A month after Johnny Depp won his multi-million defamation trial against Amber Heard, the ex-Pirates of the Caribbean star now officially faces the first attempt to smack down his legal victory, with a harsh one-two-punch.
16.06.2022 - 21:25 / wonderwall.com
Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial was not buying her "crocodile tears" and emotional swings, a juror says.The juror, who spoke anonymously with "Good Morning America," argued that Johnny's celebrity status carried no weight in regard to the verdict. However, Amber's emotions were not believable, the juror stated."The crying, the facial expressions, the staring at the jury, all of us were very uncomfortable," the male juror said, adding that several members of the jury referred to her waterworks as "crocodile tears."In the end, the jury made its decision based squarely on the evidence and felt that Amber was more of the instigator and less of a victim, he said. "A lot of her story didn't add up.
The majority of the jury felt that she was the aggressor," the juror said. "She would answer one question and she would be crying and two seconds later she would turn ice cold."Still, the juror claimed the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star was no saint, believing that both Johnny and Amber were mutually abusive."[Johnny] just seemed a little more real in terms of how he was responding to questions," the man said.
"His emotional state was very stable throughout."In its verdict, the Virginia jury found that both Johnny and Amber made defamatory statements about the other — however, Johnny was the clear victor, as he won all three defamation counts against his ex-wife, while she won one against him based on a comment made by one of his lawyers. The actor was awarded $15 million in damages, although Virginia law dropped that figure down to $8.35 million.Afterward, Amber said she was "heartbroken" and felt the verdict was a "setback" to women.
A month after Johnny Depp won his multi-million defamation trial against Amber Heard, the ex-Pirates of the Caribbean star now officially faces the first attempt to smack down his legal victory, with a harsh one-two-punch.
Zack Sharf Dakota Johnson broke her silent to Vanity Fair on what it was like being dragged into the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Johnson went viral on social media during the trial due to a video from a 2015 press conference she attended with Depp at the Venice Film Festival to promote their crime drama “Black Mass.” In the video, Johnson reacts to Depp’s bandaged fingers and laughs after he seemingly explains his injury.Depp’s finger injury became a focal point during the trial. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star testified that Heard severed the tip of finger with a vodka bottle during an argument in 2015.
Now that the defamation trial is over, Amber Heard is excited to just "be a mom." On Friday, Heard sat down with Savannah Guthrie for an hour-long interview for "Dateline." During the TV interview, the actress addressed her plans now that her defamation fight with her ex-husband Johnny Depp has concluded. "I get to be a mom, I get to be a mom full time," she told Guthrie. Amber Heard says she became a mom and did it "on my own terms" as a single parent. In an Instagram post, the actor said she welcomed daughter Oonagh Paige Heard April 8.
As you may know, Amber Heard recently claimed that the jury in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial delivered an unfair verdict because they were starstruck by her famous ex.
Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation case is speaking out, and explaining how the jury came to ultimately side with Depp.The six-week trial began a little over three years after Depp filed his $50 million defamation lawsuit against Heard in March 2019 following the op-ed she wrote which detailed how she was the victim of domestic violence. While Depp's name was not mentioned in the article, the piece came out as their contentious 2016 divorce continued to make headlines.
A juror in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial spoke out anonymously for the first time since the verdict in a new interview for “Good Morning America”.
K.J. Yossman Amber Heard has given her first sit-down interview following the verdict in her latest legal battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp.Last month a jury in Virginia ruled she had defamed Depp in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed published under her byline. In the op-ed, she spoke about being a victim of domestic violence.
Brad Pitt wants his day in court!
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.
in Newsweek. “I will process the emotion, but it will always be there; the knowledge that I was on the receiving end of such venom.”Spiegel said the online blowback got so intense that he was forced to shut down comments on his his WebMD page after Johnny Depp supporters review-bombed the site with negative comments.
Johnny Depp won the defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard on Wednesday following a nearly seven-week trial in Virginia amid allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault. A seven-member jury declared Heard defamed Depp on all counts, and awarded the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star $5 million in punitive damages, in addition to $10 million in compensatory damages.
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.
After six weeks of testimony and 13 hours of deliberations, the jury in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial delivered its verdict on Wednesday, June 1, finding in favour of Depp that Heard defamed him.
After six weeks of testimony and 13 hours of deliberations, the jury in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trail delivered its verdict on Wednesday, June 1, finding in favour of Depp that Heard defamed him.
Johnny Depp emerged victorious in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard on Wednesday with a jury awarding the actor $15 million following a wildly public seven-week trial that heard shocking allegations of abuse from the plaintiff and defendant. Millions were glued to their seats, watching the trial on television, via social media and through numerous channels each extracting insight and opinion from the masses at every turn.
The jury in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation lawsuit came to a verdict on Wednesday and awarded the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star with $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. Both parties issued separate statements following the news. Heard’s statement reads: "The disappointment I feel today is beyond words. I'm heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband," she began. A photo combination of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in court May 23, 2022.
Johnny Depp released a statement minutes after the verdicts were read in his $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, has reached a verdict. After deliberating for around 14 hours across three days, the jury decided in unanimous fashion that Depp was defamed by Heard and that she «acted with actual malice,» bringing the six-week long case to an end.Just minutes before the verdict was set to be read, Judge Penney Azcarate sent the jury back to fill out the damages section, adding even more suspense on Wednesday in Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia.
Johnny Depp had a night out in London amid jury deliberations in his defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. On Tuesday, the 58-year-old actor was seen partying with Tom Jones after performing with Jeff Beck for the third night in a row.