This. And the fact that he lowered his claims from over a million to 300K makes me think he doesn’t have much of a case, and even his daughter admitted on the stand that he’s obsessed with getting an apology from Paltrow and he just sounds like kind of an asshole. 

I’m so confused by Jezebel’s insistence that Gwyneth must be at fault because she’s a rich white woman. If we’re using identity as a metric for credibility, he’s...a rich white man? And based on the evidence given so far, it’s equally plausible that he’s ambulance chasing for cash. This is just one example of the…

Even true basketball fans are tiring rapidly of the NBA. Years of marketing the league around individual players has created a me-first mentality that has a negative impact on team loyalty (and chemistry). Players trying to force trades onto ready-made contenders or rig the creation of superteams, then demanding to be…

And the thing about films and stage productions is that they’re ephemeral by nature so it’s not quite as fraught as hooking up with someone you work with at a traditional job. Yes, it’s entirely possible that you’ll work with them again on another project, but in practice it’s not nearly the same vibe.

Who is giving their employer’s legal advice? This is a massive lawsuit waiting to happen. His family have nothing to do with the murders. He has not even been tried yet, let alone convicted. 

Yeah, I mean, unless someone can prove that they had foreknowledge of this and did nothing, this is entirely fucked up.

If only unaborted daughter Julia would give her fake allowance to it.

More accurate title: 62 Year Old Actor Hugh Grant Baffled That Actresses In Their 20s Don’t Want To Bang Him

Also, if she wasn’t rich and famous, this dude wouldn’t even be bothering

“it’s funny how it’s just assumed that SHE is lying and at fault here (because she’s...famous?”

I was going to say that one of the differences between now and then is that he’s older.

When there are 2 rich assholes at play here, it’s funny how it’s just assumed that SHE is lying and at fault here (because she’s...famous?). For whatever reason, I believe her (usually, I find her to be ridiculous and borderline dangerous with her GOOP nonsense and she doesn’t ever see how privileged she comes off,…

The punchline about getting an affluent white woman to own up to anything would have landed a lot better if it seemed like Paltrow was at fault.

Or maybe, just MAYBE, he actually is at fault here? There isn’t much to go on, and chat messages uncovered during discovery directly confirm that unlike their sworn testimony, Sanderson and the only eyewitness (who knows him) were ABSOLUTELY aware that Paltrow was the other party in the crash at the time it happened.

So, the jerk bvasically admits that no one else’s kids lives matter at all to him. Nice. Asshole.

I’m a former prosecutor who handled domestic violence cases (“DV”) in California. Most victims recant, for multiple reasons, most commonly fear of their abuser. I’ve taken cases to jury trial, and won, when the victim denied the assault happened. Most DV prosecutors have done the same; it’s routine. I hope the DA’s…

“As a Christian”...

“I don’t see any real role that we could do other than mess things up.”

Cooperation of the victim is always wanted and even sometimes used as a de facto proxy for charging, but it isn’t necessary legally. Prosecutions are done on behalf of The People, not the victim.

Emily - “shuddered,” not “shuttered.” (Sorry. I’m a copy editor.)