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Gwyneth Paltrow was compared to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as Terry Sanderson continued his testimony in a trial into a ski crash involving the pair in 2016.
Sanderson, 76, took to the stand on Wednesday and made the bizarre comparison as he said "someone needs to be held accountable" for the accident.
Paltrow, 50, was sued by the retired optometrist after the pair collided while skiing in Utah seven years ago.
Taking to the stand, Sanderson said: "I guess like, what is going on here? This is obviously an issue that someone needs to be accountable for, and if they're never accountable, what are they gonna do?
"They're gonna do it again."
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Terry Sanderson went on a wild rant (Getty Images)"Now we have the... molesting of young children on an island," he added, referencing Epstein's 'Pedophile Island' in the Caribbean where he trafficked and sexually abused dozens of girls.
Paltrow was shocked by Sanderson's wild rant and turned to her lawyer who called Sanderson's testimony "ridiculous".
The judge then told the jury to disregard Sanderson's words.
The court also heard from a doctor who said Sanderson "drank excessively".
During the trial, the court heard that Sanderson was consuming a minimum of 10 drinks a week.
Dr Angela Eastvold testified on Wednesday and said that Sanderson had reported to his doctors that he was drinking five to six drinks, two to three times a week. She described this as "drinking excessively".
Gwyneth Paltrow said the rant was 'ridiculous' (Getty Images)Eastvold said that if Sanderson did have a "significant" concussion like he claimed he had, he would have had a "reduced tolerance to alcohol."
She testified that he didn't show any signs he had suffered a "significant" concussion, noting that Sanderson did not suffer from dizziness, and showed no signs of "attention deficits" in tests he took after the crash.
She also said that Sanderson's answers to a psychological evaluation show he scored high on 'narcissism' and "may lack empathy". She said other scales showed he was likely to be "overreactive and explosive".
"He's someone that likes attention and needs approval," she said.
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The trial continues.