Stars should testify as witnesses
Both Depp and Heard supporters gathered outside the courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on Monday. The jury selection was to take only one day. During the trial, which is scheduled to last several weeks, actors James Franco and Paul Bettany, actress Ellen Barkin and Tesla founder Elon Musk are expected to testify.
Depp and Heard had previously faced each other at a trial in London in 2020. At the time, Depp sued the British tabloid The Sun, which had described him as a “wife bully”. At the trial, Heard testified as a witness and accused Depp of repeatedly assaulting her while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
The actor firmly rejected the allegations and accused his ex-wife of being the “aggressive part” in their conflict-ridden relationship. In the trial once morest the “Sun” he finally lost.
