Speaking up. Amber Heard gave her first interview since a verdict was reached in ex Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against her — and she didn’t hold back.
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Johnny Depp without calling Depp to the stand.Heard's lawyers had initially suggested they would call Depp as a witness, but ultimately opted against it.Depp is suing Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” His lawyers say he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned his name.Also Tuesday, Judge Penney Azcarate rejected a motion from Depp’s attorneys to toss out a $100 million counterclaim she filed against Depp. The counterclaim alleges Depp's then-lawyer, Adam Waldman, defamed Heard when he called her abuse allegations a hoax.Azcarate said the bar for tossing out a claim before it goes to the jury is exceedingly high, and said there is enough evidence to allow it to go forward.
She had already ruled Depp could be held responsible for statements made by his lawyer, a principle Depp's team disputes.Depp has denied he ever struck Heard, and says she was the abuser in the relationship. Heard has testified about more than a dozen separate instances of physical abuse she says she suffered at Depp’s hands.The trial is now in its sixth week.Both Depp and Heard have each testified extensively already about details of their toxic relationship.
.Speaking up. Amber Heard gave her first interview since a verdict was reached in ex Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against her — and she didn’t hold back.
Johnny Depp seemingly called out his daughter Lily-Rose in an NFT release following his victory in the defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Last week, the jury in the high profile six-week trial ruled primarily in Depp's favour against Heard, with him being awarded $10. 4m while Heard earned $2m in compensatory damages.
Not over yet. Even though a jury ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his defamation suit against ex-wife Amber Heard, their legal battle is far from over.
Amber Heard's sister Whitney Heard Henriquez shared a message of support after the actress lost the defamation trial against her ex-husband Johnny Depp. Depp sued Heard for defamation after the actress wrote an op-ed in 2018 where she referred to herself as a survivor of domestic abuse. Although she didn't mention Depp by name, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor claimed the article affected his career.
While a judge ruled in Johnny Depp’s favor regarding his Amber Heard defamation lawsuit, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly that the Aquaman actress intends to appeal the verdict.
following her being found guilty of defamation.On Wednesday (June 1) the jury in the Depp and Heard trial at the district court in Fairfax, Virginia ruled in favour of Depp, agreeing that he should be awarded $10million (£8million) in compensatory damages and $5million in punitive damages. Heard was awarded $2million (£1.5million) after the jury found that Depp had defamed her through his attorney.Depp had accused his ex-wife of defaming him in a 2018 The Washington Post op-ed in which she wrote about being a survivor of domestic violence.
Attorney Elaine Bredehoft sounded off on "CBS Mornings" and NBC's "TODAY" show Thursday, one day after the defamation trial between actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard concluded, and turned the verdict into a message about women and domestic abuse accusations going forward. In her CBS appearance, Heard's attorney described Depp's win as a "major setback for women," citing the actress's "enormous amount of evidence" and telling hosts Gayle King, Tony Dukoupil and Nate Burleson that a lot of that evidence was "suppressed." "Look at all the women who have no evidence," Bredehoft said, adding, "Basically, what this jury said is unless you pull out your cell phone, and you tape record your spouse beating you, you’re out of luck." The attorney also took to both channels to discuss the sway social media had on the jury's decision, telling NBC's "TODAY" show that the jurors undoubtedly witnessed the social media frenzy surrounding the high-profile case because "they have families" and personal lives, too.
Zack Sharf Elaine Bredehoft, Amber Heard’s attorney in her defamation trial against Johnny Depp, appeared on “Today” in the aftermath of the verdict and said Heard will “absolutely” want to appeal the jury’s decision that was in favor of Depp. Bredehoft added, “She has some excellent grounds for it.”“She was demonized here,” Bredehoft added about Heard. “A number of things were allowed in this court that should not have been allowed, and it caused the jury to be confused.
Amber Heard keeps her head down while leaving the Fairfax County Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon (June 1) in Fairfax, Va.
A jury has ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in the defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard after several weeks of testimonies.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial has given their verdict, ruling in favour of Depp.The verdict was returned on Wednesday (June 1) after almost 13 hours of deliberation across three days at the district court in Fairfax, Virginia.The jury has awarded Depp $10million (£8million) in compensatory damages and $5million in punitive damages.Heard was present in court for the verdict, while Depp followed proceedings from Newcastle following his recent live performances with Jeff Beck in the UK.Depp sued his ex-wife for defamation over a 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post, where she wrote about being a survivor of domestic violence.Heard didn’t mention Depp by name in the piece, though Depp’s lawyers argued it falsely implies she was sexually and physically abused by him in their marriage.
The jury finally reached a verdict in Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against Amber Heard, but when it happened, the actor wasn’t there.
The jury in Johnny Depp’s defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard has reached a verdict, a court spokesperson said Wednesday. The verdict was set to be announced around noon PT in a Virginia courtroom after the panel spent three days deliberating over six weeks of grueling, emotional, and highly contradictory testimony.Court officials said the decision was to be read one hour after the announcement Wednesday that a verdict had been reached.Depp sued Heard for defamation, claiming her 2018 Washington Post op-ed – in which she identified as a victim of domestic abuse – trashed his career.
EXCLUSIVE: Amber Heard will apparently have the last word in Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation trial against her for a 2018 Washington Post op-ed on domestic violence.
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Part of the team. Amber Heard has several lawyers working for her in the Johnny Depp defamation trial, including Virginia-based attorney Elaine Charlson Bredehoft.
A tough cross. Amid Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s ongoing defamation lawsuit, one of the Pirates of the Caribbean star’s attorneys has made headlines for her no-nonsense line of questioning.