Johnny Depp's First Wife Says She Was 'Terrified' He'd Lose 'Horrific' Amber Heard Trial
12.04.2023 - 23:37
/ perezhilton.com
Johnny Depp’s first wife is breaking her silence on his defamation trial against Amber Heard, and she is firmly on his side.
In a rare new interview on the Popcorned Planet podcast on Tuesday night, Lori Allison opened up about what it was like to watch the “horrific” court case between the feuding exes.
As Perezcious readers know, in 2018, the Aquaman actress spoke out about domestic violence in a Washington Post op-ed, causing a ton of continued backlash for the Pirates of the Caribbean lead. This followed their 2016 divorce, in which she initially, famously accused him of abuse. Following the WP piece, he sued her for defamation and they both appeared in court last year for a lengthy trial. It was widely televised — and while some fans were eager to see every minute of the show-down, Johnny’s ex-wife wasn’t exactly one of them — she was too stressed out!
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When asked how she felt seeing “she who shall not be named making all these accusations and putting [Johnny] through the wringer,” Lori recalled her own interactions with Amber, saying:
We can imagine it was an extra challenging trial to watch if you knew either of them personally. On her opinion of the trial, she added:
The 65-year-old then seemed to reference Isaac Baruch, one of the musician’s closets friends who also testified on his behalf, noting:
Of course, Johnny did come out victorious. A Virginia jury sided with him and awarded him $10.35 million in damages (though he was also required to pay her $2 million for things his attorney said during the battle). Both filed appeals, but they managed to settle the case before heading to court again. In December, it was revealed the Fantastic Beasts