A juror in Johnny Depp’s trial has spoken out about his bombshell trial with Amber Heard, suggesting that they ‘have been each abusive to one another’.
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 58, sued his ex-wife for defamation over an op-ed she wrote in 2018, discussing her expertise with home abuse.
The jury present in his favor and awarded him $10million, whereas the Aquaman actress, 36, received one rely of her countersuit, getting $2m in damages.
An nameless male juror – one of many seven folks making the choice – spoke to Good Morning America in regards to the resolution, stating that almost all felt Heard was extra the aggressor.
He additionally claimed that her emotional testimony was ‘not practical’, telling the outlet: ‘The crying, the facial expressions, the staring on the jury… All of us have been very uncomfortable.
‘She would reply one query and he or she can be crying, and two seconds later she would flip ice chilly…
‘A few of us used the expression “crocodile tears”.’
The juror in query mentioned that he personally didn’t imagine that Depp ever hit Heard, however that they have been ‘mutually abusive’ in the direction of one another.
‘In the end, what I feel is truthful is that they have been abusive in the direction of one another,’ he mentioned.
‘They'd their husband-wife arguments. They have been each yelling at one another. I don’t suppose that makes both of them proper or mistaken. That’s what you do if you get into an argument, I assume.
‘However to rise to the extent of what she was claiming, there wasn’t sufficient or any proof that basically supported what she was saying.
‘A variety of the jury felt what he was saying, on the finish of the day, was extra plausible.
‘He simply appeared a little bit extra actual by way of how he was responding to questions.
‘His emotional state was very steady all through.’
The person described Depp’s authorized crew as ‘sharp’, however mentioned that Heard’s attorneys had ‘sharp elbows’, suggesting that they got here off as abrasive.
He additionally denied any suggestion that the jurors have been swayed by the response on social media, which was overwhelmed with movies, footage, articles and posts concerning the proceedings, and insisted that some on the jury ‘made it some extent to not discuss it’.
After a six-week trial and 13 hours of deliberation, the seven-person jury – made up of 5 males and two girls – discovered Heard did defame Depp regardless of not naming him within the Washington Put up article.
The Justice League actress is having to pay $8m to her ex-husband, however can be interesting the choice.
She appeared in an interview on the TODAY present following the choice, and informed the host that she nonetheless has fond emotions for her former husband.
‘Completely. I really like him. I cherished him with all my coronary heart and I attempted the perfect I may to make a deeply damaged relationship work and I couldn’t,’ she mentioned. ‘I've no dangerous emotions or sick will in the direction of him in any respect. I do know that may be onerous to grasp.
‘Or it may be very easy to grasp when you've got simply ever cherished anybody… It needs to be straightforward.’
Heard mentioned she feels she’s ‘not likeable’ – referencing the sturdy public response to the trial – and added: ‘I'm not an ideal sufferer. However after I testified I requested the jury to see me as human and right here, his personal phrases, which is a promise to do that, it appears as if he has.’
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