Sanderson apologized for calling Paltrow "King Kong" in a 2019 press conference
During his testimony, the retired optometrist attributed his injuries and mental anguish after the crash to Paltrow, but also made clear that he didn't think that Paltrow sounded like the Gorilla "King-Kong" but instead the female protagonist from the film, Ann Darrow.
During cross-examination, Paltrow's attorney Steve Owens asked Sanderson, "did you compare my client to King Kong coming out of the jungle?" in reference to a 2019 press conference where Sanderson announced the lawsuit.
Sanderson agreed that he used the moniker and explained himself during direct questioning by his lawyer Kristin Van Orman.
"My apologies to Ms. Paltrow, my intention was to say it sounded like the lady getting chased by King Kong out of a jungle," Sanderson said, referring to the noise Paltrow allegedly made ahead of the crash. "The silence was broken by a hysterical scream, the very best hysterical scream you've ever heard."
An expert said Sanderson "can't enjoy wine tastings" post-collisions
An expert witness and neuroradiology expert told the courtroom that there had been signs that Sanderson had suffered a brain injury that altered his behavior, hedging that she had not done an "extensive" review of his records, and that the his brain function could have changed separately from the crash.
Dr. Wendell Gibby told the court that among other things, Sanderson no longer enjoys wine tastings.
"Terry had been a high-functioning, active person," Gibby testified, per The New York Post. "Every day he was doing lots of things. Meeting groups, wine tasting, skiing, volunteering.
"After the accident, he deteriorated abruptly and many of the activities he loved to do, he stopped doing."