Depp vs Heard

The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial comes to a close Friday after six weeks of testimony.

Vasquez said Heard did not seek medical treatment after this alleged attack, and that the actress was the actual “monster” in that house. Chew admitted that Depp has said he does use drugs and alcohol, and is known for being chronically late to set. That has to change.” He pointed out that the op-ed doesn’t actually describe any of the alleged abusive acts that Heard testified to during the trial. Judge Penney Azcarate said there “appears to be an Amber Alert” and the phones eventually quieted, after which Rottenborn continued. Rottenborn also presented photographs of a seemingly passed out Depp, and various messages from Depp to his friends in which he writes that he needs to stop drinking. The employee testified that they were able to publish the video of Depp destroying the cabinets in 15 minutes, but Rottenborn said Heard was on a flight during that time. He also played audio in which Depp referred to Heard as a “f---ing c---,” and the video Heard shot in which Depp slams cabinet doors, breaking them, and pours a large glass of wine. “It’s not about whether you think Ms. Heard may have been abusive to Mr. Depp.” “We’re asking you to finally hold this man responsible,” Bredehoft said. Amber Heard’s countersuit revolved around several statements to the media characterizing her claims as a hoax. Depp’s attorneys suggest that Heard was abusive to him, rather than the other way around.

The high profile celebrity defamation case comes to a close six weeks after it began.

"It's not about whether you think Ms Heard may have been abusive to Mr Depp". "This is a window into the heart and mind of America's favourite pirate," Mr Rottenborn said. "I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out," she wrote. then Amber wins," he said. Mr Depp offered a starkly different picture, alleging that Ms Heard was a volatile spouse who abused and demeaned him. Ms Heard, 36, counter-sued for $100m.

Actor Johnny Depp is suing his former partner Amber Heard over a 2018 article she wrote in the Washington Post.

He added: “This trial is about so much more than Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. It’s about freedom of speech. “There is an abuser in this courtroom but it is not Mr Depp. There is a victim of domestic abuse in this courtroom, but it is not Ms Heard.” “It was an act of profound cruelty not just to Mr Depp, but to true survivors of domestic abuse for Ms Heard to hold herself out as a public figure representing domestic abuse. “What Ms Heard testified to in this courtroom is a story of far too many women, but the overwhelming evidence and weight of that evidence is that it is not her story. “In doing so ruined his life by falsely telling the world that she was a survivor of domestic abuse at the hands of Mr Depp,” she said. In her closing remarks, Mr Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez said the “mountain” of evidence that Mr Depp assaulted his former partner was “simply not there”.

After closing arguments, the judge asked a jury in Virginia to decide a defamation trial that focused as much on domestic abuse as damaged reputations.

In a previous trial in London, a judge found that Mr. Depp had assaulted Ms. Heard repeatedly throughout their relationship. (Before the call, Ms. Heard testified, Mr. Depp had thrown a phone at her at close range, hitting her in the face, which Mr. Depp denies.) The jury verdict in this case must be unanimous, but the panel does not have to find the evidence convincing “beyond a reasonable doubt,” as in a criminal case. Ms. Heard’s lawsuit asserted that Mr. Depp, through those statements, “launched a nationwide campaign” to discredit her. “What we have is a mountain of unproven allegations that are wild, over the top and implausible.” Ms. Heard has denied hitting Mr. Depp except in defense of herself or her sister. But the six-week trial has encompassed testimony about a vast array of alleged incidents from Mr. Depp and Ms. Heard’s marriage. Ms. Heard’s lawyers described witnesses who said she had told them about the abuse. (Ms. Heard testified that in those instances, she hit him in response to his own aggression.) She has also alleged several instances of sexual assault — including an accusation that he assaulted her with a bottle in Australia in 2015. On Friday morning, about 150 people waited in line to get into the courtroom, with hundreds more lining a nearby road, some of them dressed as Mr. Depp’s movie characters. But now, after hearing other of the actor’s romantic partners speak positively about him, she said she felt confident voicing her support.

Heard, who claims Depp physically assaulted her, is being sued by him for $50m (£40m) over an article she wrote in which she described herself as "a public ...

"Every time she is called a liar... "It's not about whether you think Ms Heard may have been abusive to Mr Depp. It's not." Tell him to let Amber move on with hers. Stand up for it. "If you do, he will start a campaign of global humiliation against you." Tell him to move on with his life.

Closing arguments ask jurors to consider what their verdict in defamation case will mean for domestic abuse victims.

“What we have is a mountain of unproved allegations that are wild, over the top, and implausible,” Vasquez said. “She came into this courtroom ready to give the performance of her lifetime … and she gave it.” Chew added that Depp was a supporter of the #MeToo movement. “Take a minute to really think about what you heard there,” Vasquez asked the jury. You either believe all of it, or none of it.” It wasn’t immediately clear when the jury may return a verdict.