Johnny Depp trial

The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial comes to a close Friday after six weeks of testimony.

Vasquez said Heard did not seek medical treatment after this alleged attack, and that the actress was the actual “monster” in that house. Chew admitted that Depp has said he does use drugs and alcohol, and is known for being chronically late to set. That has to change.” He pointed out that the op-ed doesn’t actually describe any of the alleged abusive acts that Heard testified to during the trial. Judge Penney Azcarate said there “appears to be an Amber Alert” and the phones eventually quieted, after which Rottenborn continued. Rottenborn also presented photographs of a seemingly passed out Depp, and various messages from Depp to his friends in which he writes that he needs to stop drinking. The employee testified that they were able to publish the video of Depp destroying the cabinets in 15 minutes, but Rottenborn said Heard was on a flight during that time. He also played audio in which Depp referred to Heard as a “f---ing c---,” and the video Heard shot in which Depp slams cabinet doors, breaking them, and pours a large glass of wine. “It’s not about whether you think Ms. Heard may have been abusive to Mr. Depp.” “We’re asking you to finally hold this man responsible,” Bredehoft said. Amber Heard’s countersuit revolved around several statements to the media characterizing her claims as a hoax. Depp’s attorneys suggest that Heard was abusive to him, rather than the other way around.

Depp sued Heard for $50 million over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she wrote in which she called herself "a public figure representing domestic abuse," claiming ...

"Your verdict must be based solely upon the evidence and instructions of the court. No matter who you tell, you always have to tell more people. "On May 27, 2016 Ms. Heard walked into a courthouse in Los Angeles, California, to get a no notice, ex-parte restraining order against Mr. Depp and in doing so, ruined his life by falsely telling the world that she was a survivor of domestic abuse at the hands of Mr. Depp," Vasquez said.

Johnny Depp fans — who had been waiting for hours, hoping to secure one of 100 spots in the courtroom for his defamation trial against Amber Heard — ran en ...

“More than that, what is at stake at this trial is a man’s life: the life he’s lost when he was accused of this heinous crime and the life he could live when he is finally vindicated.” Vasquez also said, “We told you that this would be a performance, the role of her lifetime, as a heroic survivor of brutal abuse.” Closing arguments started around 9:15 a.m. “On May 27, 2016, Ms. Heard walked into a courthouse in Los Angeles to get a no-notice ex parte restraining order against Johnny Depp — and in doing so, ruined his life by falsely telling the world she was a survivor of domestic abuse at the hands of Mr. Depp,” Depp’s attorney, Camille Vasquez, said to kick things off. “In Mr. Depp’s world, you don’t leave Mr. Depp, and if you do, he will start a campaign of global humiliation against you. Later, Rottenborn returned to the legal issue that has largely gotten lost in the shuffle of sensational mudslinging. “They might be a fan of Johnny Depp, but for them to just show up to court one day and act childish like this and stampede people who have invested money to come here, and not stay the whole day,” Lewis said. They shouted, “Johnny! Johnny!” Moments before, Heard’s truck drove up to the courthouse. “I made some friends yesterday and today, and we shared phone numbers and we emailed and took pictures together.” Maryanne, who stood next to Eva, said, “I’ve heard Amber’s stories and accusations that she’s been saying about Johnny Depp, and I just think he needs all the support that he can get, because I don’t believe anything she says.” Her favorite Depp film is The Libertine. “He’s not the man that she said that he is,” said Eva, who has been a Depp fan “for over 30 years.” She was able to get into the courtroom that day. “I’ve noticed empty seats after lunchtime — people who just wanted to get a glimpse of celebrity.” Heard has brought counterclaims against Depp, whom she claimed defamed her through his attorney, Adam Waldman, who described her allegations as a “hoax.” Closing arguments take place Friday morning. I was kind of depressed because of the lies of Amber. She creates too many stories that [don’t] match,” Eva explained. Lewis is among the hundreds of fans who have congregated at this suburban courthouse in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the Pirates of the Caribbean star, who many fervently support.

After weeks of intense testimony, the jury in the Johnny Depp, Amber Heard libel trial will hear closing arguments Friday.

"Johnny has taken enough of my voice," Heard said. Vasquez accused Heard of doctoring the photos and said evidence that Heard has embellished some of her injuries is proof that all her claims of abuse are unfounded. "These words are a window into the heart and mind of America's favorite pirate. Bredehoft said Heard is owed financial and emotional distress damages. "I receive hundreds of death threats … people mocking my testimony," she said. Heard in turn has testified that during that fight, Depp sexually assaulted her with a bottle. "And there is a victim of domestic abuse in this courtroom, but it is not Ms. Heard." Vasquez, who has become internet famous amid the high-profile trial, asked the jury on Friday "to give Mr. Depp his life back" by finding Heard guilty of libel. Rottenborn claimed multiple times that if Heard was abused by Depp even one time, then she wins. "He admits to them. He's not the abuser as Ms. Heard claims and he did not and does not deserve to have his life his legacy destroyed by a vicious lie." “If you do, he will start a campaign of global humiliation against you.”

After a month-long wait, a Fairfax County, Virginia jury heard closing arguments on Friday as Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard ...

MORE Depp’s lawyers have said they brought the case in Virginia in part because the laws here are more favorable to their case. “I have never in my life committed sexual battery, physical abuse, all these outlandish, outrageous stories of me committing these things,” he said. “If you do, he will start a campaign of global humiliation against you.” Heard has filed a countersuit that includes a request for $100 million in damages. The jury has now been sent to deliberate in Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.

Johnny Depp's lawyers have asked a jury “to give Mr. Depp his life back” by finding his ex-wife, Amber Heard, guilty of libel.

“You either believe all of it, or none of it,” she said. She didn't have to,” Chew said. Vasquez, in her closing, noted that Heard had to revise her testimony about the first time she said she was struck. He said Depp's libel claim must fail if Heard suffered even a single incident of abuse. Depp says he never struck Heard and that she concocted the abuse allegations to gain an advantage in divorce proceedings. When the jury deliberates, it will have to focus not only on whether there was abuse but also whether Heard's op-ed piece can be considered legally defamatory. “She didn't mention his name. If you did tell your friends, they’re part of the hoax.” “If you do, he will start a campaign of global humiliation against you.” Heard filed a $100 million counterclaim against Depp after his lawyer called her allegations a hoax. Heard said Depp hit her after she inadvertently laughed at one of his tattoos. “If you did take pictures, they’re fake.

The high profile celebrity defamation case comes to a close six weeks after it began.

"It's not about whether you think Ms Heard may have been abusive to Mr Depp". "This is a window into the heart and mind of America's favourite pirate," Mr Rottenborn said. "I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out," she wrote. then Amber wins," he said. Mr Depp offered a starkly different picture, alleging that Ms Heard was a volatile spouse who abused and demeaned him. Ms Heard, 36, counter-sued for $100m.

Lawyers for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard made their closing arguments Friday in the six-week defamation trial.

“Mr. Depp wasn’t canceled by Hollywood because he was sometimes late to set,” Chew said. “There is an abuser in this courtroom, but it is not Mr. Depp,” Vasquez said. “Mr. Depp cannot and will not take responsibility for his own actions. Heard’s lawyers have presented evidence showing that Depp’s career was already in a tailspin before the couple’s 2016 divorce, thanks to his drug and alcohol abuse and his habit of showing up late to set. Heard testified that Depp abused her many times over the course of their relationship, punching her, hitting her, choking, ripping out her hair and sexually assaulting her. The seven-person jury has seen days of testimony from both Depp and Heard, as well as their friends, former friends, relatives, agents, lawyers and employees.

What's next for the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard $50 million defamation case as the trial wraps up closing arguments on Friday?

FOX 5 Chief Legal Correspondent Katie Barlow says the jury will begin their deliberation once closing arguments are done. Depp is suing for $50 million and Heard is suing for $100 million. Depp has to prove that Heard acted with actual malice, meaning she knew she was lying when she made her claims or she acted with reckless disregard for the truth.

The seven-person civil jury began its deliberations at 3 p.m. Friday and finished for the day about two hours later. They will resume Tuesday.

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At stake are potential payouts that could reach as high as $100 million as well as the reputations of two of the biggest stars in the world.

Heard’s team portrayed Depp as a man who lashed out at her while on extreme benders, showing pictures to the jury of drugs and Depp passed out, as well as audio of him talking incoherently while traveling on a plane. “I am harassed, humiliated, threatened every single day,” Heard said. At one point on Friday, more than 1.1 million people were streaming a single YouTube channel providing a live feed of the closing arguments. “The case for Mr. Depp has never been about money, nor is it about punishing Ms. Heard,” Chew said. And Mr. Depp is certainly not an abuser,” Chew said. In his final testimony, Depp said he had found the experience of listening to Heard’s “heinous accusations” to be “insane.” In the piece, Heard didn’t name her ex-husband but said she was a victim. We're talking about emotional abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse.” “Amber Heard is not a true victim. "If you didn't take pictures, it didn't happen. They described a difference between “Mr. Depp the man and Mr. Depp the monster.” “There is an abuser in this courtroom, but it is not Mr. Depp,” Vasquez said, “and there is a victim of domestic abuse in this courtroom, but it is not Ms. Heard.”

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trial went to jury deliberations on Friday, May 27, 2022, with Heard's legal team telling the panel that if Depp ...

They married in 2015 and Heard filed for divorce in May 2016, obtaining a protective order against Depp for alleged domestic violence. Depp and Heard met in 2009 on the set of The Rum Diary and began dating two years later. Heard did not mention Depp in the essay. However, at least one report about Disney nixing Depp from the films, which the House of Mouse planned to reboot, was published in October 2018—about two before Heard's op-ed was ever published. He continued, "If you didn't seek medical treatment, you weren't injured. "If you didn't take pictures, it didn't happen.

Lawyers representing Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in his $50 million defamation lawsuit over a 2018 op-ed Heard wrote, in which she called herself a “public ...

Over the course of the trial, jurors heard from dozens of witnesses, including Depp and Heard themselves, about the couple’s toxic and tumultuous relationship. Heard and Depp told different stories about the same incidents, including fights that took place in 2015 at their penthouse and in Australia, with each painting the other as the aggressor. Heard did not name Depp in the 2018 Washington Post opinion piece that sparked the lawsuit, but his lawyers argued that the insinuation he abused Heard destroyed his reputation and cost him his film career.

Lawyers for Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard delivered their closing arguments to the jury on Friday, bringing the six-week libel trial to an end, ...

Vasquez also argued that Heard, not Depp, was the abuser in the relationship. Second, that even if Depp did not abuse her, Heard's op-ed was not libelous because it did not mention Depp by name or directly address her allegations against him. First, that Depp did abuse her.

Musk's tweet was in response to MIT research scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman.

Musk and Heard dated briefly after her split from Depp in 2016. It will reconvene on Tuesday at 9 a.m. They are expected to deliver a verdict next week. 3. Lying to millions of people is something humans are capable of.

Elon Musk has broken his silence about his ex Amber Heard and her ex-husband Johnny Depp as the latter former couple's defamation trial wraps up.

In another text exchange, Heard wrote to Carino, "I hate it that yet again a man lets me fall on the spikes by myself." He also confirmed that she texted back, "I know, but I wanted time to grieve and recover in my own time." During the trial, Christian Carino, a Creative Artists Agency talent agent who once represented both Depp and Heard, said in a pre-taped deposition in March that after the actress filed for divorce and obtained a temporary restraining order against the actor in May 2016, she asked him to arrange a meeting between the former couple. During his deposition, Carino was asked about an August 2017 text exchange with Heard, who wrote to him, "dealing with breakup. Depp is suing Heard for $50 million for allegedly defaming him in a Washington Post op-ed, in which she wrote, "I became a public figure representing domestic abuse," without naming the actor. The jury began deliberations on a verdict May 27 and is due back in court May 31 after Memorial Day weekend.

Closing arguments in the defamation trial between Mr Depp and Ms Heard took place on Friday. The jury will return on Tuesday for deliberations. The proceedings ...

In her 2018 op-ed, Ms Heard wrote that “like many women, I had been harassed and sexually assaulted by the time I was of college age. Mr Musk was initially thought to be a witness in the trial, among other celebrities. It was Elon,” she said. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The proceedings began on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019. Mr Depp is arguing that she defamed him in a December 2018 op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath.