Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA Virginia judge on Tuesday denied Johnny Depp’s motion to dismiss Amber Heard’s counterclaim, ruling that the issue should be decided by the jury.The counterclaim alleges that Depp’s attorney, Adam Waldman, defamed Heard and damaged her career when he accused her and her friends of perpetrating an “abuse hoax.” Heard’s side rested their case Tuesday morning, prompting Depp’s team to make the routine motion to dismiss the claim.Depp’s attorney, Ben Chew, argued that Waldman was offering his opinion, and that therefore he cannot have committed defamation. Chew also argued that there is no evidence that Depp saw or knew about Waldman’s statements until the counterclaim was filed.“He did believe, and will to his dying day, that Ms. Heard’s claims of abuse were patently false,” Chew said.
Johnny Depp 'bender' photos shared in court as Amber Heard claims she took them as proof
06.05.2022 - 22:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Photos of Johnny Depp were shared by Amber Heard on Thursday as she told the court that no-one would believe the abuse she allegedly suffered.
Depp, 58, is suing his ex-wife Heard, 36, for more than £38 for defamation.
The case relates to an article she wrote in The Washington Post in 2018, which his lawyers say falsely implies he physically and sexually abused her.
Depp says her domestic abuse claims have harmed his career and reputation.
On Thursday, Heard said in court she started to notice a 'pattern of behaviour changes' from Depp and documented it by taking pictures, the Mirror reported.
Heard said it was around the two-year mark that she began taking photos and 'became loving for clues' that he had begun using again.
During the second day of testimony, Heard told the court: "I only could tell what he was using because I would have to look for clues.
"[He'd] pass out, and get sick and lose control of himself. And then people would pick him up and clean him up and fix it."
She added: "And he wouldn't either remember, or he would deny it, or he would accuse me of saying that this had happened when it didn't. And there was no one to back me up.
"[It was] just him, his employees, and everyone who had been taking care of him versus my word, and so I started to take pictures [to] say: "Look, this is happening."'
"I started to pick up on the clues, so I could figure out what I was dealing with."
She continued: "I understood enough about addiction to know you have to hit rock bottom, have some consequence to get better.
"At the time I was already sensitive, I'd been in the relationship for over a year. I'd already noticed there was this pattern of behaviour changes that would make my life significantly more complicated or peaceful
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