JOHNNY DEPP AMBER HEARD. The deliberations resume this Wednesday, June 1, 2022, while no verdict has yet been rendered in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial.
[Mis à jour le 1er juin 2022 à 12h35] No verdict has yet been delivered in the trial Johnny Depp-Amber Heard. Deliberations began on Friday May 27, 2022, before resuming on Tuesday. But after 9 hours of discussion, the jury made up of five men and two women failed to reach an agreement. Discussions will resume this Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
It is indeed necessary that the seven jurors find a unanimous agreement before rendering their verdict. A difficult task, especially since Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have each brought many proofs and testimonies which remain to be studied. In this case, the jury must determine whether the accusations of domestic violence have really damaged their reputation, their career and therefore their income, as Amber Heard and Johnny Depp each claim for their part. It is the jury that will decide who will be entitled to damages (Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, both or no one) and, if so, the amount that should be returned to them. The verdict is expected within the week.
According to information from Deadline, the jury in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial questioned Judge Penney Azcarate before giving their verdict. They have indeed asked if they should comment on the defamatory nature of the title of the forum written by Amber Heard, or on the rest of the text of the forum. They will have to take into account the title but also two other statements present in the body of the text.
This Tuesday, May 31, 2022, Johnny Depp’s lawyers filed a motion asking to cancel the closing argument of Amber Heard’s lawyers. The defense of the actress had indeed asked the jurors to consider in their final decision what message the victory of Johnny Depp would send to all victims of domestic violence. The actor’s lawyers said this “inappropriate argument” could influence the jury’s decision. If their request is accepted, the seven jurors will have to ignore this last argument when rendering their verdict.
The jurors in the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were called to deliberate on May 27, 2022, after six weeks of trial. So far, no verdict has been found. It is indeed necessary that all the members of the jury reach an agreement to render their verdict. This is expected within the week.
Why Johnny Depp and Amber Heard clash in court?
The second trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard opens in Fairfax (United States) on April 11, 2022 and ends on May 28, 2022. The actor of “Pirates of the Caribbean” had filed a defamation complaint against his former wife after a column published in the Washington Post in 2018. In this text, the actress ofAquaman claimed to be a victim of domestic violence. However, she never mentioned Johnny Depp’s name in this article. Amber Heard then counter-attacked by filing a complaint in turn against her ex-husband.
What risk Johnny Depp and Amber Heard at the end of the trial?
In the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, large sums of money are at stake, but also their reputation. The actor of Pirates of the Caribbean claims 50 million euros for the damages that the charges against him may have caused, according to his statements. His ex-girlfriend counterattacked by claiming the double. Beyond the financial aspect of this trial, it is above all the reputation of the two actors, and consequently their careers, which are tainted by these accusations.
Does Amber Heard risk prison? This is according to Aaron Minc, a lawyer specializing in defamation cases, with Geonews. According to him, “we are starting to have more and more objective evidence that she is lying under oath”. He also believes that the actress was able to “fabricate evidence, photos, bruises”. If prosecutors believe this is the case, “it could potentially lead to criminal charges and jail time.” However, no prosecution of this type has yet been opened against Amber Heard, the actress does not risk prison immediately. It would also be necessary to be able to prove that she tampered with evidence for her to suffer such consequences.
In France, no trial is broadcast live or streamed for everyone to see. But things in the United States are different. The trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began on April 11, 2022. And the confrontation between the two ex-spouses is broadcast live from the US. The American channel Court TV is responsible for broadcasting the trial live from Fairfax on its website. However, this is not accessible on platforms like Youtube.
Johnny Depp met Amber Heard on the set of the film Rhum Express, released in 2011. The couple married in 2015, before separating in 2016. The actress seen in Aquaman then accused her of domestic violence, which Johnny Depp denied , claiming to have received blows from his ex-wife. An agreement is finally reached and Amber Heard withdraws her complaint for domestic violence, for 7 million dollars.
A first Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial in 2020 in London
In July 2020, a defamation lawsuit pitted the actor against the Sun, which had called the actor a “violent husband”. On November 2, 2020, Johnny Depp lost his lawsuit against the Sun and appealed for judgment. After collecting testimony from the actress and relatives of both parties, Judge Nicol ruled that the words and qualifications used by the Sun in their article were “substantially true”.