Speaking up. Amber Heard gave her first interview since a verdict was reached in ex Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against her — and she didn’t hold back.
06.06.2022 - 14:33 / msn.com
Snoop Dogg has said he prays that everyone can “learn to get along” following the verdicts in the defamation trial between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp. The rapper said he had been “busy doing Snoop Dogg” and so did not keep up with the high-profile case, but hoped others could “be better, with or without each other”. It comes after Snoop announced that he was postponing all international tour dates ahead of the release of his latest album, Mt Westmore, due to “unforeseen scheduling conflicts”.
“It was definitely hard for me to make the decision… there’s a lot going on in my life and the world in general,” he told the AP news agency, speaking at the MTV Movie and TV Awards. “I need some time… to really give my fans a great show when I go over there because they know how much I love them. “When I go back I want to make sure I’m mentally right, physically and spiritually right and I want to make sure that the world is in a better place.
”Asked his opinion of Depp and Heard’s infamous lawsuit, he added: “I really didn’t watch it because I was too busy doing Snoop Dogg. “The life of Snoop Dogg is overwhelming at times, but I pray that everything is beautiful and everybody in life can learn to get along and be better with or without each other. ”On Wednesday 1 June, jurors found in favour of Depp – who had sued his former partner for defamation over a 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post.
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Speaking up. Amber Heard gave her first interview since a verdict was reached in ex Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against her — and she didn’t hold back.
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Zack Sharf Judy Bellinger, the court stenographer during the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial, said in an interview with Law & Crime Network that she witnessed several jury members dozing off to sleep during the course of the trial, which started April 11 and ended June 1. Law & Crime Network earned millions of views online from live-streaming the trial. Bellinger said she saw jury members in both the front and back rows falling asleep.“It was tough,” Bellinger said.
Snoop Dogg has said that he wants everyone to “learn to get along” following the outcome of the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial.The rapper said he was too “busy doing Snoop Dogg” to keep up with the highly publicised case but is now calling for others to “be better, with or without each other”.His comments come after he announced the cancellation of his ‘I Wanna Thank Me’ tourdue to “unforeseen scheduling conflicts”.Speaking to the Associated Press at the MTV Movie and TV Awards [via The Independent], the rapper said: “It was definitely hard for me to make the decision… there’s a lot going on in my life and the world in general.“I need some time… to really give my fans a great show when I go over there because they know how much I love them.“When I go back I want to make sure I’m mentally right, physically and spiritually right and I want to make sure that the world is in a better place.”When asked for his thoughts on the defamation trial between Depp and Heard, he added: “I really didn’t watch it because I was too busy doing Snoop Dogg.“The life of Snoop Dogg is overwhelming at times, but I pray that everything is beautiful and everybody in life can learn to get along and be better with or without each other.”On June 1 the jury ruled in favour of Depp who had sued his ex-wife for defamation over a 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post where she claimed to be a survivor of domestic violence.Although Depp was not mentioned by name in the piece, the actor’s lawyers argued that it falsely implied that Heard was physically and sexually abused by him during their marriage.Depp was awarded $10million (£8million) in compensatory damages and $5million in punitive damages.
Amber Heard's sister Whitney Heard Henriquez shared a message of support after the actress lost the defamation trial against her ex-husband Johnny Depp. Depp sued Heard for defamation after the actress wrote an op-ed in 2018 where she referred to herself as a survivor of domestic abuse. Although she didn't mention Depp by name, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor claimed the article affected his career.
Amber Heard‘s sister, Whitney Henriquez, is speaking out for the first time since Amber lost the defamation trial to her ex husband Johnny Depp.
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Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial.Wristbands from the Fairfax County, Virginia court — which were being hawked by scalpers at the height of the defamation trial — are now being auctioned online for big bucks.Sellers on eBay are letting the public bid and buy their access bands from the case for three and four-figure price tags.
Amber Heard is planning to appeal the verdict in her defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.The jury in Fairfax County, Virginia courthouse found the Aquaman actress guilty of defamation on all three counts in yesterday's verdict reading. She has been ordered to pay $10m in damages to her ex.
Johnny Depp released a statement minutes after the verdicts were read in his $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Zack Sharf Johnny Depp issued a lengthy statement celebrating the verdict in his lawsuit against Amber Heard. The “Aquaman” star must now pay $15 million in damages to Depp ($10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages) after the jury ruled that she defamed Depp when she wrote a 2018 Washington Post op-ed alluding to her past claims of domestic violence.While the jury in the verdict sided more with Depp, it still ruled that Depp defamed Heard in the course of fighting back against her charges. The jury awarded Heard $2 million in compensatory damages for her counterclaim.“From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome,” Depp wrote in a statement following the verdict.
Jurors in the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard libel trial have shared a verdict after just 13 hours of deliberation. The jury announced they had ruled in favour of Johnny Depp as they read out the verdict in the courthouse in Fairfax County, Virginia on Wednesday 1 June. Actor Johnny was awarded $15million in damages – $10m (£8m) in compensatory damages and $5m in punitive damages.
Jurors reached a verdict on Wednesday in Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard.
she wrote in the Vanity Fair piece, noting how onlookers feel entitled to give opinions on the trial. “No matter whom the jury’s verdict favors — be it defendant Heard or plaintiff Depp — we are guilty.”Her commentary, which was published on Tuesday, shared her two cents on the high-profile case as someone who is no stranger to the ugly side of the media.Lewinsky was once the center of a political sex scandal involving former President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, recalling the “cruelty” of the news cycle.“Having been on the receiving end of this kind of cruelty, I can tell you the scars never fade,” she wrote, asking readers to define what is “too far” or “too much” when watching the trial.In the high-profile courtroom spectacle, Depp and Heard went toe-to-toe in a battle of defamation.
During the second day of deliberations, the jury in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard sent a question to the judge asking for clarification on what section of Heard’s op-ed they were charged with considering in their instructions. Jurors in the civil case were given a set of instructions to help them arrive at a verdict.