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The judge in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial rejected the actor’s effort to reject his $100 million counterclaim.

The Johnny Depp libel case against his ex-wife Amber Heard rumbles on this week but yesterday things took another dramatic turn.

Amber Heard’s testimony resumed on Monday in Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation trial against her, as the actress made further details of her ex-husband’s alleged abuse during their marriage.

Saturday Night Live is no stranger to making light of the week's biggest news stories and the latest episode of the late-night entertainment show was no different.  MORE: Has Amber Heard had plastic surgery? A top surgeon reveals all - see the transformationThis week's cold open was a sketch about the ongoing defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard - and viewers have complained about the spoof.

Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber Heard is set to continue next week. ET has learned that the actress will continue to be questioned on the stand on Monday, with her cross-examination likely to begin that same afternoon.Heard is likely to still be on the stand for cross examination through at least Tuesday, ET has learned.

Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber Heard is set to continue next week. ET has learned that the actress will continue to be questioned on the stand on Monday, with her cross-examination likely to begin that same afternoon.Heard is likely to still be on the stand for cross examination through at least Tuesday, ET has learned.

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The Johnny Depp defamation trial against his ex wife Amber Heard reached the halfway point today (May 3) when Johnny‘s legal council presented their final witness.

A judge on Tuesday let Johnny Depp move forward with his libel suit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, after the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star rested his case.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge refused to dismiss Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, as the high-profile trial reached its midpoint on Tuesday.Depp is arguing that Heard cost him tens of millions of dollars — and his role in the sixth “Pirates of the Caribbean” film — when she published an op-ed reviving her domestic violence allegations against him. The trial has been underway since April 11 in Fairfax, Va.

After 13 days of testimony, and more than a dozen witnesses including bodyguards, Hollywood insiders, doctors and accountants, Johnny Depp’s legal team rested their case Tuesday in the actor’s $50 million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.Before resting, the Depp team called forensic accountant Mike Spindler, who said Depp lost tens of millions of dollars as a result of Heard’s 2018 Washington Post op-ed.“I concluded that Mr. Depp suffered lost earnings of approximately $40 million,” Spindler told the Fairfax, Virginia courtroom. The accounting expert was hired by Depp’s team to calculate the actor’s total lost earnings from the piece, in which Heard described herself as a public figure representing domestic abuse, although she did not use Depp’s name.Spindler said he reviewed “accounting records, trial exhibits, deposition and trial testimony, and various other documents and exhibits in connection with the case.” He calculated Depp’s lost earnings by analyzing the period from October 2018 through October 2020, after the op-ed was released.

Johnny Depp move forward with his libel suit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, after the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star rested his case.Heard's lawyers had asked the judge to dismiss the case, arguing that Depp had failed to make his case as a matter of law and that no reasonable jury could find in his favor.But the judge, Penney Azcarate, said the standard for dismissing a case at this point in the trial is exceedingly high, and that the case should be allowed to move forward if Depp has provided even a “scintilla” of evidence backing up his claims.The trial will move forward Tuesday afternoon with Heard's team beginning to present its witnesses after more than three weeks of testimony from Depp's witnesses, including four days on the stand from Depp himself.Depp and his lead lawyer, Benjamin Chew, patted each other on the back after the judge ruled the case can proceed.Chew argued that the jury has a wealth of evidence to conclude that Heard falsely accused Depp of abuse. In fact, he said, the evidence shows that “Ms.

Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard continued Wednesday with testimony from a flurry of witnesses, including the “Pirates” actor’s former talent agent, his high-powered divorce lawyer, an LAPD officer, and an employee from the Los Angeles penthouse Depp and Heard shared.Front desk building employee Alejandro Romero made it clear he wanted no part of the case, and said he couldn’t remember much about the couple’s time together nor did he want to. “You sent me the papers to review, and I didn’t even want to review it because it’s been so long.

Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber Heard earned some laughs in court on Wednesday. While giving his pre-recorded testimony, Alejandro Romero, the front desk attendant at the building where Depp and Heard lived together, vaped and drove a car.Romero was seen on camera vaping while sitting in a car during his testimony.

heated defamation hearing against ex-wife Amber Heard — by drawing intricate portraits on Post-it notes.The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor, 58, was captured Tuesday in a now-viral TikTok passing the impromptu courtroom sketch to his attorney, Benjamin Chew, on day nine of the trial in Fairfax, Virginia. A TikTok fan, who declared themselves to be “Team Johnny,” posted the video on Tuesday and it has garnered more than 4 million views in under 18 hours.The Post-it note appears to feature a doodle of a woman, although it remains unclear at this time.

Johnny Depp was “overacting” when he testified against Amber Heard during the former couple’s defamation trial, calling Depp a “huge narcissist”.Depp is suing Heard for defamation over an opinion piece she wrote for The Washington Post in 2018 about their alleged abusive relationship. Depp’s lawyers have argued that the article falsely implies she was sexually and physically abused by Depp during their marriage.

Amber Heard’s lawyer objected to his own question during Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation trial in Virginia. On Monday (25 April) Ben King, the actor's house manager, took the stand and recalled an incident where Mr Depp’s finger had been severed.

Keep calm. Johnny Depp’s fans were called out by the presiding judge to maintain order in the courthouse. On April 25, 2022, Judge Penney Azcarate called out the fans when laughter erupted during one of Depp’s comments in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. 

Zack Sharf Howard Stern called out Johnny Depp for “overacting” while testifying against Amber Heard during the former couple’s defamation trial, which has been live-streaming on various platforms since April 11. Depp is suing Heard for defamation after she alluded to their alleged abusive relationship in an op-ed piece written for The Washington Post. Heard’s legal team reportedly tried to block cameras from live streaming the trial, which was approved by Judge Penney Azcarate.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019. Mr Depp said that over time his marriage to Ms Heard had begun to feel like he was ‘in a relationship’ with his mother (Evelyn Hockstein/AP)Mr Depp is arguing that she defamed him in a December 2018 op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change”.

As Johnny Depp and Amber Heard go toe-to-toe over a multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit inside a Virginia courtroom, their legal teams have taken center stage. Heard has accused Depp of physically and sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions before and during their brief marriage.The former "Pirates of the Caribbean" star sued after Heard made an indirect reference to those accusations in an op-ed piece she wrote for The Washington Post. Heard has since filed a countersuit against Depp, accusing his lawyers of defaming her at his direction.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019. Mr Depp said that over time his marriage to Ms Heard had begun to feel like he was ‘in a relationship’ with his mother (Evelyn Hockstein/AP)Mr Depp is arguing that she defamed him in a December 2018 op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change”.

Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against Amber Heard is now underway. The 58-year-old actor, who is suing his 35-year-old ex for what he says are career-damaging allegations that he abused her during their three-year marriage, was photographed leaving a courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia on April 11, the day the jury selection started in the case. He wore a gray suit and black tie during the appearance and round-framed sunglasses as his shoulder-length locks were down.

televised trial, held in Fairfax County, Virginia.How did this all get started, and what is the history behind the Depp-Heard case? Read on for everything you need to know.The 11 jurors have been selected. Judge Penney Azcarate will preside over the trial at the Fairfax County District Court, with opening arguments beginning tomorrow.The former couple met in 2009 while filming “The Rum Diary” and wed in 2015. In May of 2016, the police were called to their home to investigate a domestic dispute, but nothing came of it.

Over the next six weeks, the trial of Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard that commences today could prove to be the biggest roles of the former couple’s careers.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAfter losing in a U.K. court in 2020, Johnny Depp will get a second chance to try to refute allegations that he abused ex-wife Amber Heard at a trial opening today in Virginia.Depp sued Heard in 2019 over an op-ed she published in the Washington Post in which she alluded to prior allegations against Depp, saying she had become “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”She did not identify Depp by name in the op-ed or go into any details of the abuse, instead focusing on the backlash she had endured since making the claims in 2016 and the work still remaining for the #MeToo movement.

Johnny Depp’s multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard is set to start on Monday. But before the fireworks begin, Amber Heard gave her Instagram followers a taste of her mood.

Johnny Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, can argue to a jury that she should be protected from a libel lawsuit because her 2018 op-ed on domestic violence deals with a matter of public interest, a judge ruled Thursday.

Less than a month before the long delayed trial in Johnny Depp’s multimillion defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard is set to start, the former Pirates of the Caribbean star took a hit today in his efforts to hobble his ex-wife’s defense and $100 million countersuit.

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Johnny Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, can argue to a jury that she should be protected from a libel lawsuit because her 2018 op-ed on domestic violence deals with a matter of public interest, a judge ruled Thursday.Depp sued Heard for libel in Virginia after The Washington Post published her opinion piece.

(UPDATED with statement from Depp lawyer) Johnny Depp may whine that Hollywood is boycotting him, but a Virginia judge just handed the Minamata star a big win in his $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard.