The jury in the judicial dispute between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard will continue deliberations that began on Friday to issue its decision at the conclusion of a six-week trial that received wide media coverage in which the two actors exchanged accusations of domestic violence..
Heard’s attorney, Elaine Breedhot, confirmed in her closing arguments Friday in Fairfax District Court near Washington, DC, that her client’s life had “become hell” since the trial began in the lawsuit..
Bridhoft asked the jury of five men and two women to dismiss Johnny Depp’s case to enable Heard “to continue her life and raise her child.”.”
As for the 58-year-old star, he also wants to “resuming his normal life”, according to his attorney, Cammy Vazquez..
The jury met Friday and deliberated more than two hours, but it has not yet reached a decision. The seven members will continue their deliberations next Tuesday, given that Monday is a holiday in the United States.
The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star accuses his ex-wife of damaging his reputation and undermining his career by asserting in an article published by the “Washington Post” in 2018 that she was subjected to domestic violence two years before that while they were still married, without explicitly mentioning his name. Deeb denies These accusations, and demanded $ 50 million in damages.
Heard, 36, launched a counterattack, demanding the actor to pay a double amount of $ 100 million, and the “Aquaman” and “Justice League” heroine considered that the “useless” lawsuit against Depp extends the “abuse and harassment” she says she suffered during her relationship with her husband. Previous.
As for her other attorney, Ben Rothenborn, he said after enumerating the quarrels that occurred between the spouses during the five years of their relationship, which the actress confirmed that some of them ended in violence, “If Amber is subjected to one assault, she wins.”.
Referring to a 2018 Washington Post article, he added, “Think of Depp and his attorney’s letter to Amber, and thus to every victim of domestic violence.“.
He told the jurors, “This trial means a lot more than Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard, and it’s about freedom of expression. Defend it and protect it.”.”
Depp’s attorney, Vasquez, responded by emphasizing that “the (US) First Amendment does not protect those who lie and defame others.”.
Depp’s lawyers sought to denounce what they described as Amber Heard’s “lies”, claiming that she wanted to “harm” her ex-husband..
“Exactly six years ago, on May 27, 2016, Heard filed a false claim against her husband for domestic violence 15 months ago,” Vasquez said. Vasquez stressed that it was her client who was the victim of his wife’s violence, not the other way around.
As for Depp’s other agent, Ben Chu, he said, “No woman before Amber Heard had accused Depp of assaulting her in 58 years, and not a single one after that.”.
He added that Johnny Depp “lost everything” and “Hollywood deleted it” after the article published by his ex-wife, because “everyone knew who I meant” in what she wrote..
He stressed that the actor “supports” the “MeToo” movement, which exposes and believes in violence against women.
Since April 11, the jury has heard dozens of hours of testimony and audio or video recordings that reveal horrific details from the couple’s lives that are the antithesis of Hollywood magic..
Heard recounted that Johnny Depp was turning into a “monster” under the influence of the mixture of drugs and alcohol he was using, and he was not following any treatment to get rid of addiction..
She said she was subjected to a smear campaign on social media that ruined her career when she split from Depp in May 2016..
She confirmed that she had been harassed through social networks since the start of the trial sessions, which were broadcast live on television stations, and that she had received “thousands” of death threats..
As for Johnny Depp, he was supported through the means of communication and from hundreds of supporters who used to gather every morning in front of the court..
In 2020, Depp lost a defamation lawsuit in London, which he filed against the British newspaper “The Sun”, which described him as an “abusive husband”..”