JOHNNY DEPP AMBER HEARD. The trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is over. The verdict is now awaited.
[Mis à jour le 30 mai 2022 à 15h31] The defamation suit between Johnny Depp to Amber Heard is over. From now on, it is up to the jury to deliberate and render its verdict. However, many proofs and testimonies have been brought to the file, and the jurors must agree before rendering their decision. This Monday, May 30, 2022 is also a public holiday in the United States. If a decision is made, it will therefore not be today but, at the earliest, this Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
Jurors retired to deliberate Friday in Fairfax court after a seven-week trial. No verdict was pronounced following the final hearing of the trial. The two ex-spouses accuse each of defamation and domestic violence. Johnny Depp is claiming $50 million from his former wife, who is asking for double that. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor had filed a complaint against his former wife after a column published in the Washington Post in 2018 in which she claimed to be the victim of domestic violence, without naming him, ruining his career according to him. This is not the first lawsuit between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. In 2020, the Pirates of the Caribbean star lost the lawsuit against the Sun, which called him an “abusive husband” in an article.
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. It should also be remembered that Monday, May 30, 2022 is a public holiday in the United States, which postpones the resumption of the debates by one day. Discussions cannot resume until May 31, 2022.
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 “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor 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.
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 accuses him of domestic violence, which Johnny Depp denies, claiming to have received blows from his ex-wife. 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”.