It’s possible Johnny Depp may not pursue money awarded by Amber Heard trial verdict.
24.05.2022 - 20:43 / usmagazine.com
Another bizarre moment. Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against Amber Heard took an unexpected turn when a woman claimed the actor fathered her child.
As the court’s morning break started on Monday, May 23, the woman began her outburst as the Oscar nominee, 58, and his legal team prepared to leave the room. “All of a sudden, this woman … stands up in the back of the courtroom with her baby, and she says, ‘Johnny I love you, our souls are connected,’” Law & Crime‘s Angenette Levy recalled in a segment for the news outlet.
When the Pirates of the Caribbean star turned to wave to the fan, the woman reportedly told the actor that he fathered her child. “She held up the baby and she said, ‘This baby is yours,’” Levy said, adding that the deputy then escorted the woman out of the courtroom.
The incident wasn’t captured on the live feed from inside the trial because cameras had already been switched off for the break, but Levy tweeted that the woman later told a Law & Crime assistant that she was “joking.”
The trial between Depp and Heard, 36, has been full of shocking moments since it began earlier this year. The Secret Window actor is suing his ex-wife for defamation in connection with a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post. The Aquaman star didn’t mention Depp by name in the article, in which she described herself as a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault.
The Magic Mike XXL actress and the 21 Jump Street alum were married from February 2015 to January 2017. Two days after Heard filed for divorce in May 2016, she accused Depp of domestic violence and obtained a temporary restraining order against him.
A rep for the Kentucky native denied the allegations in a statement at the time, saying: “Given the brevity of this
It’s possible Johnny Depp may not pursue money awarded by Amber Heard trial verdict.
Zack Sharf Judy Bellinger, the court stenographer during the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial, said in an interview with Law & Crime Network that she witnessed several jury members dozing off to sleep during the course of the trial, which started April 11 and ended June 1. Law & Crime Network earned millions of views online from live-streaming the trial. Bellinger said she saw jury members in both the front and back rows falling asleep.“It was tough,” Bellinger said.
Johnny Depp has been seen for the first time since winning his defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard.MORE: Johnny Depp's lawyer Camille Vasquez has best reaction after court winThe 58-year-old actor was spotted sitting outside a pub in Newcastle with friends, including musician Jeff Beck, with whom he has been performing this week, and Sam Fender. WATCH: Johnny Depp's lawyer Camille Vasquez reacts to trial verdictJust moments earlier, he had been awarded compensatory damages of $10million (£8million) and a further $5 million (£4million) in punitive damages by a jury in Fairfax, Virginia.READ: Johnny Depp reunites with ex Kate Moss as he awaits Amber Heard trial verdictMORE: Johnny Depp's daughter has best reaction to question about famous dad in unearthed interviewJohnny was, understandably, in high spirits, and was seen enjoying a pint of Newcastle Brown Ale.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterIn his opening statement, Amber Heard’s attorney warned jurors that Johnny Depp’s lawyers were looking to turn his Virginia defamation trial into a soap opera. The attorney, Ben Rottenborn, said the case was not about “who you like more,” or “which party can sling more mud.” Instead, he said it was about the evidence and the law, and whether Depp could meet his legal burden to show that Heard had defamed him.“He can’t come close to doing that,” Rottenborn predicted.
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Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at an art gallery in the UK on Friday.MORE: Inside Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's 'intensely passionate' 15-month marriageThe actor - who is currently on a week break to Europe amid his ongoing case against Amber Hard - was pictured at King & McGaw, an art publisher and online retailer based in the Sussex seaside town of Newhaven.WATCH: Johnny Depp ‘the closest I’ve ever been’ to breakdown after severing fingerThe picture was shared on social media and later deleted, but not before fans caught it. Johnny was wearing his iconic glasses and big chunky rings in the snap, as he stood and rested his hands on the shoulders of the man taking the selfie.Johnny and Amber are currently on a break from their grueling trial, and during the week-long break in the ongoing case in Virginia, Johnny has disappeared for a vacation.STORY: Who is the father of Amber Heard's baby?RELATED: Why Johnny Depp's daughter Lily-Rose shunned Amber Heard weddingJohnny spent time in Europe with friends relaxing in the countryside before he visited the UK.