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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore in New York

‘We knew she was #gwynnocent’: how the Paltrow trial captivated the world

Gwyneth Paltrow and her attorney Steve Owens react as the verdict is read on Thursday.
Gwyneth Paltrow and her attorney Steve Owens react as the verdict is read on Thursday. Photograph: Getty Images

America and the wider world are not exactly wanting for dramatic headlines. Barricades were erected in New York after Donald Trump’s indictment on criminal charges, in Ukraine a bloody and brutal war grinds on, and in France riots have rocked the government.

Yet, for much of the last two weeks, an astonishing degree of media attention was focused on a small mountain town in Utah for a ski-vacation legal drama that played out against a civil court setting.

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