Johnny Depp Suit Against Amber Heard Starts With Jury Picks

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.

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.

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

A forensic psychologist testified Tuesday that actor Amber Heard suffers from borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder, as the civil lawsuit between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp continues to wallow in the couple’s personal issues.

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..

A lengthy cross examination of Johnny Depp in his $50 million defamation trial against Amber Heard concluded on Monday morning with the actress’s attorney again focusing on a series of the actor’s violent words in texts as well as audio of their arguments.

Johnny Depp was heard in a series of audio recordings vomiting, ranting and arguing with his former wife, Amber Heard, as their defamation trial continued Thursday in Fairfax, Virginia. Depp returned to the stand for a third day of cross-examination, and he was questioned about the contents of the recordings, played by Heard’s attorney, J. Benjamin Rottenborn.In one recording, Heard is heard begging Depp to “put the knife down!” as she apparently tries to talk him out of harming himself.

Family feud. Johnny Depp revealed that his daughter Lily-Rose Depp did not attend his 2015 wedding to Amber Heard — and he claims her absence was due to conflict allegedly caused by his ex-wife.

Johnny Depp’s taste in tattoos was brought up during his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard as he revealed there’s one in particular she didn’t like. Mr Depp returned to the witness stand for a second day on Wednesday in Fairfax County, Virginia, where he was asked about Ms Heard’s claims that the first time he struck her was in response to a comment about a tattoo.

Johnny Depp described seeing a photo of faeces on his bed days after a fight with Amber Heard as he testified in court. The defamation trial between Mr Depp and Ms Heard began on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019.

Johnny Depp revealed in court that he had a “Winona Forever” tattoo changed to “Wino forever” because of his ex-wife, Amber Heard. On Wednesday, Depp returned to the witness stand for a second day during the defamation trial against Heard in Fairfax County, Virginia. He was asked about Heard’s claims that the first time he struck her was in reaction to a comment about a tattoo.

Johnny Depp has told a court his ex-wife Amber Heard showed "pure hatred" for him and she would "escalate into violence" - with a slap, a shove or a "glass of wine in my face". Speaking on the sixth day of the libel trial, the actor said Heard would call him a "bad father, a terrible father, an awful father" and tell him he had no idea how to parent. The actor said his former partner, who he is suing for defamation in a US court, had a "need for conflict" and "couldn't be wrong".

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Actor Johnny Depp returned to the stand Wednesday for testimony in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, a day after he denied her allegations of domestic abuse.Depp took the stand in Fairfax County Circuit Court after nearly three hours of testimony on Tuesday.Most of his Day 1 testimony focused on his descriptions of a difficult childhood, his rise to fame as an actor after an aborted music career and his early relationship with Heard after meeting her on the 2011 film “The Rum Diary.”He has yet to address in any detail the turbulent years of their brief marriage, and her accusations that he physically and sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions.Depp sued Heard after she wrote a 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post in which she referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”She never mentioned Depp by name, but Depp and his lawyers said it was a clear reference to accusations Heard made in 2016 when the couple divorced and she sought a restraining order against him.Depp said the accusations and the article contributed to an unfairly ruined reputation that made him a Hollywood pariah and cost him his role in the lucrative “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie franchise.Heard's lawyers say the article is accurate and does not defame him.

Actor Johnny Depp has denied hitting his ex-wife Amber Heard, claiming that he went from "Cinderella to Quasimodo" when he faced abuse allegations. The Hollywood star gave evidence on Tuesday 19 April in his multi-million dollar claim in his civil defamation case against his former wife in Fairfax, Virginia. Johnny, 58, insisted in his defamation case, which is estimated to cost $100 million: "Never did I myself reach the point of striking Ms Heard in any way.” He told the jury that he has faced "six years of trying times" since Amber first claimed her former husband inflicted abuse on her.

Johnny Depp’s sound engineer Keenan Wyatt has testified during the actor’s defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard that she became “abruptly loud” when he told her that Mr Depp cared for her. According to Mr Wyatt, Ms Heard yelled “how dare you talk to me” after he tried to speak to her during a private flight.

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

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.