EXCLUSIVE: Amber Heard will take the stand in the Fairfax County Courthouse next week as the first witness for her defense in the $50 million defamation trial instigated by Johnny Depp.
11.04.2022 - 15:05 / variety.com
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAfter losing in a U.K. court in 2020, Johnny Depp will get a second chance to try to refute allegations that he abused ex-wife Amber Heard at a trial opening today in Virginia.Depp sued Heard in 2019 over an op-ed she published in the Washington Post in which she alluded to prior allegations against Depp, saying she had become “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”She did not identify Depp by name in the op-ed or go into any details of the abuse, instead focusing on the backlash she had endured since making the claims in 2016 and the work still remaining for the #MeToo movement.
But those six words prompted a $50 million claim from Depp, whose attorneys accused her of orchestrating an elaborate hoax in order to cripple his career. That allegation — that she had concocted a hoax — in turn led her to file a $100 million counterclaim.
Over the next six weeks, jurors in Fairfax, Va. — about 20 miles outside of Washington, D.C.
— will hear witness testimony and review texts and photographs, and will ultimately have to decide who is telling the truth. Jury selection begins today and opening statements could be heard on Tuesday.The trial will be broadcast on Court TV, and is expected to cause a media frenzy outside the Fairfax County Courthouse, where spectators will be lining up early in the morning to claim one of the few seats in Courtroom 5J.
Judge Penney Azcarate has already forbidden spectators from camping out overnight on the courthouse grounds.For Depp, the trial represents perhaps a last opportunity to salvage his career. He denies Heard’s allegations and claims that she is the one who abused him.In June 2018, he sued The Sun newspaper in the United Kingdom over an article that
.EXCLUSIVE: Amber Heard will take the stand in the Fairfax County Courthouse next week as the first witness for her defense in the $50 million defamation trial instigated by Johnny Depp.
Johnny Depp took to the stand to testify in his civil defamation case against his former wife Amber Heard - and the allegations keep on coming. The 58 year old Hollywood actor married Amber in 2015, but they split acrimoniously only one year later, with the actress claiming the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory star had been violent towards her, filing for divorce and a temporary restraining order.The feuding exes engaged in a war of words via the press, and when their divorce was officially finalised in 2017, Amber received a $7m settlement, which she pledged to split between a children's hospital she was a patron of and a domestic violence charity.
Not buying it. Howard Stern criticized Johnny Depp for his “dramatic” testimony in his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is in full swing and ET will be streaming it live as new revelations are revealed and new witnesses take the stand.The court proceedings, in Fairfax, Virginia, kick off at 10 a.m. local time and run through 5 p.m., as witnesses close to Depp and Heard take the stand and give testimony regarding the former couple's tumultuous relationship.Depp is suing Heard for $50 million over in response to an op-ed Heard wrote for the in December 2018 about being the victim of domestic violence.
Howard Stern isn’t impressed with how Johnny Depp is handling himself during his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.
Johnny Depp took to the stand to testify in his civil defamation case against his former wife Amber Heard this week - and the bombshell allegations keep on coming.The 58 year old Hollywood actor married Amber in 2015, but they split acrimoniously only one year later, with the actress claiming the Donnie Brasco star had been violent towards her, filing for divorce and a temporary restraining order.The feuding exes engaged in a war of words via the press, and when their divorce was officially finalised in 2017, Amber received a $7m settlement, which she pledged to split between a children's hospital she was a patron of and a domestic violence charity. Aquaman actress Amber later penned a Washington Post op-ed about experiencing domestic violence, and while she didn't name the alleged perpetrator, Johnny launched a $50m libel lawsuit against her, claiming the article damaged his career and prevented him from getting roles.The case is now being heard in a Fairfax, Virginia courtroom, with Depp taking to the stand on Wednesday - and OK! has rounded up some of the biggest and most shocking bombshells.
Johnny Depp is sharing his “truth” amid his blockbuster libel lawsuit trial against Amber Heard.
Actor Johnny Depp took the witness stand on Tuesday in the U.S. defamation trial where he accuses ex-wife and actress Amber Heard of ruining his career with false accusations of violence during their relationship.
EXCLUSIVE: A week into the $50 million defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, the marquee player is about to take the stand.
Amber Heard's former personal assistant accused the "Aquaman" actress of creating an abusive work environment in a videotaped deposition played Thursday during actor Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife in Fairfax, Virginia. Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 35, for $50 million over an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post alleging she was the victim of domestic abuse. Heard never identified Depp directly, but attorneys for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor say her allegations have negatively impacted Depp's career and relationship with his family.
A marriage therapist testified in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial that the volatile couple engaged in “what I saw as mutual abuse.”
Johnny Depp was an ‘obsessed ex-husband hell-bent on revenge’, a court has heard, as the actor’s defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard got underway in the US state of Virginia. Lawyers on behalf of the Justice League actress said Mr Depp had sought to ‘ruin her life’ and that the situation was ‘disturbing, but not surprising’. The 58-year-old Pirates Of The Caribbean actor is suing Heard, his former partner, for libel over a 2018 article she wrote in The Washington Post in which she discussed her experiences of domestic abuse.
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp‘s defamation lawsuit is underway.
Johnny Depp was pictured arriving at Fairfax County Courthouse in Virginia on Monday as he embarked on his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, who was also pictured. The pair have been involved in a bitterly fought out legal battle over domestic abuse claims directed towards Johnny by Amber, which each side has disputed over in regards to falsities and truths of the matter.The defamation trial taking place in Virginia is going ahead as Johnny sues Amber for $50 million over her 2018 op-ed published in The Washington Post – revealing herself to be a victim of domestic abuse – to which Amber is countersuing for $100 million.
Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard got underway in a Virginia courtroom on Tuesday, with lawyers for the actor arguing Heard faked her domestic abuse to advance her career.
Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against Amber Heard is now underway. The 58-year-old actor, who is suing his 35-year-old ex for what he says are career-damaging allegations that he abused her during their three-year marriage, was photographed leaving a courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia on April 11, the day the jury selection started in the case. He wore a gray suit and black tie during the appearance and round-framed sunglasses as his shoulder-length locks were down.