Johnny Depp trial: Amber Heard loses bid to dismiss defamation suit

Amber Heard has misplaced her bid to have her lawsuit dismissed (Image: AP)

Amber Heard misplaced her bid to have Johnny Depp’s $50million (£39m) defamation lawsuit dismissed.

The Aquaman actress’ group made a movement to dismiss the case earlier right now, one thing that Depp’s legal professionals disputed in a prolonged speech.

Choose Penney Azcarate is presiding over the case, held on the Fairfax County Courtroom in Virgina, and dominated that ample proof had been offered to proceed the case.

‘If there's a scintilla of proof that a cheap juror may weigh, then the matter survives a movement to strike,’ she famous through Deadline.

She additionally defined that there was ‘proof that jurors may weigh that the statements have been concerning the plaintiff, that the statements have been printed and that the assertion was false, and that the defendant made the assertion realizing it to be false or that the defendant made it so recklessly as to quantity to willful disregard for the reality.

‘The load of that proof is as much as the actual fact finders.’

Johnny sued ex-wife Amber Heard over her op-ed (Image: AP)

After a lunch break, the trial continued with Heard’s legal professionals calling their first witness, with Dr Daybreak Hughes, a scientific and forensic psychologist, taking the stand.

Heard was resulting from be the opening witness within the protection however will reportedly be second on the stand as her group ‘shifts techniques’.

Heard was resulting from take the stand first however there was a ‘shift’ in techniques (Image: Getty)

Depp launched a lawsuit towards his ex-wife over her 2018 op-ed within the Washington Submit, through which she wrote about her expertise of struggling home abuse.

Whereas she didn’t title the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, his legal professionals argued that this falsely implies that he sexually and bodily abused her – one thing he has fiercely denied.

The 36-year-old has countersued for $100million (£76m), claiming that her former associate libeled her by calling her a liar.

The trial started final month, with Depp amongst these taking the stand beside varied witnesses, together with Heard’s former nurse, their former couple’s therapist and the Edward Scissorhands’ actor’s safety guard.

The trial continues.