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Depp sued Heard over an op-ed piece she wrote in The Washington Post in 2018 in which Heard refers to herself as a “public figure representing domestic ...

The trial is expected to last more than a month. Most significantly, neither Depp nor Heard are permitted to pose for photos or sign autographs in the courthouse or on the courthouse grounds. Heard’s lawyers tried unsuccessfully to have the case moved to California, where the actors reside. Raylyn Otie, a Depp fan from Bluefield, Virginia, drove five hours to see the movie star. Both Depp and Heard were in attendance, but court personnel brought them in and out utilizing special access points that frustrated fans’ ability to see them. Depp denies the accusations.

Most of the potential jurors in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial professed to know little about the case.

One potential juror admitted that over the weekend, he was intrigued enough about why the case was being held in Fairfax County that he looked up the Heard op-ed to see what it was all about. “I believe that he’s innocent, and I believe that he’s in the right by doing this,” said Raylyn Otey of Bluefield, VA. “As a feminist, you want to believe the woman. Until the state passed an anti-SLAPP law in 2020, Virginia also had been viewed a bit more favorably as a place to file defamation claims. Fairfax is 19 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., a suburban enclave well within its sphere of influence but enough removed to make the flood of cameras of a celebrity trial a bit unusual for the city. Some were a bit puzzled when they walked into the Fairfax, VA, courthouse to see signs of “Justice for Johnny.” One potential juror admitted that he couldn’t quite place the plaintiff’s ex-wife. All of it has been part of the tabloid coverage of the case — and for good measure, jurors were asked if they knew what The Daily Mail is.

Seven jurors and four alternates were picked to hear the case. He claims a 2018 article written by Heard in The Washington Post – in which she spoke about ...

The court attracted a group of supporters and fans of Depp and Heard on Monday when the jury was selected. When asked about the text messages in an interview last year, Bettany told The Independent: “Can you imagine what it would be like, honestly, to have a bunch of lawyers go through every one of your emails and texts for 10 years? Meanwhile actor Paul Bettany is listed as a witness for Depp, and expected to appear in court via video link. And I didn’t see myself as a victim. Lawyers for Heard, who have filed a counter defamation claim, are expected to use the anti-Slapp law during the trial. Heard has meanwhile filed a counterclaim of defamation against Depp, who she divorced from in 2017, for nuisance. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Franco reportedly had knowledge about bruises Heard sustained during an alleged fight with Depp. Seven jurors and four alternates were picked to hear the case. That has to change. The 58-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean star was pictured outside the court house on Monday for the selection of the jury in his case against his 35-year-old ex-wife, Hearf. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were both present for the first day of the defamation case opposing them in Virginia, Clémence Michallon reports from Fairfax

FAIRFAX, Va. — A jury was selected Monday to hear a long-anticipated libel lawsuit Johnny Depp filed against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, ...

The trial is expected to last more than a month. Most significantly, neither Depp nor Heard are permitted to pose for photos or sign autographs in the courthouse or on the courthouse grounds. Heard’s lawyers tried unsuccessfully to have the case moved to California, where the actors reside. Raylyn Otey, a Depp fan from Bluefield, Virginia, drove five hours to see the movie star. Both Depp and Heard were in attendance, but court personnel brought them in and out utilizing special access points that frustrated fans’ ability to see them.Advertisement Depp denies the accusations.

Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard face off again in their libel trial, which begins on Tuesday. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and actor James Franco are among the ...

Amber accused Johnny of domestic abuse after filing for divorce in 2016. Amber has brought her own libel claim against her ex-husband, saying he smeared her by calling her a liar. Johnny has sued his ex-wife for $50 million, saying she defamed him when she penned a 2018 opinion piece in the Washington Post about being a survivor of domestic abuse. Johnny had acted in the first two installments of the five-film series but was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen for the third film- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. A London High Court judge ruled he had repeatedly assaulted Heard and put her in fear for her life. The latest chapter in Hollywood star Johnny Depp's legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard kicked off on Monday as a US defamation trial began over allegations Amber made about domestic abuse.

Actors Johnny Depp, 58, and Amber Heard, 35, continue the ugly fallout from their contentious divorce. This time, jurors in Fairfax County, Virginia will ...

The trial court ruled that the headline was “substantially true.” His appeal failed in March 2021. “Ms. Heard violently abused Mr. Depp, just as she was caught and arrested for violently abusing her former domestic partner.” “Amber is a brilliant, honest and beautiful woman and I have the utmost respect for her. “Friends and advisers told me I would never again work as an actress — that I would be blacklisted,” she wrote. Though she did not name Depp in the article, she wrote about getting blowback for stepping forward with her abuse claims. This time, jurors in Fairfax County, Virginia will decide whether Heard defamed Depp in a Washington Post op-ed from 2018.

Jury selection has begun in a long-anticipated libel lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard.

Heard's lawyers tried unsuccessfully to have the case moved to California, where the actors reside. Most significantly, neither Depp nor Heard are permitted to pose for photos or sign autographs in the courthouse or on the courthouse grounds. Raylyn Otie, a Depp fan from Bluefield, Virginia, drove five hours to see the movie star.

A Virginia jury is scheduled to hear opening statements Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

The trial is expected to last for more than a month. Heard's lawyers had sought to have the case tried in California, where the actors reside. A jury in Virginia is scheduled to hear opening statements Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard.

One problem with high-profile cases like this is the publicity surrounding the trial and how it can influence potential jurors.

The trial is expected to last six weeks. He said he'd "try to" remain impartial, but was ultimately let go. This man was left in the jury pool. "If true, I am shocked that Heard's lawyers let that juror remain. Under questioning from lawyers, he read out his wife's response which was: "Amber is psychotic. Both Heard and Depp are set to testify during the trial which will see a number of high-profile celebrities including Elon Musk and James Franco called to the witness stand.

Opening statements in Johnny Depp's explosive defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard are set to begin in a Virginia court Tuesday morning — as fans ...

“I’m gonna be here for 31 days but gotta go back and forth to LA but will be here for the verdict. “And the evidence will show that Ms. Heard’s false allegations had a significant impact of Depp’s family and his ability to work in the profession he loved.” Heard, 35, showed little emotion in court, wearing a gray suit with a black shirt and her hair tied back.

DC has confirmed that Amber Heard was almost fired from 'Aquaman 2.' Full details about Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard inside.

If you haven’t been following the ongoing Johnny Depp vs. At this time, I recognize the ongoing support I’ve been fortunate to receive throughout these years, and in these coming weeks I will be leaning on it more than ever. Johnny is suing me for an op-ed I wrote in the Washington Post, in which I recounted my experience of violence and domestic abuse. I continue to pay that price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny. I have always maintained a love for Johnny and it brings me great pain to have to live out the details of our past life together in front of the world. I never named him, rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking out against men in power. Now, however, it has emerged that Heard actually almost was fired from the DC Comics Aquaman franchise.

A new report reveals Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom almost didn't bring Amber Heard back amidst concerns of her chemistry with star Jason Momoa.

Only time will tell if audiences turn out in the same way for the film as its predecessor amidst Heard's return when Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom hits theaters on March 17, 2023. Heard's Mera would return in Aquaman as the character's main love interest and foil as she teams up with Jason Momoa's titular hero to prevent the war brewing between his half-brother, Orm Marius, and the surface. In the hopes of saving the world, Mera gives Arthur his armor and trident and convinces him to help the Justice League to defeat Steppenwolf.

Johnny Depp's lawyers gave their opening statement in a $50 million defamation trial, saying Amber Heard faked abuse to advance her career.

“Ultimately this trial is about clearing Mr. Depp’s name of a terrible and false allegation.” “The article isn’t about Johnny Depp,” he argued. “The evidence will show that was a lie.” It’s up to you, ladies and gentlemen, to make him do that.” Her attorney, Elaine Bredehoft, went through many of the allegations in detail in her opening statement, including one occasion when Depp allegedly sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle. Her attorney Ben Rottenborn argued that Depp is seeking to ruin Heard’s life by pursuing the lawsuit.

Johnny Depp's attorneys told jurors that "his name is associated with a lie," characterizing his ex-wife Amber Heard's claims of domestic abuse as false ...

“And the evidence will show that Ms. Heard’s false allegations had a significant impact on Mr. Depp’s family and his ability to work in the profession he loved, and loved to bring joy to everyone.” “The evidence will show that Ms. Heard showed up with a mark on her face that mysteriously appeared six days after she last saw Mr. Depp and six days before she publicly filed a request for a domestic violence restraining order alleging abuse.” Another attorney for Depp, Camille Vasquez, said that Depp himself was a survivor of his mother’s angry rages. As Chew spoke, Heard was on the other side of the courtroom, peering down at a legal pad. As she described Depp’s injuries, he flinched for a half second. The evidence will show that Mr. Depp learned that the best way to deal with violence was to leave. “But that’s going to come out over the course of this trial.” It is about the evidence. But this trial is about the evidence. Depp sued over Heard’s December, 2018, Washington Post op ed, which described herself as an abuse survivor but did not name her ex husband. “The evidence will show that six days after Mr. Depp requested a divorce, and he did so politely, and three days after Ms. Heard’s lawyer threatened Mr. Depp with claims of abuse if he did not agree to her financial demands, Ms. Heard arrived at the courthouse in Los Angeles, California to file for a restraining order alleging abuse,” Chew said. “The evidence will show that Disney had a dossier on him, that had articles from the press, had other information about Mr. Depp and they didn’t have this article at all in their files, didn’t register with them, just as it didn’t register with the public.”

Actress' attorney makes explosive claim, which has never been made publicly before, at the former couple's defamation trial. Depp's lawyers called her “a ...

Depp’s lawyers plan to call a series of witnesses including police officers who responded to a May 2016 incident in Los Angeles. “The evidence will show that six days after Mr. Depp’s request for a divorce, and three days after Ms. Heard’s lawyer threatened Mr. Depp with claims of abuse if he did not agree to her financial demands, Ms. Heard arrived at the courthouse in Los Angeles, California, to file for a restraining order for domestic abuse,” Chew said. “I have always maintained a love for Johnny and it brings me great pain to have to live out the details of our past life together in front of the world.” In order for Depp to prevail in the Virginia case, the actor will have to prove that Heard’s abuse allegations are false and that Heard acted with malice or intentionally lied in making the claims. In the Virginia case, Depp claims he has lost movie roles including a lucrative Pirates of the Caribbean sequel appearance with a $40 million payday as a result of Heard’s op-ed. “It was not, ‘I’ll throw you a tweet.’ It was, ‘I’m putting my money where my mouth is.'” Heard has only donated about a quarter of that amount thus far through anonymous donors believed to include Elon Musk, who previously dated Heard. Depp’s legal strategy in the defamation trial hinges on bringing that disconnect before the jury. “In Mr. Depp’s fifty-eight years, not a single woman has ever accused him of violence, and nobody in Hollywood or the world had any reason to believe he was an abuser – until Ms. Heard publicly accused him.” But Depp’s lawyers, Ben Chew and Camille Vasquez, countered that narrative, with Vasquez calling Heard “a profoundly troubled person” who professes to be a victim but is, in fact, a perpetrator of domestic violence. Chew and Vasquez, who were first to speak, addressed Heard’s sexual assault claims preemptively and took direct aim at her credibility, which has come into question during the past 18 months as a result of testimony she gave at a different trial that has since begun to unravel. For its part, the ACLU avoided being served for months, but Depp’s lawyers deposed members of the nonprofit’s staff, who admitted that she had not honored the $3.5 million donation. “Ms. Heard had never made that accusation against Mr. Depp — it was never part of her allegations of abuse in 2016. (The Washington Post was not named in the actor’s suit.) Depp is suing Heard over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she claimed she was a survivor of domestic abuse.

Both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard appeared in court Tuesday morning as his defamation trial against her begins in Fairfax, Virginia.

At this time, I recognize the ongoing support I've been fortunate to receive throughout these years, and in these coming weeks I will be leaning on it more than ever." Anyone violating this Order will be expelled immediately from the courtroom and will not be able to return during the pendency of the trial." In March 2021, his attempt to overturn the decision was overruled. "Audible comments of any kind during the court proceedings or provocative or uncivil behavior within the courtroom or courthouse will not be tolerated," the document added. On Tuesday, opening statements began for the trial, which is expected to last about six weeks. Chewing gum, food and beverages are also prohibited inside the courtroom.

Sweeney Todd's Johnny Depp and Aquaman's Amber Heard began their trial in Fairfax, Virginia over a $50 million defamation lawsuit started by Depp.

He added that "Hollywood studios" don't want to face the backlash of hiring an actor accused of domestic abuse, which can "devastate" a career and a family. Depp sued Heard for $50 million in 2019. "The evidence will show that that was a lie and that remains a lie," one of his attorneys, Benjamin Chew, said Tuesday of Heard's allegations in the op-ed. Johnny Depp's legal team argued in a Virginia courtroom on Tuesday morning that his ex-wife, Amber Heard, "painted herself as the innocent victim of abuse" in her 2018 op-ed published in the Washington Post. Amber Heard's attorney, Benjamin Rottenborn, said in his opening statements Tuesday that the actress will take the stand and detail the "graphic and horrifying terms" of her relationship with ex-husband Johnny Depp. Benjamin Chew, Johnny Depp's lawyer, claimed during his opening statements on Tuesday that surveillance video shows Amber Heard's sister throwing a "fake punch" at the actress in 2016 during the same week a 911 call was made alleging an assault at their address.

Johnny Depp's lawyers kicked things off by accusing Amber Heard of lying about the abuse because the actor wanted a divorce.

The lawyer also alleged that Depp sexually assaulted Heard, including one time when “he penetrated her with a liquor bottle.” “I felt the full force of our culture’s wrath for women who speak out,” Heard wrote in the piece. “I never named him, rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking out against men in power. While a judge ultimately dropped some of Heard’s countersuit claims, the Virginia jury will hear both Depp and Heard’s claims. The lawsuit states that Depp’s “reputation and career were devastated” by Heard’s first allegation of domestic abuse in 2016. J. Ben Rottenborn, an attorney for Heard, said during his opening statements on Monday that their team is going to focus on “the evidence” and not “some crazy conspiracy theory” about the famous former couple. The lawyer also noted that Depp is trying to prove “the words Miss Heard used were about him and were false… At the crux of the Virginia case is the December 2018 op-ed, titled: “Amber Heard: I spoke up against sexual violence—and faced our culture’s wrath. The jury will also be asked to review some issues raised in Heard’s 2020 countersuit against Depp for defamation. Jurors are also expected to see text messages between the couple and some of their celebrity friends during the trial, which could last around six weeks. Depp’s long-delayed $50 million defamation trial against his ex-wife began in Virginia on Tuesday, three years after he sued Heard over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post where she described being a domestic violence survivor. The highly anticipated trial comes after years of legal sparring between the famous actors, who met on the set of 2011 film The Rum Diaries and married in 2015.

The accusations were made public during Depp's defamation trial against Heard over a 'Washington Post' op-ed where she wrote that she was abused.

“The evidence will show that six days after Mr. Depp’s request for a divorce, and three days after Ms. Heard’s lawyer threatened Mr. Depp with claims of abuse if he did not agree to her financial demands, Ms. Heard arrived at the courthouse in Los Angeles, California, to file for a restraining order for domestic abuse,” Depp’s lawyer Chew said. Depp previously lost a libel case in 2019 over The Sun referring to him as a “ wife beater” in an article. “In Mr. Depp’s fifty-eight years, not a single woman has ever accused him of violence, and nobody in Hollywood or the world had any reason to believe he was an abuser – until Ms. Heard publicly accused him.” The accusations were made public during Depp’s defamation trial against Heard over a Washington Post op-ed where she wrote that she was a domestic-abuse victim. “You’ll hear that straight from her.” “Words are key in a defamation case and conveniently, this allegation only came after that.

Heard's counsel presents Depp as an 'an obsessed ex-husband hellbent on revenge'

Why, I’m not sure, because the evidence isn’t pretty for Mr Depp.” “She has been living and breathing this lie for years now,” she said. “But that’s going to come out over the course of this trial.” “Today, his name is associated with a lie. “She is preparing to give the performance of a lifetime in this trial.” Heard’s attorneys, meanwhile, argued that her allegations are true, she had a right to express her views, “and all Mr Depp has wanted to do is humiliate Amber, to haunt her, to wreck her career”.

Amber Heard "concocted a role as a victim", the former spouses' defamation trial is told.

She did not name Johnny Depp, she did not write the headline and in America there is a special constitutional protection for words written in the newspapers. "She has been living and breathing this role for years now and she is preparing to give the performance of her life." Yes, she had accused him of abuse but that was not what her article in the Washington Post was about. Before court proceedings began they were warned to keep phones hidden, to not take pictures, there would be no shouting of 'we love you, Johnny.' But as it began there was not a murmur or a sign of movement. Johnny Depp may have lost his case in London, this they feel will be different. "Mom would, she would scream, she would yell.

Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation because of an op-ed she wrote about domestic abuse. Attorneys' opening statements indicate the ...

Rottenborn said he wasn’t sure why they were making that choice, given that the jury is about to see the “real” Depp under the money, fame and pirate costume. Some incidents, they said, happened when Depp was blacked out from drugs and alcohol, and his worst times were known as when “the Monster” would come out. “It is all a lie,” Vazquez said, calling Heard a “profoundly troubled person” who was about to “give the performance of her life” during the trial. They said she made up a story of him abusing her to keep him when he wanted to file for divorce, and when that didn’t work, she “recast herself as an abuse survivor.” They alleged that Heard made up elaborate stories and faked photos that showed her with bruises. He showed three statements from The Post’s op-ed on the screen that he said defamed Depp, who was not mentioned in the piece. “Ms. Heard did not use Mr. Depp’s name in the op-ed.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard detail abuse allegations in opening statements in Depp's defamation trial on April 12 — with Heard accusing the former ...

Depp sued Heard for defamation after she described their abusive relationship in a Washington Post op-ed, and the trial began on Tuesday.

And that monster would come out when he was drinking and when he would take the drugs." Heard filed for divorce a little over a year later and obtained a restraining order, saying that Depp assaulted her. Depp's team said that Heard was the physically abusive one, and that he would lock himself in the bathroom to avoid her. She also testified that Heard called Depp an "old fat man." During opening statements on Tuesday, attorneys for the actors told the seven-person jury in Fairfax, Virginia, their sides of what both agree was a violent relationship. Depp sued his ex-wife for defamation in 2018, seeking $50 million in damages, after she wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post about being a victim of abuse.

Former couple head to US court for defamation case centred on allegations of domestic violence.

Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, has argued the article in question addressed a very serious issue of public concern: domestic violence. After the UK ruling, Heard’s lawyers filed to have Depp’s claim in Virginia dismissed. For Depp, who ranks among the top 10 highest-grossing movie stars of all time, the trial represents perhaps a last opportunity to salvage his career. They plan to introduce witness testimony and review texts and photographs – all carried live on Court TV. If successful, Depp’s lawyers have said they will ask the judge, Penney Azcarate, to award $50m in damages. Depp was refused permission to appeal. Ahead of jury selection, a court order said fans of the two celebrities could not “camp on courthouse grounds” and added: “Litigants and their legal teams in this trial will not pose for pictures or sign autographs in the courthouse or on courthouse grounds.” Contravention of the order would be treated on grounds of contempt.

He claims a 2018 article written by Heard in The Washington Post – in which she spoke about domestic violence towards women – implied Depp, her former husband, ...

This setup was specific to day one, and to the jury selection; in the coming days and for the duration of the trial, members of the public will be allowed inside the courtroom, from which the case will be televised. Lawyers for Heard, who have filed a counter defamation claim, are expected to use the anti-Slapp law during the trial. Both made discreet entrances on Monday and were only briefly photographed at the end of the day. Fans showed up early, competing with members of the press corps for neon pink wristbands which, that day, guaranteed entry to an overflow room in which the proceedings could be followed live via video link. That has to change. Heard has countersued for $100m and asked to be granted immunity against his claims. Heard has meanwhile filed a counterclaim of defamation against Depp, who she divorced from in 2017, for nuisance. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Proceedings are expected to begin at 10am with jury selection. And I didn’t see myself as a victim. Jury selection, in turn, is expected to wrap up by the end of the day. Some were excused on that basis.

Over 3 yrs after the e-Pirates of the Caribbean star sued his Aquaman ex-spouse over a WaPo op-ed that never named him, this moves before a jury.

“He’s not trying to punish her and humiliate her,” says a source close to the Brown Ruddick LLP represented Depp. “He just wants the truth to come out. Claiming he in fact was the abused party, the much litigious Depp said Heard’s allegations against him were “part of an elaborate hoax to generate positive publicity for Ms. Heard and advance her career.” Of course, under American law, the high burden is on Depp to establish comprehensively that Heard defamed and damaged him with her op-ed — no easy task. Heard was not a party to the damning UK libel case, which Depp has failed to successfully appeal. The article by the ACLU ambassador on women’s rights never mentioned Depp by name, but in his subsequent filing the Oscar nominated actor claimed the piece cost him lucrative roles and “devastated” his career. She added, “I believe Johnny Depp is a pure soul, and I believe he always tells the truth. Cindy Lewis, 59, said that she traveled from Sioux Falls, SD. She said that she was “very sad that he had to endure what she did to him. The county has carefully prepared for possible large crowds, with media assigned to a spot across the street from the post-modern courthouse entrance. As the judge and attorneys queried potential jurors who had heard about the case, one man shared that this morning that he had texted his wife about the chance that he might be assigned to the Depp-Heard trial. As fired Fantastic Beasts star Depp tries to figuratively flip his November 2020 UK loss in a “wife beater” libel action against Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid The Sun, Heard has a $100 million countersuit looming too. Suited and booted, both Depp and Heard slipped into the Fairfax County Courthouse this morning But he said that his wife would understand if he explained the circumstances of the case after it is all over.

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I continue to pay the price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny,” Heard said in a statement released on Saturday. Heard accused Depp of domestic abuse after filing for divorce in 2016. The London judge accepting 12 of these accounts as true. Following the November 2020 ruling in the London libel trial, Depp was replaced with Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen in the third film in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise, a spin-off from the “Harry Potter” books and films. In her evidence to the London High Court, Heard said Depp would turn into a jealous alter ego, “the monster”, after binging on drugs and alcohol and had threatened to kill her. The U.S. trial comes less than two years after Depp lost a libel case against The Sun, a British tabloid that labeled him a “wife beater.” A London High Court judge ruled he had repeatedly assaulted Heard and put her in fear for her life.

As the trial date for Amber Heard and Johnny Depp comes closer, the 'Aquaman' actress revealed that she plans to "go offline for the next few weeks" ahead ...

Scheduled for April 11, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s defamation trial will take place in Fairfax County, Virginia. That has to change." I never named him, rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking against men in power.

Amber Heard has released a public statement ahead of ex-husband Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit against her.

“Johnny is suing me for an op-ed I wrote in the Washington Post, in which I recounted my experience of violence and domestic abuse. At this time, I recognise the ongoing support I’ve been fortunate to receive throughout these years, and in these coming weeks I will be leaning on it more than ever. As you may know, I’ll be in Virginia, where I face my ex-husband Johnny Depp in court.

The latest chapter in Hollywood star Johnny Depp's legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard kicks off on Monday as a U.S. defamation trial begins over ...

Heard accused Depp of domestic abuse after filing for divorce in 2016. A London High Court judge ruled he had repeatedly assaulted Heard and put her in fear for her life. The Washington Post is not a defendant in the trial. Depp’s lawyers have said they filed the case in Fairfax County, outside the District of Columbia, because the newspaper is printed at a facility there. I continue to pay the price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny," Heard said in a statement released on Saturday. Rather, I wrote about the price women pay for speaking out against men in power.

Depp is suing his ex-wife for $50 million dollars in damages for defamation related to an op-ed she wrote in the Washington Post in December 2018 about being a ...

Heard received a fine for bringing pet dogs, Pistol and Boo, illegally into Australia in 2015. There are dozens of potential witnesses -- so the trial could last well into May. Opening statements will begin Tuesday in Fairfax County.

After losing in the U.K., Johnny Depp is trying once again to refute allegations that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard.

In another incident, the judge found that Depp had head-butted Heard and grabbed out clumps of her hair in December 2015. He had already been dropped from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. Depp also cut his finger and wrote messages in his blood, according to the trial testimony. I accept that Mr. Depp put her in fear of her life.” “I accept her evidence of the nature of the assaults he committed against her,” the judge wrote in November 2020. That allegation — that she had concocted a hoax — in turn led her to file a $100 million counterclaim.

Three years after Johnny Depp filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, the case is going to trial Monday in Fairfax County Circuit Court ...

"One man, one actor in an unpleasant and messy situation, over the last number of years?" I continue to pay that price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny." A movie I was attached to recast my role," Heard wrote. "Friends and advisers told me I would never again work as an actress — that I would be blacklisted. Depp denied the allegation and was not charged with any crime. headlined "I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture's wrath.