FAIRFAX, Va.—There’s not much room for middle ground in the testimony thus far from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in Depp’s libel suit against his ex-wife. One of them is lying. Heard has not yet finished telling the jury her side of things. Her testimony will continue May 16 once the trial—which has already stretched…
Amber Heard Takes Stand in Johnny Depp’s Libel Lawsuit
FAIRFAX, Va.—Actress Amber Heard told jurors Wednesday how difficult it has been for her to relive her troubled marriage to Johnny Depp as part of a libel lawsuit he filed against her . “I struggle to find the words to describe how painful this is,” she said at the outset of her testimony. “This is…
Depp Libel Suit Moves Ahead Against Heard After Resting Case
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—A judge on Tuesday let Johnny Depp move forward with his libel suit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, after the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star rested his case. Heard’s lawyers had asked the judge to dismiss the case, arguing that Depp had failed to make his case as a matter of law and…
Depp’s Agent Calls Heard Op-ed Piece on Abuse ‘Catastrophic’
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—Johnny Depp’s agent testified Monday that his ex-wife’s 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse was “catastrophic” to his career and coincided with the loss of a $23 million deal for a “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel. Amber Heard’s lawyers pushed back aggressively against the…
Tommy Robinson Must Wait for Ruling on Syrian Teenager’s Libel Claim
Tommy Robinson faces a wait to find out whether he has won or lost a libel case brought against him by a Syrian boy who was filmed being attacked at school. Justice Nicklin was due to hand down his written judgment on Monday, but the ruling has now been postponed. Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, commonly known by…
Are the Courts Moving to Require a More Responsible Press?
Commentary In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Sullivan v. the New York Times, a landmark opinion regarding libel law and a gift to irresponsible and inaccurate journalists across the land. Issued during the civil-rights era—a time when many constitutional protections were unthinkingly tossed aside in the name of…
Federal Judge Alleges Democrats Are Close to Controlling All Major News Outlets
A federal judge this week said that the Democrat Party is close to controlling the press as he detailed what he described as shocking bias against Republicans. D.C. Circuit Court Judge Laurence Silberman outlined his opposition to the Supreme Court’s key decision in 1964 in New York Times v. Sullivan, which has since protected many media…
Federal Judge Claims Democrats Are Close to Controlling All Major News Outlets
A federal judge last week said that the Democratic Party is close to controlling the press as he detailed what he described as shocking bias against Republicans. D.C. Circuit Court Judge Laurence Silberman outlined his opposition to the Supreme Court’s key decision in 1964 in New York Times v. Sullivan, which has since protected many media…
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