There have been a lot more important things going on in the world than Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s trial, if you ask Naomie Harris.
16.06.2022 - 19:19 / etcanada.com
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”.
Depp won the defamation case that hit headlines around the world earlier this month.
Despite Heard and her attorney Elaine Bredehoft’s claims that they think social media and fans’ support for Depp played a huge role in the result, the person in question insisted that wasn’t the case.
“We followed the evidence,” said the juror, who was one of seven jurors of the six-week trial. “Myself and at least two other jurors don’t use Twitter or Facebook. Others who had it made a point not to talk about it.”
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He also said he believes “a lot of Amber’s story didn’t add up” and “the majority of the jury felt she was more the aggressor.”
The juror claimed, “The crying, the facial expressions that she had, the staring at the jury. All of us were very uncomfortable…. She would answer one question and she would be crying and then two seconds later she would turn ice cold.
“Some of us used the expression ‘crocodile tears’.
“Ultimately,” the juror went on, “what I think is truthful was that they were both abusive to each other.
“I don’t think that makes either of them right or wrong. But to rise to the level of what she was claiming, there wasn’t enough or any evidence that really supported what she was saying.”
Heard’s attorney Bredehoft previously told Savannah Guthrie on “Today” that her client was “demonized” during the controversial trial and that social media was in Depp’s corner.
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There have been a lot more important things going on in the world than Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s trial, if you ask Naomie Harris.
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.
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 vs Amber Heard trial has spoken out about the jury's thoughts on the case and what influenced their verdict in the former's favor.MORE: Amber Heard shares how she's focusing on her daughter following defamation trialA male juror, opting to remain anonymous, shared with Good Morning America that they believed that both parties were ultimately in the wrong.VIDEO: Johnny Depp's lawyers detail his reaction after trial win"What I think is truthful is that they were both abusive to each other," he said.
One of the jurors in Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against Amber Heard has finally come forward to speak out about what went down behind-the-scenes during the trial and during deliberation.
Johnny Depp reportedly celebrated his Amber Heard trial verdict with a FaceTime call from Robert Downey Jr.On June 1 the Pirates of the Caribbean actor won his defamation case against his ex-wife following a six-week court battle.With the jury ruling in his favour, Depp was awarded $10million (£8million) in compensatory damages, plus $5 million (£4 million) in punitive damages.According to The New York Post, Depp celebrated the verdict in a hotel with friends, where he soon received a FaceTime call from his old friend Robert Downey Jr.The Iron Man star is said to have told Depp: “John, thank God it’s over,” with the actor’s rep confirming to The New York Post that the pair shared a FaceTime call following the announcement of the verdict.Depp and Downey Jr. are said to be long-time friends, having both raised to fame at the same time.Following the verdict Depp was seen performing onstage with his friend Jeff Beck during a gig in Sheffield.
Amber Heard defended her side during her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s six week defamation trial, telling NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie that “to my dying day” she would “stand by every word in my testimony.”
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.
Billie Eilish has referenced Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard in an unreleased song that she performed to fans on her UK tour. The 20-year-old pop star is currently in the UK on her world tour for her second album Happier Than Ever. Performing at Manchester’s AO Arena on Tuesday (7 June), Eilish debuted a new song titled “TV”.
Billie Eilish has referenced Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard in an unreleased song that she performed to fans on her UK tour. The 20-year-old pop star is currently in the UK on her world tour for her second album Happier Than Ever. Performing at Manchester’s AO Arena on Tuesday (7 June), Eilish debuted a new song titled “TV”.
Zack Sharf Judy Bellinger, the court stenographer during the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial, said in an interview with Law & Crime Network that she witnessed several jury members dozing off to sleep during the course of the trial, which started April 11 and ended June 1. Law & Crime Network earned millions of views online from live-streaming the trial. Bellinger said she saw jury members in both the front and back rows falling asleep.“It was tough,” Bellinger said.
The court room stenographer involved in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial is speaking out.
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.
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.
While a jury delivered a verdict in the defamation trial between ex-spouses Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, the case isn’t necessarily over.
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.
trial has finally come to a close.The verdict came in on Wednesday afternoon in a Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom.The jury concluded that Heard, 36, must pay Depp, 58, $15 million in damages. They also found that he did defame Heard in her second claim and he must give her $2 million.In a lengthy statement to The Post, Depp said via a spokesperson: “Six years ago, my life, the life of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also, the lives of the people who for many, many years have supported and believed in me were forever changed.”“All in the blink of an eye,” he continued.
Johnny Depp released a statement minutes after the verdicts were read in his $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Zack Sharf Johnny Depp issued a lengthy statement celebrating the verdict in his lawsuit against Amber Heard. The “Aquaman” star must now pay $15 million in damages to Depp ($10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages) after the jury ruled that she defamed Depp when she wrote a 2018 Washington Post op-ed alluding to her past claims of domestic violence.While the jury in the verdict sided more with Depp, it still ruled that Depp defamed Heard in the course of fighting back against her charges. The jury awarded Heard $2 million in compensatory damages for her counterclaim.“From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome,” Depp wrote in a statement following the verdict.