Potential Defense Opens Up For Amber Heard In Johnny Depp Libel Suit

Johnny Depp's childhood friend, Isaac Baruch, became the real star of the show Wednesday during Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, as he described his time living in the same building as the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Aquaman" stars for more than three years. Johnny Depp is suing the actress for defamation over an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post alleging she was the victim of domestic abuse.

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.

Johnny Depp’s defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard opened Tuesday in Fairfax, Virginia with explosive allegations of “excessive” drug and alcohol use, and claims of physical and psychological abuse in the couple’s marriage.Depp’s attorneys Benjamin Chew and co-council Camille Vasquez painted Heard as the aggressor telling the jury that the actress and model concocted stories of abuse because Depp “wanted out” and told his wife it was time to divorceDepp is suing his ex-wife for $50 million claiming she libeled him in a 2018 op-ed piece in the Washington Post, costing him a lucrative role in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. Although Heard didn’t name Depp in the article, she said she was a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”Depp’s lawyers laid out their case to the seven jurors and four alternates Tuesday.

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp‘s defamation lawsuit is underway.

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.

Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard got underway in a Virginia courtroom on Tuesday, with lawyers for the actor arguing Heard faked her domestic abuse to advance her career.

Johnny Depp’s attorneys told jurors that “his name is associated with a lie,” characterizing his ex-wife Amber Heard’s claims of domestic abuse as false accusations that lack any evidence and even suggesting that her 2018 Washington Post op-ed was written to reap publicity from her upcoming movie Aquaman.

A jury in Virginia is scheduled to hear opening statements Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Depp says Heard libeled him when she wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." Depp is never mentioned by name, but he says the article implicates him nonetheless because it refers to past accusations Heard made when she sought a restraining order against him. Depp denies the abuse allegations.

Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard.Depp says Heard libeled him when she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”Depp is never mentioned by name, but he says the article implicates him nonetheless because it refers to past accusations Heard made when she sought a restraining order against him. Depp denies the abuse allegations.A civil jury of seven members, plus four alternates, was selected Monday to hear the case in Fairfax County Circuit Court.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are beginning their fight in court and they were spotted leaving the first day of the trial.

Most of the potential jurors in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial professed to know little about the case. Some were a bit puzzled when they walked into the Fairfax, VA, courthouse to see signs of “Justice for Johnny.” One potential juror admitted that he couldn’t quite place the plaintiff’s ex-wife. “To be honest, I forgot the name of the other party,” he said.

A jury was selected Monday to hear a long-anticipated libel lawsuit Johnny Depp filed against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, whom he accuses of falsely portraying him as a domestic abuser.

Johnny Depp latest lawsuit against Amber Heard is kicking off in Virginia.

ex-husband Johnny Depp’s $50million (£38.2million) defamation lawsuit against her.The actor is suing Heard over a 2018 open-ed she wrote in the Washington Post, where she spoke about surviving domestic violence.In the piece, headlined: “I spoke up against sexual violence – and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change,” Heard does not mention Depp by name.However, Depp’s lawyers have argued that the article falsely implies she was sexually and physically abused by Depp during their marriage.