for her roles in 害羞草研究所淪hakespeare in Love害羞草研究所� and the 害羞草研究所淚ron Man害羞草研究所� movies and her lifestyle company named goop, said her injuries were minor and that she is seeking 害羞草研究所渟ymbolic damages害羞草研究所� of $1 plus costs for her lawyers害羞草研究所� fees from Sanderson for defending herself against what she called a 害羞草研究所渕eritless claim.害羞草研究所�

Her legal response to Sanderson also called his lawsuit an 害羞草研究所渁ttempt to exploit her celebrity and wealth.害羞草研究所�

Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 account differs greatly from the sequence of the events on Feb. 26, 2016 alleged by Sanderson in his lawsuit filed last month. He said Paltrow was skiing out of control and knocked him out, leaving him with a concussion and four broken ribs. Sanderson referred to it as a 害羞草研究所渉it and run害羞草研究所� and is seeking $3.1 million in damages.

Sanderson, a retired Salt Lake City optometrist, told reporters on the day he sued that he waited to file the lawsuit for nearly three years because he had problems with attorneys and could not function properly because of the concussion.

Sanderson害羞草研究所檚 attorney, Robert Sykes, did not immediately respond Wednesday to an email seeking comment about Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 response to his client害羞草研究所檚 lawsuit.

Sanderson害羞草研究所檚 lawsuit and Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 response to it both cite an incident report filed by a Deer Valley ski instructor about the collision.

The instructor, who was skiing with Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 9-year-old son, said Sanderson was the uphill skier and hit Paltrow from behind. He said Paltrow had been making short turns as she skied behind her children, who were getting ski lessons downhill from her on the same ski trail, according to the report provided to The Associated Press by Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 attorney through the actress害羞草研究所� spokeswoman, Heather Wilson. Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 lawyers plan to submit the report as an exhibit in the court case, Wilson said.

But the instructor said in his report said he did not actually see the collision and only heard Paltrow scream and hit the ground. He did not explain in the report how he knew that Sanderson caused the collision.

Sanderson in his lawsuit accused the instructor of filing a false report. Sanderson said he also heard Paltrow scream, right before he said she crashed into him, his lawsuit said.

Deer Valley Resort spokeswoman Emily Summers said Wednesday that the resort cannot comment on pending legal matters. Sanderson害羞草研究所檚 lawsuit against Paltrow also includes the resort as a defendant.

The resort害羞草研究所檚 attorneys asked the judge to dismiss the lawsuit in a court filing Tuesday in which they denied that the instructor falsified the report and defended how ski patrol personnel responded to the crash.

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The resort said its ski patrol hauled Sanderson in a toboggan to a medical tent after the collision. The resort denied it inflicted the emotional distress Sanderson said he suffered after the collision.

害羞草研究所淎 recreational skiing accident that plaintiff waited nearly three years to sue on simply does not constitute an event that renders a 害羞草研究所榬easonable person unable to cope with his daily life,害羞草研究所� Deer Valley said in its court filing.

Brady McCombs, The Associated Press

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