Gwyneth Paltrow shares rare snap of son Moses in honor of his 17th birthday

Gwyneth Paltrow shared a rare photo of her son Moses on Saturday as she posted an Instagram tribute wishing him a happy 17th birthday.

The lifestyle guru, 50 – who recently launched Goop Sex – treated her 8.3 million followers to a seaside photo of her and Moses enjoying a relaxing afternoon by the water.

Captioning the post, Paltrow wrote, “Happy 17th birthday to the boy who fills my soul every time I look at him. @mosesmartin you are the most exceptional, kind, loving human being.

“You keep us all laughing with your perfect impressions and you inspire us with your harmonies. I adore you deeply more than you can ever imagine! love, mama’

Gwyneth’s sweet greeting to Moses – which she shares with ex-husband Chris Martin – comes on the heels of him helping his A-list mum to victory in her highly publicized ski crash trial that has captivated pop culture in recent weeks .

Paltrow’s viral courtroom battle saw her lawyer read statements from Moses and her 18-year-old daughter Apple supporting their mother’s version of events when it came to the 2016 clash with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, 76.

The resort where she allegedly hit Sanderson “covered up her misconduct” because of her celebrity, it was alleged during the proceedings.

Sanderson lawyers — who tried to sue Paltrow for $300,000 — accused Utah’s Deer Valley Resort of pandering to the actress because she was a “big spender” who blew $8,980 on ski lessons for her kids.

They claimed in court that the resort gave a ‘wink and wink’ to Mr Sanderson’s beating by saying it was his fault in a report from the scene of the accident.

The allegations were denied by a Deer Valley manager and the ski instructor who was first on the scene.

The retired optometrist claimed he suffered four broken ribs and a permanent brain injury that dramatically changed his personality for the worse.

Moses, who was nine at the time of the incident, said he remembered seeing his mother on the floor “for a while” and hearing her swear at Mr Sanderson.

His statement claimed, “I saw my mother and a person behind her who had crashed. I stood around it (and) I realized it was my mother – when I skied over to it I heard my mother yelling at the man.’

She said something along the lines of ‘what the f word. I believe she was on the floor.’

When asked if his mother had gotten up after the collision, Moses replied, “Yes, but not for now…two minutes.”

Moses added that his instructor Eric Christiansen was “not angry at all” and “didn’t yell” as alleged earlier at the trial.

When asked why he remembered this, Moses replied, ‘Because I remember he handled the situation very calmly. He was trying to figure out what was going on and how to help people… He was trying to get everyone out of the situation safely.”

Paltrow was ultimately found not liable, with the jury awarding her a token $1 in her countersuit against Sanderson.

At the end of their battle royale, Paltrow passed the defeated optometrist as she left the courtroom and whispered “I wish you well” in his ear – capping the bizarre trial with an iconic moment.