Jurors will begin deliberations on the dueling defamation claims from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on Friday following six weeks of explicit and graphic evidence and testimony that detailed the former Hollywood couple’s soured relationship. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, 58, sued Heard in Virginia for $50 million and argued that she defamed…
Depp, Heard Lawyers Make Final Pitch to Jurors in Defamation Case
Johnny Depp’s attorneys appealed to jurors on Friday to restore his reputation with a verdict in his favor, while lawyers for his ex-wife Amber Heard asked them to recognize her free speech rights when they decide the actors’ dueling defamation claims. The 58-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star sued Heard in Virginia for $50 million…
Amber Heard Details Death Threats as Testimony Ends in Johnny Depp Defamation Case
“Aquaman” actor Amber Heard delivered the final testimony in the multimillion-dollar defamation battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp on Thursday, telling jurors she has faced daily harassment and death threats since she accused the Hollywood star of abuse. Depp, 58, sued Heard in Virginia for $50 million and argued that she defamed him when she called…
Depp Retakes Witness Stand, Calls Heard’s Allegations Insane
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—Johnny Depp called his ex-wife’s accusations of sexual and physical abuse “insane” Wednesday as he returned to the witness stand in his libel suit against Amber Heard. “Ridiculous, humiliating, ludicrous, painful, savage, unbelievably brutal, cruel, and all false,” Depp said when asked about his reaction to hearing Heard’s allegations when she testified earlier…
Kate Moss Testifies in Support of Johnny Depp in Defamation Case
British model Kate Moss briefly took the witness stand in the defamation battle between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on Wednesday as his attorneys tried to convince a jury that Heard was the abuser in their relationship. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, 58, is suing Heard in Virginia for $50 million, saying she…
Amber Heard Rests Case in Civil Suit Without Calling Depp
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—Actor Amber Heard rested her case Tuesday in the civil suit between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp without calling Depp to the stand. Heard’s lawyers had initially suggested they would call Depp as a witness, but ultimately opted against it. Depp is suing Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court over a…
Surgeon: Johnny Depp’s Severed Finger Story Has Flaws
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—A hand surgeon testified Monday that Johnny Depp could not have lost the tip of his middle finger the way he told jurors it happened in his civil lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. The finger injury, which occurred in a March 2015 fight in Australia between Depp and Heard, has been one of…
Heard’s Lawyers Try to Poke Holes in Depp’s Libel Lawsuit
Attorneys for actress Amber Heard spent much of last week trying to portray her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, as a jealous and drunken abuser who can only blame himself for his nose-diving Hollywood career. Since Heard concluded her testimony in a Virginia courtroom Tuesday, her lawyers have presented witness testimony from people who were once close…
Ex-girlfriend, Agent, Business Manager, Friend Testify Against Johnny Depp in Defamation Trial
To hear actress Ellen Barkin tell it, Johnny Depp was a controlling, jealous, and angry man even back in the 1990s, when the two dated. “Where are you going?” Barkin said Depp would ask her. “Who are you going with? What did you do last night?” Barkin recalled her relationship with Depp during a previously…
Amber Heard’s Friend Says She Saw Bruises Inflicted by Depp
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—A friend of actor Amber Heard testified Wednesday that she saw the bruises and cuts left in the aftermath of multiple incidents of abuse inflicted by Heard’s ex-husband, Johnny Depp. In a recorded deposition played for jurors, Raquel Pennington said she never personally witnessed Depp strike Heard. But she said she saw the…
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