Gwyneth Paltrow launches devastating trial meme with 'I wish you well' moment

"I wish you well." Iconic.
By Tim Marcin  on 
Gwyneth Paltrow talking to man who sued her in court and a screenshot of a tweet about that moment
"I wish you well." Devastating. Credit: Rick Bowmer-Pool / Getty Images / Screenshot: Twitter / @McTelevision

The Gwyneth Paltrow trial produced more memes and moments than anybody could've predicted. Remember the Goop queen confidently intoning that she "lost half a day of skiing." Iconic, if detached from reality, behavior.

Well, Paltrow ended the trial by delivering a wonderful meme. In case you missed it, Paltrow won a symbolic $1 decision in a lawsuit brought against her over a ski collision. As she left the courthouse, Paltrow touched the shoulder of Terry Sanderson — the guy who sued her — and told him, "I wish you well."

Listen, I can't know Paltrow's true intent but it sure seems like a shady southerner telling someone "bless your heart." To me, it's Paltrow telling Sanderson that he couldn't run with the big dogs and he should have stayed on the porch.

Naturally, the internet immediately turned the iconic moment into a fantastic meme.

There was this reference to The Menu.

Or the same thought I had about bless your heart.

There really were a ton of jokes, comments, and memes about the moment from Paltrow.

Just when we thought the trial was over, it delivered one final meme for us. Paltrow simply could not let us down in that moment — and she didn't. I truly wish her well.

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Tim Marcin

Tim Marcin is a culture reporter at Mashable, where he writes about food, fitness, weird stuff on the internet, and, well, just about anything else. You can find him posting endlessly about Buffalo wings on Twitter at @timmarcin.


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