Johnny Depp is anticipated to testify in a Virginia courtroom on Tuesday within the US defamation trial through which he accuses his ex-wife, Amber Heard, of ruining his profession with false accusations of violence throughout their relationship.
Depp, 58, alleges Heard, 35, defamed him when she penned a December 2018 opinion piece within the Washington Submit about being a survivor of home abuse. He filed a $50m lawsuit in opposition to Heard in 2018.
The article by no means talked about Depp by title, however Depp’s lawyer Benjamin Chew informed jurors per week in the past that it was clear Heard was referencing the Hollywood main man.
Attorneys for Heard have argued she informed the reality and that her opinion was protected as free speech underneath the US structure’s first modification.
Witnesses known as by Depp’s attorneys have included mates and a physician and a nurse who mentioned they handled him for substance abuse. The witnesses testified that they had been conscious of arguments between the couple however had not witnessed bodily abuse by Depp towards Heard.
“Their arguments had been a set off for him emotionally,” Debbie Lloyd, who labored as a nurse for Depp when he was engaged to Heard, mentioned in a videotaped 8 March deposition that was performed for the jury on Monday. “They'd trigger him to be upset, add stress.”
When requested by a lawyer for Depp if she was conscious that any of the arguments between Depp and Heard turned bodily, Lloyd replied: “No.”
A state courtroom choose in Fairfax county, Virginia is overseeing the trial, which is in its second week and is anticipated to final for six weeks.
Lower than two years in the past, Depp misplaced a UK libel case in opposition to the Solar, which had labelled him a “spouse beater”. A excessive courtroom choose in London dominated he had repeatedly assaulted Heard and put her in worry for her life.
Within the US case, Depp and Heard each submitted lengthy lists of potential witnesses they may placed on the stand.
Heard’s checklist contains her ex-boyfriend Tesla chief government, Elon Musk, with whom she texted about Depp. Additionally on the checklist of potential witnesses is the actor James Franco.
The Washington Submit just isn't a defendant within the case. Depp’s attorneys have mentioned they filed the case in Fairfax county, outdoors the District of Columbia, as a result of the newspaper is printed there.
The US is a tough discussion board for libel claimants, particularly public figures corresponding to Depp, who should show by clear and convincing proof that Heard knowingly made false claims.
Heard has introduced her personal libel declare in opposition to Depp, saying he smeared her by calling her a liar. She is searching for $100m in damages, in response to courtroom papers. The counterclaim will likely be determined as a part of the trial.
Post a Comment