Johnny Depp’s Lawyers Argue Amber Heard Faked Abuse In Opening Statements In Defamation Trial

EXCLUSIVE: Amber Heard will take the stand in the Fairfax County Courthouse next week as the first witness for her defense in the $50 million defamation trial instigated by Johnny Depp.

The general counsel of the ACLU testified that the foundation believed that billionaire Elon Musk was behind a $500,000 payment to help the actress fulfill a $3.5 million donation pledge to the organization.

Johnny Depp took to the stand to testify in his civil defamation case against his former wife Amber Heard - and the allegations keep on coming. The 58 year old Hollywood actor married Amber in 2015, but they split acrimoniously only one year later, with the actress claiming the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory star had been violent towards her, filing for divorce and a temporary restraining order.The feuding exes engaged in a war of words via the press, and when their divorce was officially finalised in 2017, Amber received a $7m settlement, which she pledged to split between a children's hospital she was a patron of and a domestic violence charity.

As the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial continues in Fairfax, Virginia, Wednesday brought testimony from Christian Carino, Depp’s former agent with Creative Artists Agency (CAA).

Not buying it. Howard Stern criticized Johnny Depp for his “dramatic” testimony in his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard.

What actually went down at Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s downtown LA penthouse six years ago was back in the spotlight today in the former Pirates of the Caribbean star’s $50 million defamation case against his ex-wife..

While taking the stand in his libel trial against Amber Heard, Johnny Depp addressed his ex-wife’s claims of domestic abuse.

Johnny Depp is sharing his “truth” amid his blockbuster libel lawsuit trial against Amber Heard.

Actor Johnny Depp took the witness stand on Tuesday in the U.S. defamation trial where he accuses ex-wife and actress Amber Heard of ruining his career with false accusations of violence during their relationship.

“My goal is the truth,” said Johnny Depp on the stand today one week into the $50 million defamation trial instigated by the ex-Pirates of the Caribbean star against Amber Heard back in March 2019. “Lies build upon lies,” he testified.

EXCLUSIVE: A week into the $50 million defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, the marquee player is about to take the stand.

A marriage therapist is giving insight into the relationship between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA therapist who worked with Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in 2015 testified that the couple engaged in “mutual abuse,” and that Depp could be “triggered” by Heard.Laurel Avis Anderson’s testimony was played for jurors on the third day of the $50 million defamation trial underway in Fairfax, Va. Depp has sued Heard for publishing an op-ed in 2018 in which she alluded to domestic violence claims that she first made in the context of their 2016 divorce.Anderson testified via video deposition in February, and the video was played for the jury on Thursday morning. Anderson said she saw the couple several times between October and December 2015, and that the sessions could be stormy — with both of them threatening to walk out at times.

Amber Heard's defence attorney claimed Johnny Depp would try to turn the defamation cause against his ex-wife into a "soap opera," but warned that it was a distraction. Ben Rottenborn, Heard's lawyer, said the case was about her First Amendment rights to discuss her experiences, and argued that context matters and asked the jury to read the entire article she wrote for The Washington Post – which led to the lawsuit – and not just the parts highlighted by Depp.

Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against Amber Heard is in its second day and there are already jaw-dropping things being said. The actor’s sister, Christi Dembrowski, 61, testified in the Fairfax, VA courthouse on April 12 and claimed that the ex-wife of her brother once called him a “old fat man” when she realized the fashion brand Dior was interested in working with him, according to The New York Post.

A trial over libel allegations by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, will likely turn into a six-week, mudslinging soap opera, Heard’s lawyers warned a Virginia jury Tuesday.