Johnny Depp-Amber Heard court verdict: seven-person jury finds in favour of Depp, awards $15 million

[Marooned]

Elaine needs to own up and take responsibility for training her client in a terrible way. Amber Heard lost this trial because Amber Heard was insulting the jury’s intelligence with her rehearsed testimony, inconsistent displays of mood and poor choice of words and arguments.


One example, the jury heard an Audio of Amber abusing, calling Jonny a deadbeat Dad, loser and other inappropriate things. When questioned about it, her response was “we said a lot or horrible things to each other”. Her inability to own up to her own mistakes instead of blaming it on others is what cost her this trial.

Either Elaine has trained Amber or Amber has totally influenced and changed Elaine’s ability to accept responsibility

It's not on Elaine at all. Amber heard has a terrible personality, narcissistic, aggressive, selfish to the core, no conscience at all just a garbage person overall and it showed in the trial. She is incapable of admitting any wrong as is evident by the sound recordings too.

Elaine came across as annoying but she barely had a case. I think as a lawyer she didn't do a bad job at all nor did Rottenborn. Considering the evidence, Amber's temperament, incongruity of her story, and cringeworthy acting in court, her team had a difficult job.

 

[Marooned]

Heard is lucky she is not being tried for Perjury.

Johnny had a much more stellar and professional legal team and that made a massive difference.

I have sympathy for Heards Lawyers, they had a bad case and Heard comes across as someone who doesn't listen to her lawyers

I don't think it's about the legal team. Depp had won the court of public opinion long before the trial begain, very rightly so.

Camille was a masterstroke tho. Right mix of everything. Perhaps the unanimous decision wouldn't have come if not for her, and that is what depp needed.

 

[Rana]

It's not on Elaine at all. Amber heard has a terrible personality, narcissistic, aggressive, selfish to the core, no conscience at all just a garbage person overall and it showed in the trial. She is incapable of admitting any wrong as is evident by the sound recordings too.

Elaine came across as annoying but she barely had a case. I think as a lawyer she didn't do a bad job at all nor did Rottenborn. Considering the evidence, Amber's temperament, incongruity of her story, and cringeworthy acting in court, her team had a difficult job.

I understand all of that but Elaine and her team did not prepare their defendant in the correct way. The politically correct answer approach adopted by Heard and her witnesses rubbed the jury and the public in the wrong way for sure.

Camille: “Another liar on the stand?”

Heard: “That’s not what I am saying, I know his account is not what I know to be the truth”.

As long as Amber and her team of witnesses tried to be honest for the most part, they would not have lost in such a humiliating fashion.

 

[Technics 1210]

Amber's own lawyer objecting to his question. )

 

[Rana]

Amber's own lawyer objecting to his question. )

He was the worst lawyer out of all. It was like they found him from an accident claim firm in Southall! His cross examination on all counts was a joke

 

[Technics 1210]

He was the worst lawyer out of all. It was like they found him from an accident claim firm in Southall! His cross examination on all counts was a joke

Haha! Don't delay, claim today!

How much do you think Amber's legal fees ended up being?

 

[Rana]

Depp v Heard Lawyer rating:

1. Wayne Dennison= 9/10

Smooth operator. Silent assassin. Would draw the opposite witnesses in through his charm and art of casual conversation without them knowing how he is basically leading them off a cliff.

2. Benjamin Rotternborn= 8.5/10

Easily the best lawyer on Heard’s side and the only one who was singlehandedly giving Jonny a big run for his money. Precise, needling questions to make Jonny look guilty. Excellent objections which were mostly sustained as well throughout the trial

3. Camille Vasquez= 8/10 overall, 10/10 on cross to win the case for Team Depp

Her cross examination of Heard on two occasions broke the back of team Heard. My hey were left picking up pieces after those cross examinations. She displayed signs of inexperience at times, but that can be overlooked due to her nailing the cross examination of Amber Heard

4. Elaine 7.5/10

She did well to keep the narrative straight for Team heard. Her failure on redirects at times were quite visible, especially when she couldn’t rescue Heard from the mauling she experienced at the hands of Vasquez

5. Ben Chew: 8.5/10

Ben was more of a guard standing for Team Depp. His comforting and positive energy sitting alongside Jonny was always encouraging to see. He also assisted the junior lawyers with many objections throughout the trial. Chew’s biggest contribution in the Trial was his pre-recorded depositions with Waldman, Warner Bros and Kate Moss were pivotal to Jonny’s win. He protected Waldman brilliantly on his cross from Elaine, saving Depp a potential heavy counter suit.

 

[Rana]

Haha! Don't delay, claim today!

How much do you think Amber's legal fees ended up being?

Estimated $3m by the experts on law and crime (including witnesses)

Depp’s is around $5m

 

[Savak]

Estimated $3m by the experts on law and crime (including witnesses)

Depp’s is around $5m

Law doesn't care about someone's financial situation. If you are guility and have been sentenced to pay, they you should and all your income should be garnished. This will prevent people in the future for defaming others.

 

[Savak]

The jury had more than enough evidence for this verdict just based on the testimony, video, photographic and documentary evidence alone from the trial. You could have locked the Jurors in the court for a month and completely cut them off from the outside world without internet access and they would have reached the same verdict.

Amber's lawyers are misdirecting and misleading her out of greed for getting paid more money.

 

[Technics 1210]

I am surprised there are people who exist whom believe Amber is innocent.

 

[Major]

You'll always remember this day as the day when You almost caught captain jack sparrow.

 

[moghul]

Me too movement is dead and buried after this , " good old days" are back, if you're powerful and rich , you're free to abuse any women .

 

[Savak]

Is this nonsense finally over? Will the media stop shoving this story down our throats now?

I couldn’t care less what happened or what didn’t happen, it is baffles me that people take so much interest in the personal affairs of two deranged celebrities.

We have bigger and more important news around the world than what two mad people were doing to each other inside their home.

I hope this is finally over.

Funny how you are blaming the media and people in general for being so invested in the Johnny Depp Amber Heard saga while ignoring real life people and real life problems wheras you defended Dananeer Mobin when people were criticizing her for continuously going overboard with her new found fame in the print, electronic and social media under the pretext that people were just jealous of her, her new found fame, the fact she is now going to make powerful long lasting connections and was set for life etc.

 

[Savak]

Heard that Netflix is approaching him and his legal team for a documentary series on the trial, big money is on offer.

Ex Disney executives are already giving out comments on very high chances of Depp being recalled to the Pirates Franchise and if he does accept the offer, he will be in a better bargaining position than before to demand the kind of salary, profit sharing agreement he wants. He could be recalled to the Fantastic Beasts franchise as well.

The guy has literally not just got another chance in life, this is like hitting the lottery

 

[Marooned]

Me too movement is dead and buried after this , " good old days" are back, if you're powerful and rich , you're free to abuse any women .

Lolwut??

Did you actually follow anything about the case at all?
It's not about gender at all. Just a vile manipulative abusive lier being exposed for who she is.

Do you believe a woman can't be a disgusting lying abuser?

 

[MenInG]

Washington: Actress Amber Heard is unable to pay her ex-husband Johnny Depp more than $10 million in damages, her lawyer said Thursday, after a US jury took the side of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star in a bitter defamation trial.

The high-profile televised court battle ended Wednesday when a seven-person jury found that Depp and Heard had defamed each other, but weighed in far more strongly with Depp.

The jury, after a six-week trial featuring claims and counterclaims of domestic abuse, awarded him $10.35 million in damages, in contrast with $2 million awarded to Heard.

Asked on NBC's TODAY show if Heard will be able to pay up, her attorney Elaine Bredehoft said: "Oh no, absolutely not."

She added that the "Aquaman" star wants to appeal the verdict and "has some excellent grounds for it."

The 58-year-old Depp, who lost a libel case against the British tabloid The Sun in London in 2020 for calling him a "wife-beater," celebrated the split verdict in the case as a victory while Heard said she was "heart-broken."

Depp sued Heard over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in December 2018 in which she described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."

The Texas-born Heard did not name Depp in the piece, but he sued her for implying he was a domestic abuser and sought $50 million in damages.

The 36-year-old Heard countersued for $100 million, saying she was defamed by statements made by Depp's lawyer, Adam Waldman, who told the Daily Mail her abuse claims were a "hoax."

'Horrible message'

Bredehoft said Depp's legal team worked to "demonize" Heard and suppressed crucial evidence in the trial, preventing the jurors from examining evidence of Depp's alleged abuse.

"A number of things were allowed in this court that should not have been allowed, and it caused the jury to be confused," she said.

"We had an enormous amount of evidence that was suppressed in this case that was in the UK case," she said. "In the UK case when it came in, Amber won, Mr. Depp lost."

The lawyer said the ruling bodes ill for the MeToo movement and will discourage women from reporting sexual harassment and abuse.

"It's a horrible message," Bredehoft said. "It's a significant setback, because that's exactly what it means.

"Unless you pull out your phone and you video your spouse or your significant other beating you, effectively you won't be believed."

Bredehoft was asked by TODAY about Heard's immediate reaction to the verdict in the trial, which took place in Fairfax County Circuit Court near the US capital.

"One of the first things she said is that, 'I am so sorry to all those women out there,'" she said. "This is a setback for all women in and outside the courtroom, and she feels the burden of that."

'Zoo'

In a statement, Heard said "the disappointment I feel today is beyond words.

"I'm heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband," she said.

For his part, Depp welcomed the verdict, saying "The jury gave me my life back."

"The best is yet to come and a new chapter has finally begun," Depp said in a statement.

Bredehoft said social media may have had an impact on the case although jurors had been instructed not to look at it.

"There's no way they couldn't have been influenced by it, and it was horrible," she said. "It really, really was lopsided."

Heard's attorney also said she opposed having the trial televised.

"I was against cameras in the courtroom, and I went on record with that and had argued against it because of the sensitive nature of this, but it made it a zoo," she said.

NDTV

 

[Rana]

Law doesn't care about someone's financial situation. If you are guility and have been sentenced to pay, they you should and all your income should be garnished. This will prevent people in the future for defaming others.

Well, Amber has to pay her lawyers first before anything

 

[Mamoon]

Funny how you are blaming the media and people in general for being so invested in the Johnny Depp Amber Heard saga while ignoring real life people and real life problems wheras you defended Dananeer Mobin when people were criticizing her for continuously going overboard with her new found fame in the print, electronic and social media under the pretext that people were just jealous of her, her new found fame, the fact she is now going to make powerful long lasting connections and was set for life etc.

What an idiotic comparison.

There is literally nothing common between the two examples.

 

[Robert]

The social media war against Heard revolted me. How is this anyone’s business except Heard and Depp?

 

[Varun]

The social media war against Heard revolted me. How is this anyone’s business except Heard and Depp?

Why did you expect the public not to react to a publicly broadcasted trial?

 

[topspin]

Funny how you are blaming the media and people in general for being so invested in the Johnny Depp Amber Heard saga while ignoring real life people and real life problems wheras you defended Dananeer Mobin when people were criticizing her for continuously going overboard with her new found fame in the print, electronic and social media under the pretext that people were just jealous of her, her new found fame, the fact she is now going to make powerful long lasting connections and was set for life etc.

Lol how is this analogous to the Depp-Heard trial?

 

[Technics 1210]

Heard that Netflix is approaching him and his legal team for a documentary series on the trial, big money is on offer.

Ex Disney executives are already giving out comments on very high chances of Depp being recalled to the Pirates Franchise and if he does accept the offer, he will be in a better bargaining position than before to demand the kind of salary, profit sharing agreement he wants. He could be recalled to the Fantastic Beasts franchise as well.

The guy has literally not just got another chance in life, this is like hitting the lottery

Netflix drama would be great but I think Depp has burned his bridges with Disney. I think he said in the trial that even if Disney paid him $300M he would never play Jack Sparrow again.

Though yeah, his stock has gone up big time.

 

[Rana]

The social media war against Heard revolted me. How is this anyone’s business except Heard and Depp?

Didn’t Heard portray herself as an international champion of women’s rights and survivors of domestic violence?

 

[Technics 1210]

Didn’t Heard portray herself as an international champion of women’s rights and survivors of domestic violence?

She was using her Twitter channel to promote her lies and women's rights.

 

[Technics 1210]

Campaign to boot Amber Heard from Aquaman 2 gains momentum.

The online petition has hit its target of 4.5 million signatures after the actress lost the case against ex-husband Johnny Depp

A Change.org petition to remove Amber Heard from the upcoming film ‘Aquaman 2’ reached its target of 4.5 million signatures on Thursday, a day after ex-husband Johnny Depp won the high-profile defamation case against her.

 

[Ryw]

Feminists are fuming with anger because their double standards and fake agendas full of lies exposed badly, all the charity money fundings extra by telling lies and crying fake tears exposed. What a corrupted money making industry this Feminists have created

 

[Robert]

Why did you expect the public not to react to a publicly broadcasted trial?

Because it is none of their business. Because a warring ex-couple’s lives should not be public entertainment.

It’s like staring at a car crash. Things like this make me lose faith in humanity.

 

[Robert]

Didn’t Heard portray herself as an international champion of women’s rights and survivors of domestic violence?

I don’t know. So what if she did?

 

[Rana]

I don’t know. So what if she did?

I’m answering your question. It’s the reason why she is facing hate and online abuse in a matter that was supposed to be between her and her husband.

She wrote the op-Ed

She wanted to be an ambassador of women’s rights across the world through that oP Ed

Now that she has been exposed as a liar, woman who looked up to her as a champion/survivor of DV and sexual violence have turned on her

 

[Robert]

I’m answering your question. It’s the reason why she is facing hate and online abuse in a matter that was supposed to be between her and her husband.

She wrote the op-Ed

She wanted to be an ambassador of women’s rights across the world through that oP Ed

Now that she has been exposed as a liar, woman who looked up to her as a champion/survivor of DV and sexual violence have turned on her

Ah, you had phrased your answer as a question so I thought you were asking me a question.

 

[Technics 1210]

GoFundMe Shuts Down $1 Million Amber Heard Fundraiser Set Up To Help Pay Johnny Depp!

GoFundMe has shut down a fundraiser claiming to raise money to help Amber Heard pay Johnny Depp some of the money she owes him following their defamation trial.

A jury in Fairfax, Virginia, determined this week Depp should receive more than $10 million (£8m) in damages after Heard wrote an op-ed in which she described herself as a victim of abuse.

Heard herself was awarded $2m (£1.6m) in damages for comments made by Depp's former lawyer, meaning in total she owes her ex-husband $8.35m (£6.68m). In the wake of the result, a fundraiser titled 'Justice for Amber Heard' was established on GoFundMe.

https://www.ladbible.com/news/gofun...d-fundraiser-to-help-pay-johnny-depp-20220604

Oh dear! She deserve it! She tried to scam the public with her lies, justice has truly prevailed.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I think it's not about gender at all. It just shows that perhaps the people are now

This is the truth of it. Some people seem to think because Amber was the woman, that automatically makes her the victim. If anything that is the sexist viewpoint. Her lies and nasty personality were exposed during this trial. Depp is a dopehead, but she knew that going into the marriage, it was pretty common knowledge. She saw him as a golden ticket to stardom, then when she couldn't milk it any more, threw in the wife beater stories to make a nice clean exit.

 

[Clueless]

Me too movement is dead and buried after this , " good old days" are back, if you're powerful and rich , you're free to abuse any women .

Did you follow anything at all about the case?
Women lack the ability to lie or abuse, is it??

 

[Rana]

This is the truth of it. Some people seem to think because Amber was the woman, that automatically makes her the victim. If anything that is the sexist viewpoint. Her lies and nasty personality were exposed during this trial. Depp is a dopehead, but she knew that going into the marriage, it was pretty common knowledge. She saw him as a golden ticket to stardom, then when she couldn't milk it any more, threw in the wife beater stories to make a nice clean exit.

Precisely

At the time when they had that argument which lead to the divorce, AH made some ridiculous financial demands such as $50k per month for the rest of her life, some penthouses and a black Range Rover. Depp refused and then she went to get a restraining order on the grounds of domestic abuse

 

[MenInG]

Amber Heard's sister says the "cards were stacked against us" in the multi-million dollar defamation trial against Johnny Depp, but said the truth would be "forever on the side" of the Aquaman star.

Whitney Henriquez said she would "always be proud" of her sister "for standing up for yourself" after the jury found mostly in Depp's favour in a US court last week.

 

[Rana]

Amber Heard's sister says the "cards were stacked against us" in the multi-million dollar defamation trial against Johnny Depp, but said the truth would be "forever on the side" of the Aquaman star.

Whitney Henriquez said she would "always be proud" of her sister "for standing up for yourself" after the jury found mostly in Depp's favour in a US court last week.

The cards were stacked against Depp, not Heard!

-He was trying to win a defamation claim against an article that didn’t specifically mention his name

-He already had the verdict of the london trial go against him. It would have been an upward battle to prove to the Jury that the verdict was incorrect

-Amber Heard’s team apparently needed to prove just one account of Abuse towards Heard by Depp and this would mean Depp loses his case.

By the looks of it, JD had zero to no chance of winning!

 

[MenInG]

Johnny Depp's legal team impressed many with the recent defamation trial win. Ben Chew and Camille Vazquez helped the actor win $15million in a suit Depp filed against his ex-wife Amber Heard. However, while Chew was articulate throughout the trial, it was his associate Vazquez, who grabbed the media's attention.

And now, seems like all of Hollywood wants to hire her!

According to sources from the New York Post, the skilled lawyer of Depp is at the center of an ongoing bidding war between law firms. Apparently, a lot of them are eyeing to hire Vasquez following her victory.

The New York Post reported that it is up to Vasquez what she wants to pick as new doors are opening for her. Shedding light on the same, a source said, “Talent agents are circling Camille because they recognise that she is the unicorn- a smart, savvy, poised attorney whose impactful performance during the trial propelled her to a rare level of visibility” adding, “And the fact that she is a woman of color is an added bonus.”

Not just that, law firm Brown Rudnick has promoted its associate Vasquez to partner, less than a week after the jury verdict in the closely watched defamation trial came out. Vasquez became the public face of Depp’s legal team over the course of the televised six-week trial and drew praise for her performance. The team was led by Brown Rudnick partner Benjamin Chew and included nine other attorneys. But Vasquez emerged as a major player, cross-examining Heard and telling jurors during closing arguments that Heard was the abuser in the relationship

Brown Rudnick chairman William Baldiga said in a statement Tuesday that the firm normally promotes partners when its fiscal year ends.

“But Camille’s performance during the Johnny Depp trial proved to the world that she was ready to take this next step now,” he said. Vasquez was not immediately available for comment but said in a statement that she is “delighted” to have the firm’s “full vote of confidence.”

Law firm recruiters and consultants said elevating Vasquez to partner at 250-lawyer Brown Rudnick – a title that generally includes an ownership stake, more money and greater influence – was logical for the firm, given her newly raised profile. “I expect that she would be a hot prospect coming off of her team’s win in the Depp case, and the level of publicity she personally received,” said Kate Reder Sheikh, a partner at legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa.

Vasquez was likely already on the partnership track and performing at a high level to be assigned to the Depp case, said Beth Cavagnolo of law firm consultancy Vertex Advisors. “In a situation like this, there is absolutely a war for talent, and I’m sure it was very much a retention measure for Ms Vasquez,” Cavagnolo said of the promotion.

Vasquez joined Brown Rudnick’s Orange County office in 2018, specialising in plaintiff-side defamation suits. She was previously an associate at Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips.

Depp, 58, sued Heard for $50 million and argued that she defamed him when she called herself “a public figure representing domestic abuse” in a newspaper opinion piece. Heard countersued for $100 million, saying Depp smeared her when his lawyer called her accusations a “hoax.”

Jurors on June 1 awarded Depp $15 million in damages from Heard, which the judge reduced to $10.35 million to comply with state limits on punitive damages. The panel ordered Depp to pay Heard $2 million in damages. A lawyer for Heard said last week that she planned to appeal the jury’s defamation finding.

Express Tribune

 

[Robert]

Looks like Heard is out of Aquaman II.

Wonder how she will pay Depp?

 

[Technics 1210]

She brought this all upon herself with her lies. She insulted real victims of domestic violence; MeToo movement has disowned her. Movie studios have disowned her.

She deserves it.

Bankruptcy around the corner cos it looks like she spent the 7M from divorce settlement (spent, not pledged!)

Though she might appeal to the alleged father of her child, the richest man on earth, Elon Musk.

 

[JaDed]

Looks like Heard is out of Aquaman II.

Wonder how she will pay Depp?

I’m sure he doesn’t care ,he mostly wanted to clear his name as a domestic abuser.. while both are idiots she played the victim to get fame.

I have already read multiple articles on how it’s dangerous to judge “Heard” while ignoring how it was dangerous to actually Cancel Depp with only one side of the story.

 

[Savak]

Depps team has already told the Heard team that they will forgo the damages in exchange for them forgoing the appeal.

An intentional tort which heard has been found guilty off by the Virginia Court means she cannot get out of her payment obligations to Depp under the pretext of Bankruptcy proceedings.

If Heard doesn't appeal then her reputation is totally in tatters and she will have zero employment prospects in Hollywood. If she does appeal then Depp is going to go after her for payment of damages which means she will be financially pressed and ruined, no insurance company is going to fund her legal expenses.

Either ways, this entire scenario is a total win for Depp. Heard should have kept her mouth shut in 2016 after getting $7.5 million in the divorce settlement but she got arrogant, cocky and felt she could continue to get away with soiling Depps name and making a living off his expense without any accountability.

Delighted that she has finally faced Karma and Justice.

 

[Firebat]

Amber Heard says she still has love for Johnny Depp and 'no bad feelings' - and realises she is not a 'perfect' victim

Amber Heard has said she realises she is not a "likeable" or "perfect victim" - and that she still has love for ex-husband Johnny Depp and has "no bad feelings or ill will towards him".

The actress made the comments in the second half of an interview with NBC in the US, her first since Depp won his multimillion-pound libel trial against her.

Asked if she still has love for the actor, Heard replied: "Yes, absolutely. I love him. I loved him with all my heart and tried the best I could to make a deeply broken relationship work. And I couldn't.

"I have no bad feelings or ill will towards him at all. I know that might be hard to understand. Or it might be really easy to understand if you have just ever loved anyone... It should be easy."

However, Heard also admitted she fears she could be sued for defamation again by Depp by continuing to speak out following the verdict in court. Depp has strenuously denied her allegations of domestic abuse.

Asked whether Depp had achieved "total global humiliation" for her - as the court heard he wrote in a text message to a friend - the actress, 36, told journalist Savannah Guthrie: "I know he promised it.

"I testified to this. I am not a good victim, I get it. I am not a likeable victim. I am not a perfect victim. But when I testified I asked the jury to see me as human and here, his own words, which is a promise to do this, it seems as though he has."

The Aquaman star was then asked if she is nervous about what she can and cannot say now, and responded: "Of course. I took for granted what I assumed was my right to speak."

Addressing potentially being sued again, she said: "I am scared that no matter what I do, no matter what I say or how I say it, every step that I take will present another opportunity for silencing, which I guess is what a defamation lawsuit is meant to do."

"I have no bad feelings or ill will towards him at all. I know that might be hard to understand. Or it might be really easy to understand if you have just ever loved anyone... It should be easy."

However, Heard also admitted she fears she could be sued for defamation again by Depp by continuing to speak out following the verdict in court. Depp has strenuously denied her allegations of domestic abuse.

Asked whether Depp had achieved "total global humiliation" for her - as the court heard he wrote in a text message to a friend - the actress, 36, told journalist Savannah Guthrie: "I know he promised it.

"I testified to this. I am not a good victim, I get it. I am not a likeable victim. I am not a perfect victim. But when I testified I asked the jury to see me as human and here, his own words, which is a promise to do this, it seems as though he has."

The Aquaman star was then asked if she is nervous about what she can and cannot say now, and responded: "Of course. I took for granted what I assumed was my right to speak."

Addressing potentially being sued again, she said: "I am scared that no matter what I do, no matter what I say or how I say it, every step that I take will present another opportunity for silencing, which I guess is what a defamation lawsuit is meant to do."

https://news.sky.com/story/amber-he...realises-she-is-not-a-perfect-victim-12634419

 

[Technics 1210]

Amber Heard's acting is worse in the NBC interview compared to her acting in the trial.

 

[MenInG]

Actor Johnny Depp is set to be represented in court by attorney Camille Vasquez for a second time. Ms Vasquez attained celebrity status during Mr Depp's highly publicised defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard.
Now, alongside fellow Brown Rudnick partner Randall Smith, the 37-year-old attorney will defend the Pirates of the Caribbean star in a personal injury lawsuit filed against him by Gregg "Rocky" Brooks, location manager on the movie City of Lies.

According to the Independent, Mr Brooks has alleged that Mr Depp "maliciously and forcefully" punched him twice in the ribs before saying he would pay him $100,000 to punch him back in the face. The incident had taken place back in April 2017. Mr Brooks has also claimed that the Hollywood actor's actions were "intentional and malicious" and intended to cause him to "suffer humiliation".

Moreover, according to Mr Brooks, Mr Depp's "intoxication and temper created a hostile, abusive and unsafe work environment". In the court documents, the location manager has also claimed that he was fired from the movie when he would not sign a release waiving his right to sue over the incident.

On the other hand, as per the outlet, Mr Depp's attorneys do not admit that the actor or his co-defendants hit Mr Brooks. However, they have argued that his injuries were due to "self-defence/defence of others", and that Mr Brooks himself "provoked" the actions that resulted in his own injuries.

The trial is set to begin on July 25 in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, United States. Camille Vasquez will be returning to court alongside Johnny Depp for the lawsuit.

Ms Vasquez was promoted to partner at Brown Rudnick after the Amber Heard defamation trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Over the seven weeks that the court was in session, the 37-year-old attorney became something of a celebrity for Mr Depp's numerous supporters at the courthouse and online.

She had fearlessly cross-examined Amber Heard. Among the highlights had been when she asked Ms Heard whether the $7 million divorce settlement amount had been donated to charity by her, as promised. After Ms Heard tried to avoid answering it directly by stating that she had "pledged" the money to different charities, Ms Vasquez pointed out the misdirection by saying "Ms Heard, respectfully, that's not my question."

NDTV

 

[Technics 1210]

Jurors have spoken out.


‘All of Us Were Really Uncomfortable’: Juror Reveals Panel Put Off by Amber Heard’s Eye Contact, Thought She Was the ‘Aggressor’

The juror, whose responses were recited—but not seen or heard—by the network, picked apart Heard’s mannerisms on the witness stand, the “crying, the facial expressions that she had, the staring at the jury.”

“All of us were very uncomfortable,” the juror said. “She would answer one question, and she would be crying. And two seconds later, she would turn ice cold[…] Some of us used the expression ‘crocodile tears.'

https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials...ds-eye-contact-thought-she-was-the-aggressor/

 

[Rana]

Jurors have spoken out.


‘All of Us Were Really Uncomfortable’: Juror Reveals Panel Put Off by Amber Heard’s Eye Contact, Thought She Was the ‘Aggressor’

The juror, whose responses were recited—but not seen or heard—by the network, picked apart Heard’s mannerisms on the witness stand, the “crying, the facial expressions that she had, the staring at the jury.”

“All of us were very uncomfortable,” the juror said. “She would answer one question, and she would be crying. And two seconds later, she would turn ice cold[…] Some of us used the expression ‘crocodile tears.'

https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials...ds-eye-contact-thought-she-was-the-aggressor/

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Amber Heard must pay Johnny Depp $10.35 million, judge officially rules
Depp sued Heard over a December 2018 piece she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse".

Amber Heard must officially pay Johnny Depp $10.35m (£8.43m) for damaging his reputation after the judge in their defamation trial filed a written order.

On Friday, Judge Penney Azcarate made the jury's award official by entering a judgment order into the court record after a brief hearing in Virginia.

She has also ordered Depp to pay Heard $2m (£1.62m) - the jury's award on the actress' counterclaim that she was defamed by one of her ex-husband's lawyers.

The order was a formality after the jury announced its verdict earlier this month, largely siding with Depp.

Depp sued Heard over a December 2018 article for The Washington Post, in which she described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse".

The jury ruled in Depp's favour on all three of his claims relating to specific statements in the piece and found he should receive $10m (£8.14m) in compensatory damages.

They also ruled he should be handed $5m (£1.22m) in punitive damages, but this was reduced by the judge to $350,000 (£285,000).

During the sensational televised trial, the couple revealed lurid details of their short marriage, which made headlines across the world.

Heard has said she plans to appeal against the verdict.

Judge Azcarate explained that if Heard does appeal, she must post a bond for the full $10.35m while the appeal is pending.

Her order also details that both awards are subject to 6% interest per year.

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Amber Heard must pay Johnny Depp $10.35 million, judge officially rules
Depp sued Heard over a December 2018 piece she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse".

Amber Heard must officially pay Johnny Depp $10.35m (£8.43m) for damaging his reputation after the judge in their defamation trial filed a written order.

On Friday, Judge Penney Azcarate made the jury's award official by entering a judgment order into the court record after a brief hearing in Virginia.

She has also ordered Depp to pay Heard $2m (£1.62m) - the jury's award on the actress' counterclaim that she was defamed by one of her ex-husband's lawyers.

The order was a formality after the jury announced its verdict earlier this month, largely siding with Depp.

Depp sued Heard over a December 2018 article for The Washington Post, in which she described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse".

The jury ruled in Depp's favour on all three of his claims relating to specific statements in the piece and found he should receive $10m (£8.14m) in compensatory damages.

They also ruled he should be handed $5m (£1.22m) in punitive damages, but this was reduced by the judge to $350,000 (£285,000).

During the sensational televised trial, the couple revealed lurid details of their short marriage, which made headlines across the world.

Heard has said she plans to appeal against the verdict.

Judge Azcarate explained that if Heard does appeal, she must post a bond for the full $10.35m while the appeal is pending.

Her order also details that both awards are subject to 6% interest per year.

https://news.sky.com/story/amber-he...-1035-million-judge-officially-rules-12640062

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I wouldn’t waive that if I was JD’s team. Amber and her legal team have done themselves no favours by continuing the defamation against him on TV interviews

 

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Amber Heard’s legal team is campaigning to have the verdict of her defamation trial against Johnny Depp thrown out.

Lawyers for the ‘Aquaman’ actress, 36, filed a motion on Friday (01.07.22) on the grounds the verdict that she had defamed ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor Depp, 59, was unsupported by evidence.

Her team also alleged a juror had not been properly vetted and questioned whether they were supposed to have been allowed on the jury.

Their 43-page memorandum also argues the $10 million (£8.3 million) in damages Heard owes Depp should also be overturned.

It says the trial “proceeded solely on a defamation by implication theory, abandoning any claims that Ms. Heard’s statements were actually false”.

Depp’s lead attorney Benjamin Chew responded to the motion by telling Courthouse News: “What we expected, just longer, no more substantive.”

The motion says about the jury member in question – identified as Juror 15 – was “clearly born later” than the 1945 birth year listed on court records.

It adds: “This discrepancy raises the question whether Juror 15 actually received a summons for jury duty and was properly vetted by the court to serve on the jury. It appears his identity could not have been verified.”

Judge Penney Azcarate has said she does not want the Depp v Heard case to case to go on as it stands and has dismissed requests from the actress’ team for more hearings.

While both actors were found to have defamed each other in the June verdict, Depp was awarded $10.35 million (£8.6 million) in damages from Heard, while she got only $2 million (£1.6 million) in damages from her ex-husband – leaving her owing Depp $8.35 million (£6.9 million), which she says she cannot afford.

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"I just want Johnny to leave me ALONE!" - Amber Heard, giving testimony in VA, 2022.

If Amber and her legal team had photographic evidence of bruising etc, why was this evidence not presented? Answer? Does not exist.

 

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Amber Heard's lawyers have made another call for a re-trial of her defamation case with Johnny Depp.

In documents filed on Friday, the actress's legal team said that one of the people originally summoned to serve as a juror in the trial had not appeared and had been replaced by someone else.

The documents, reported by the PA news agency, said: "Juror No 15 was not the individual summoned for jury duty on 11 April, 2022, and therefore was not part of the jury panel and could not have properly served on the jury at this trial.

"As the court no doubt agrees, it is deeply troubling for an individual not summoned for jury duty nonetheless to appear for jury duty and serve on a jury, especially in a case such as this.

"This was a high-profile case, where the fact and date of the jury trial were highly publicised prior to and after the issuance of the juror summonses."

"Under these circumstances, a mistrial should be declared, and a new trial ordered."

The news comes just days after Heard's lawyers made another call for a re-trial, claiming the original judgment had not been supported by evidence.

Depp sued Heard, his former partner, over a 2018 article she wrote for the Washington Post about her experiences as a survivor of domestic abuse, which his lawyers said falsely accused him of being an abuser.

Depp denied abusing Heard and told jurors that his ex-wife's allegations of domestic violence were "heinous and disturbing".

Heard insisted her article was not about her ex-husband, but about the "bigger cultural conversation" surrounding the #MeToo movement at the time.

After six weeks of testimony, the court case came to an end on 1 June, with the jury finding that the article was defamatory towards Depp, who was awarded $10.35m (£8.2m) in damages.

Heard did win on one count of her counter-suit, successfully arguing that one of Depp's attorneys defamed her by claiming her allegations were "an abuse hoax" aimed at capitalising on the #MeToo movement.

The jury awarded her $2m (£1.5m) in damages.

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Actress Amber Heard is appealing the jury verdict in the multi-million dollar defamation case she lost to her former husband, star Johnny Depp.

Lawyers for the 36-year-old Heard, who starred in the movie , filed a notice of appeal on Thursday with the Virginia Court of Appeals.

"We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment," a spokesperson for Heard said in a reference to the constitutional amendment protecting free speech.

"We are therefore appealing the verdict," they said in a statement.

"While we realize today's filing will ignite the Twitter bonfires, there are steps we need to take to ensure both fairness and justice."

A Virginia jury in June awarded $10 million in damages to Depp after finding that a 2018 newspaper column penned by Heard was defamatory.

The 59-year-old Depp sued Heard over a Washington Post op-ed in which she did not name him, but described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."

Heard, who counter-sued, was awarded $2 million.

The jury reached the verdict after an intense six-week trial riding on bitterly contested allegations of domestic abuse.

The case, live-streamed to millions, featured lurid and intimate details about the Hollywood celebrities' private lives.

Earlier this month, a judge rejected Heard's demand for a new trial - sought on grounds that one of the seven jurors was not the man summoned for jury service but his son, in a case of mistaken identity.

Heard's lawyers had asked Penney Azcarate, the judge who presided over the trial, to set aside the jury verdict and declare a mistrial, but she denied the request.

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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trial has now received renewed attention following the unsealing of more than 6,000 pages of court documents from the former couple's legal battle.

Mr Depp had filed a $50 million lawsuit against his ex-wife in response to a 2018 op-ed that she wrote for The Washington Post, in which she stated that she was a domestic abuse survivor. On June 1, after 61 hours of testimony from each side, the jury ruled that Ms Heard had in fact defamed Mr Depp and awarded him over $10 million in damages. Ms Heard, on the other hand, was granted $2 million.

Now, with both sides appealing the verdicts against them, unsealed documents have shed new light on the trial. According to Daily Beast, in the pre-trial court documents, Ms Heard's team argued to the judge that evidence number of "irrelevant personal matters" should be excluded from the defamation trial.

They alleged, "Mr. Depp inappropriately seeks to introduce evidence of the following Irrelevant Personal Matters: (1) nude pictures of Amber Heard; (2) Amber Heard's sister Whitney's reality show video; (3) Whitney and Amber's past romantic relationships; (4) Amber's brief stint as an exotic dancer years before she met Mr. Depp and Mr. Depp attempting to frivolously and maliciously suggest or imply that Ms. Heard was at one time an escort," as quoted by the outlet.

Separately, Newsweek reported that the documents also highlighted one of the trial's more memorable talking points - Mr Depp's severed finger. In April, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor claimed that Ms Heard threw a large bottle of vodka at him during a fight at a house they were staying at in Australia in 2015, causing the tip of his finger to be cut off.

In the unsealed documents, a transcript of a deposition from Jennifer Howell, a former friend and boss of Ms Heard's sister Whitney Henriquez, shows her recollection of the alleged incident.

Howell had told Mr Depp's attorney Camille Vasquez, "I was sitting exactly where I'm sitting right now because I'm sitting at my desk in the office. So I was sitting right here on my computer, working, in my zone, responding, doing whatever I was doing. And right over there, there were two black-and-white chairs at the time with a table in between it. Whitney was sitting in one of the black-and-white chairs."

"There's a door that goes out right over there as well, and she just screamed, 'She's done it now. She's cut off his God damn finger,' and made this huge proclamation. And I pushed my chair back. I was like, 'What?'

"And she goes, 'She cut off his finger. She cut off his finger.' And then she bolted out the door and was like, 'I got to call somebody. I got to call somebody.' And she went out the door and she called someone. I don't know who she called. That's what was said," Ms Howell added, as per the outlet.

The unsealed documents reportedly showed that Mr Depp's team had opposed a mental examination of the Hollywood actor ahead of the trial because Mr Depp wasn't alleging harm based on a specific physical or mental injury. During the trial as well, Mr Depp had testified that he "lied" to a medical professional about what had happened to his finger.

He had stated that he told the doctor that he had smashed his finger in a large accordion door. He told the jury that he didn't want to get his ex-wife in trouble. "I did not want to put her name in that mix," he said.

Notably, Mr Depp previously filed a libel lawsuit against The Sun in the UK after the publication called the actor a wife-beater. He lost that case. Separately, he faces a lawsuit in Los Angeles by a location manager for a movie, who claims the actor had punched him.

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Documents filed at the Court of Appeals of Virginia show the 36-year-old ‘Aquaman’ actress – who owes her former husband Johnny $10.3 million (£9.2 million) in damages – is complaining records including medical records were not lodged as evidence.

Her 16-point appeal paper also shows she believes the court “erred” in not allowing into evidence the fact Johnny, 59, lost a similar defamation trial against Amber in the United Kingdom, along with his statements that followed the loss.

Her legal team also condemned the court for allowing testimony about Amber’s false claim she had donated $3.5 million (£3.13 million) to the American Civil Liberties Union from her divorce settlement from Johnny.

Central to her appeal is a claim the court mistakenly allowed Johnny to argue or suggest damages could be awarded based on statements made before the publication of Amber’s op-ed piece for the Washington Post.

Her article about sexual violence, printed in 2018, didn’t name the actor as an abuser but he said it was defamatory to his character.

Johnny owes Amber $2 million (£1.8 million) as a result of their six-week defamation trial, which she says in her appeal lacked “clear and convincing evidence” to show she acted out of malice, which must be proven in defamation cases.

The actress’ appeal document says: “The trial court erred in denying the motion to set aside the jury’s verdict with regard to Mr. Depp’s failure to prove that the allegedly defamatory statements in the challenged op-ed each conveyed a defamatory meaning about him by implication and that any such implication was both designed and intended by Ms. Heard.”

Johnny was awarded $10 to $15 million (£8.6 to £13.4 million) in compensatory damages and $5 million (£4.5 million) in punitive damages, but the judge later capped the damages at $350,000 (£313,000) leaving Johnny with a total of $8.35 million (£7.5 million.)

Amber won one of her three countersuit claims related to statements made by Johnny’s lawyer suggesting the actress and her friends had trashed their apartment before calling the police.

She was awarded $2 million (£1.8 million) in compensatory damages out of the $100 million (£90 million) she sought from Johnny.

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Amber Heard Appeals For New Trial In Defamation Case After Losing To Johnny Depp

Amber Heard is seeking a new defamation trial against her ex-husband Johnny Depp, claiming that the Virginia court battle she lost was held in the wrong state.

Earlier this year, Mr Depp won his defamation case against Ms Heard, with a jury awarding him $15 million in damages. The jury also awarded the 'Aquaman' star $2 million for one part of her own counterclaim.

However now, nearly five months after the verdict was announced, Ms Heard's team filed for a new appeal against Mr Depp in a Virginia appeals court, the New York Times reported. As per the outlet, Ms Heard's lawyers submitted multiple claims arguing that the trial was held in the wrong state. They also objected to the judge's decision to exclude certain pieces of evidence, including therapy notes in which she reported being abused.

"Instead of suing Heard in California, where both parties lived and where Depp claimed to have suffered reputational harm, Depp sued in Virginia, a wholly inconvenient forum with no connection to Depp or any meaningful connection to his claims. The trial court erroneously refused to dismiss this action on the ground of forum non-conveniens, based on its mistaken conclusion that Depp's claims arose in Virginia because the Washington Post's servers are located here," Ms Heard's lawyer wrote in the 68-page document.

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"The trial court improperly prevented the jury from considering several separate instances in which Heard reported Depp's abuse to a medical professional," they added.

In the document, Ms Heard's team asked for the jury's verdict to be reversed, either with a dismissal of Mr Depp's claims or a new trial entirely. They even stated that the case should never have gone to trial because another court had already concluded that Mr Depp abused Ms Heard on multiple occasions - a reference to the 2020 UK ruling in favour of Britain's The Sun, which Mr Depp had sued for calling him a wife-beater.

Meanwhile, Johnny Depp has already filed his own appeal in the case, claiming the one count of defamation that Ms Heard won at the trial was "erroneous". His attorneys also stated that Mr Depp's reputation had been vindicated by the jury.

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Amber Heard In New Appeal Says Several Errors Led To Johnny Depp's Win In Defamation Case

Amber heard has filed a new defamation trial against her ex-husband Johnny Depp, and argued that there were numerous errors committed at trial, according to a report by Los Angeles Times.

The errors listed included allowing the case to be tried in Virginia and the court barred communications between Ms Heard and certain doctors to be admitted as evidence.

Earlier this year, Mr Depp won his defamation case against Ms Heard, with a jury awarding him $15 million in damages. The jury also awarded the 'Aquaman' star $2 million for one part of her own counterclaim.

Her appeal was filed with the Court of Appeals of Virginia on November 23.

The appeal says that California was the only appropriate venue for the trial and states that Virginia was a "completely inconvenient forum" for the case, with "both parties and most of the fact witnesses ... located in California, with none of them located in Virginia," LA Times report said.

The appeal alleges that errors surrounding evidence were made. The report stated "exclusion of the November 2020 decision in the U.K. defamation case that Depp brought unsuccessfully against the Sun, which had labeled him a "wife beater." The appeal claims irrelevant and prejudicial evidence was allowed, while third-party communications that allegedly went to both parties' states of mind - including Heard's communications with medical personnel - were excluded."

The appeal also asserts Depp's team didn't prove "actual malice" in the case and that the jury was improperly instructed about the role of actual malice in the case.

In early November, Depp's legal team appealed the court's decision to grant Heard $2 million, the website reported.

The case will go to a three-judge court of appeals panel for a decision.

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"I Never Chose This": Amber Heard Says Case With Johnny Depp Settled

Actress Amber Heard announced Monday that she had reached a settlement in the multi-million dollar defamation case filed against her by her former husband Johnny Depp.

Ms Heard, in a post on Instagram, did not reveal the terms of the settlement, which comes after a Virginia jury ordered her to pay $10 million to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star.

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Heard said she was dropping her appeal of the damages awarded by the jury and settling the case because she "simply cannot go through" another trial.

"I make this decision having lost faith in the American legal system, where my unprotected testimony served as entertainment and social media fodder," she said.

"Now I finally have an opportunity to emancipate myself from something I attempted to leave over six years ago and on terms I can agree to," Heard said.

The jury found Depp and Heard liable for defamation -- but sided more strongly with the "Pirates" star following an intense six-week trial riding on bitterly contested allegations of domestic abuse.

The jury awarded $10 million in damages to Depp after finding that a 2018 newspaper article penned by Heard on her experience of "sexual violence" was defamatory.

Heard, who had countersued, was awarded $2 million.

The case, live streamed to millions, featured lurid and intimate details about the Hollywood celebrities' private lives.

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Amber Heard Agrees To Pay Johnny Depp $1 Million In Defamation Case

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their acrimonious defamation case, they said Monday, with the actress agreeing to pay her former husband $1 million over claims he physically abused her.

In a post on Instagram, Heard said she was dropping an appeal against the $10 million payout she had been ordered to make by a jury because she "simply cannot go through" another trial.

"After a great deal of deliberation I have made a very difficult decision to settle the defamation case," she said.

"I make this decision having lost faith in the American legal system, where my unprotected testimony served as entertainment and social media fodder," the 36-year-old said.

"Now I finally have an opportunity to emancipate myself from something I attempted to leave over six years ago and on terms I can agree to," she said. "I have made no admission. This is not an act of concession."

In a legal battle involving suits and countersuits, a Virginia jury found Depp and Heard both liable for defamation -- but sided more strongly with the "Pirates of the Carribean" star following an intense six-week trial riding on bitterly contested allegations of domestic abuse.

The jury awarded $10.35 million in damages to Depp, and $2 million to Heard.

Lawyers for 59-year-old Depp on Monday hailed the settlement.

"We are pleased to formally close the door on this painful chapter for Mr. Depp, who made clear throughout this process that his priority was about bringing the truth to light," attorneys Benjamin Chew and Camille Vasquez said.

"The jury's unanimous decision and the resulting judgement in Mr. Depp's favor against Ms. Heard remain fully in place.

"The payment of $1 million -- which Mr. Depp is pledging and will (actually) donate to charities -- reinforces Ms. Heard's acknowledgement of the conclusion of the legal system's rigorous pursuit for justice."

- 'Defended my truth' -

Depp sued Heard over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in December 2018 in which she described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."

The Texas-born Heard did not name Depp in the piece, but he sued her for implying he was a domestic abuser and sought $50 million in damages.

Heard countersued for $100 million, saying she was defamed by statements made by Depp's lawyer, Adam Waldman, who told the Daily Mail her abuse claims were a "hoax."

The case, livestreamed to millions, featured lurid and intimate details about the Hollywood celebrities' private lives.

Heard's lawyers said following the trial that the actress did not have the resources to pay Depp the $10 million in damages.

In her Instagram post, Heard said she "defended my truth and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed.

"The vilification I have faced on social media is an amplified version of the ways in which women are revictimised when they come forward," she said.

"I was exposed to a type of humiliation that I simply cannot relive.

"Even if my US appeal is successful, the best outcome would be a retrial where a new jury would have to consider the evidence again," she said. "I simply cannot go through that for a third time."

Entertainment outlet Variety said Heard had initially made claims of domestic abuse in 2016 during her divorce from the "Edward Scissorhands" star.

In a settlement she was granted $7 million and the issue was shelved, with the couple signing non-disparagement and non-disclosure agreements.

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