Johnny Depp verdict

The waiting continued Tuesday at the Fairfax County Courthouse, but some Johnny Depp fans are sticking around to show their loyalty to the actor.

Fans debated whether they would commit to spending Wednesday at the courthouse. Depp’s daily appearance in the courthouse has led to a circus outside of it. “I’m going to stay here only because I wanted to say hello — they’re going to leave after the verdict,” she said. “I’m here to support him and hope he gets the verdict he deserves.” A handful of fans and curious observers sat in the hallway outside courtroom 5J, where the seven-week trial has been taking place, and compared notes on what they knew about Depp’s status. Someone set up a cluster of microphones in front of the courthouse in case the verdict is reached, and the attorneys want to have a news conference.

After a six-week trial, a jury has deliberated for hours without reaching a verdict in the multimillion-dollar defamation case between Johnny Depp and Amber ...

Mr Depp said the top of his finger was severed when Ms Heard threw a vodka bottle at him in 2015. Ms Heard's lawyers told the jury that Mr Depp's libel claim must fail if Ms Heard suffered even a single incident of abuse. Because Mr Depp is a public figure, Ms Heard can only be found guilty of defamation if the jury decides that she acted with “actual malice", meaning that: Mr Depp filed a $US50 million ($70 million) defamation suit against Ms Heard, alleging that the op-ed she wrote damaged his reputation and career. The article did not mention Mr Depp by name but his lawyer told jurors it was clear that Ms Heard was referring to him. At the centre of the legal case is a December 2018 opinion piece by Ms Heard in The Washington Post, in which she made a statement about domestic abuse.

Law & Crime Network's Angenette Levy believes the verdict may not be revealed until the end of the week.

What they’re saying: Angenette Levy, from the Law and Crime Network, stated the jury may take all week, saying, “For the most part, jurors take their duty very seriously. Driving the news: Depp sued Heard for $50 million over an op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post in 2018, where she described herself as a victim of domestic abuse, without naming Depp. When will there be a verdict in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial?

Former LA district attorney Emily D. Baker believes the question is very good news for one team in the high profile case.

“The law and the op ed weren’t mathing. At the beginning of this case, I didn’t think there was a path to victory. That is a big deal.” “Because I think if they find abuse in a broad form, which it can be, that is the count he can win on. And that is really important to know. “This is a good question for Depp,” she said.

A jury finished a second day of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the defamation claims of Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard over their.

During his testimony, Depp testified that he never struck Heard, that she concocted the abuse allegations, and that she was the one who physically attacked him, multiple times. Heard testified that Depp physically or sexually assaulted her more than a dozen times. Each accuses the other of destroying their career.

Johnny Depp hit the stage on the guitar with friend and collaborator Jeff Beck for the second night in a row.

In March 2021, his attempt to overturn the decision was overruled. He is part of the band Hollywood Vampires with rockers Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. Beck added at the time, "You'll be hearing more from Johnny and me in a little while but until then we hope you find some comfort and solidarity in our take on this Lennon classic."

Courtroom porn and social media have turned innocent bystanders into a mass of mudslingers.

I wasn’t surprised that the memes about Amber Heard far outnumbered those about Johnny Depp. I wasn’t surprised that the cruel and vitriolic discourse was predominantly aimed at the woman. And the queasier I felt about this behavior—even if millions of others were doing the same—the more I came to realize that distortion, not objectivity, has evolved into an acceptable lingua franca. This blurring of public figures and private lives can do a number on us—as bystanders, as an audience. What’s more, we have become so attuned to this narrow, cynical cycle of social media encounters that we consider the trial not tragic or pathetic, but as a pure car wreck: accessible, tawdry, and immediately gratifying. It’s like going to the opera and reading a couple of translated supertitles but not understanding Italian. And despite whatever else this is, it is a soap opera. As we all do nowadays, we watch or we read or we media-graze about these private turned public spectacles in bits and bytes, fearing that the sheer rancor and vulgarity might leave a kind of virtual stench—or, in my case, worrying that prolonged viewing might be triggering.

Former “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Johnny Depp has been locked in a protracted defamation trial with his ex-wife Amber Heard for the last several weeks.

“Jeff Beck and I recorded this song Isolation last year, as our take on a beautiful John Lennon tune. Afraid of the Sun!’ — seemed to Jeff and me especially profound right now, this song about isolation, fear, and existential risks to our world,” Depp said back then in a press release on Beck’s website. Here he is, my good mate.” “He came knocking on my dressing room door about five years ago, and we haven’t stopped laughing since,” the “E-Pro” singer said. Ahead of verdict in trial with Heard, Johnny Depp straps on a guitar with Jeff Beck Depp made a surprise appearance on stage with guitarist Jeff Beck not once but twice over the Memorial Day weekend while waiting for the verdict in his trial with Heard.

The actor performed alongside the rock legend at London's Royal Albert Hall.

here he is." "We kept it quiet because… Depp performed alongside the rock legend at London's Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday night, the third time this week.

Johnny Depp reunites with ex-girlfriend Kate Moss in London as he awaits verdict in Amber Heard trial.

Three years after their, Johnny spoke about the end of their relationship – and admitted he was at fault. I couldn't do that and I was horrific to live with. Kate, who gave evidence in the trial as a rebuttal witness, publicly showed her support for Johnny again by attending the concert. "Sure I should care about my movies, but when I get home I should try to leave that stuff behind. "I have been so stupid because we had so much going for our relationship. Nightmare. Years and years of crying.

The crowd at the concert gave Johnny Depp a standing ovation and cheered "We love you" as the actor played guitar.

Ms Heard is countersuing Mr Depp for $100 million, accusing the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star of defaming her. The seven-member jury is currently deliberating on the case. Mr Depp is suing Ms Heard in Virginia's Fairfax County Circuit Court over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post, describing herself as victim of domestic abuse.

Depp is currently awaiting the verdict of the defamation case with his ex-wife Amber Heard. Johnny Depp has once again appeared on stage alongside musician Jeff ...

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A jury finished a second day of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the defamation claims of Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard.

During his testimony, Depp testified that he never struck Heard, that she concocted the abuse allegations, and that she was the one who physically attacked him, multiple times. Heard testified that Depp physically or sexually assaulted her more than a dozen times. Each accuses the other of destroying their career. The judge told Depp's attorneys in court that she would not entertain the motion because the case is in the hands of the jury now. In their written motion, Depp's attorneys said Heard's lawyer told the jury that its decision in the case would send a message to “every victim of domestic abuse everywhere.” Heard attorney Benjamin Rottenborn told the jury that a ruling against Heard “sends a message that no matter what you do as an abuse victim, you always have to do more.” Jurors then deliberated another seven hours on Tuesday. They are scheduled to resume deliberations Wednesday in Fairfax County Circuit Court.

Heard told the jury that she'd noticed a tattoo on her husband's arm. It was old and faded and she couldn't make it out, she said. He told her it said “Wino ...

She said that eventually there were so many coins in the piggy bank that it was too heavy to move and she had to stay. She alleged that Johnny had been on a rampage, that the rampage had resulted in a lot of broken bottles. The loudest theory in the court of public opinion, it appeared, is that she was a manipulative liar and Johnny was railroaded. She said that each act of violence felt like a coin she was depositing into a piggy bank, an investment in their future relationship. That it had to get better because she didn’t see how it could get worse. It meant that domestic violence was messy and nuanced and often contradictory and confusing. I watched part of the trial with my mother, who spent many years as a marital and family therapist and whose clients had encompassed both victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. He appeared bewildered by his entire relationship with Heard. “It was rapid fire, an endless parade of insults, and you know, looking at me like I was a fool,” he said, seeming despondent. Gawking and thrilling at celebrities’ dirty laundry is a well-honed spectator sport, but throughout the trial, I kept reading coverage that was tonally a mess: The Daily Beast turned the most incendiary allegations into cheeky bullet points — “The Poop-On-The-Bed Fiasco,” “The Headbutt” — as if detailing a reality-show highlight reel rather than the dissolution of someone’s life and marriage. Watching this trial has felt alternatingly prurient and surreal, the kind of trial in which Marilyn Manson is casually listed as a Thanksgiving dinner guest at one of Johnny Depp’s penthouses. That one of their dogs must have pooped on the bed, because seriously, she said, what 30-something woman would do that? Certainly I knew about it, as would any self-respecting elder millennial weaned on “Edward Scissorhands” and the tabloid magazines of the 1990s.

Fans have speculated on whether either actor will be in court for the jury verdict in the defamation trial.

They have a mountain of evidence to go through, and several verdict outcomes are possible. In response, Heard countersued for $100 million on a charge of nuisance. Depp argued that the piece was obviously referring to him and had damaged his reputation, including his ability to get acting jobs.

A seven-person jury on Wednesday reached a verdict regarding Johnny Depp's defamation suit against his former wife Amber Heard.

Heard countersued for $100 million and said she was only ever violent with Depp in self-defense or defense of her younger sister. Heard’s countersuit, which centered around three statements made by Depp’s former attorney in 2020 to the Daily Mail, in which he described Heard's allegations of abuse as a "hoax." Depp sued for $50 million in damages over a 2018 opinion-editorial essay in The Washington Post, in which Heard said she had become a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” Although the essay never mentioned Depp by name, his attorneys said it indirectly referred to allegations she made against him during their 2016 divorce.

A jury in Fairfax, Virginia, reached a decision Wednesday in the defamation case brought by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

The jury reached a verdict, and it is set to be read in about 90 minutes. "Someone who survived abuse and didn’t allow his name to be tarnished by lies," the user wrote. Just before 2 p.m. ET, the hashtag "#JusticeForJohnnyDepp" began to trend with more than 40,000 tweets. “Your presence shows where your priorities are," according to a statement from Heard's camp. The seven person panel deliberated for approximately 13 hours. Heard has countersued Depp for $100 million.

Jurors reached a verdict on Wednesday in Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard. The verdict will be announced at noon PT ...

The jury started its deliberations on Friday, and were given intricate instructions that have them weighing whether any of three statements in the Heard op ed rise to the level of defamation. “Johnny Depp plays guitar in the UK while Amber Heard waits for a verdict in Virginia. Depp is taking his snickering and lack of seriousness on tour.” Johnny Depp will not be there for the announcement of the verdict.

The verdict is expected to be read at the Fairfax, Virginia courtroom at 3 p.m EST. The jury has been deliberating for about 14 hours. Depp sued Heard for ...

"I believe Johnny's attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of freedom of speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the UK," Heard said. The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million dollars in punitive damages. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. The jury awarded Heard $2 million in compensatory damages and no money for punitive damages. Depp sought $50 million in damages and Heard sought $100 million. Though Depp was not named in the article, he claims it cost him lucrative acting roles.

The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial moved to the jury Friday after six weeks of testimony.

The jury for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial has reached a verdict. (Heard’s attorneys argued for the trial to take place in Los Angeles, where she and Depp lived.) Jouvenal wrote that free speech advocates were worried that the state had become “a magnet for dubious litigation aimed at punishing critics and blunting aggressive media coverage on topics of public concern.” Documents from the Depp-Heard case are now public on the Fairfax County Court website. Not knowing how long deliberations would take, the crowds of Depp fans had largely cleared out last Friday after closing arguments. “Actionable” means both false and defamatory — that is, harmful to someone’s reputation. There was a sudden flurry of activity at the courthouse around 1:30 p.m. when Court TV and the Law & Crime network began reporting a verdict had been reached. When the plaintiff accusing a defendant of defamation is a public figure (like Johnny Depp), their legal team has to prove actual malice — that is, that the defendant either knew the communication was false or acted recklessly with regard to whether it was true — thanks to the 1964 Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. v. Like many women, I had been harassed and sexually assaulted by the time I was of college age. I knew certain things early on, without ever having to be told. It will bring an end to the seven-week trial that brought emotional testimony recounting Depp and Heard’s tumultuous relationship and its fallout. The trial was held in Virginia, where the printing presses and servers of The Washington Post are located.

Mr. Depp sued Ms. Heard for defamation after she described herself in an op-ed as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” She countersued.

Mr. Dougherty said that the publication of the op-ed was timed to coincide with the release of the movie “Aquaman,” in which Ms. Heard had a starring role. Mr. Depp’s lawyers asserted that the article made clear allusions to Ms. Heard’s prior accusations — which Mr. Depp denied — and that they were central to the piece’s relevance. And a Disney production executive, Tina Newman, testified that she was unaware of any decisions about Mr. Depp’s potential role in a sixth “Pirates” movie that were connected directly to Ms. Heard’s op-ed. Another A.C.L.U employee sent a first draft of the op-ed to Ms. Heard, and during the editing process with her lawyers, mention of her marriage and successful application for a temporary restraining order were excised, Mr. Dougherty testified. “We had hope,” Mr. Whigham said, “and it became clear to me in early 2019 that it was over.” An email from a communications department employee there suggested that Ms. Heard write an article about how victims of gender-based violence “have been made less safe under Trump and how people can take action,” and noted that Ms. Heard could weave in her personal story. During cross-examination one of Ms. Heard’s lawyers, Ben Rottenborn, confronted Mr. Depp with text messages he had written describing Ms. Heard with obscenities, and calling her a “worthless hooker” at one point. The agreement was verbal, not formally written out into a contract, Mr. Whigham testified, but in early 2019, it became clear to him that Disney would be “going in a different direction.” After news broke in 2016 that Ms. Heard had been granted a temporary restraining order against him, citing allegations of spousal abuse, Mr. Depp said, he felt a responsibility to clear his name. Ms. Heard testified that the first time Mr. Depp hit her was several years after they first met in 2009, when she auditioned for “The Rum Diary,” a movie in which she ended up playing his love interest. Ms. Heard described more than a dozen other instances in which she says Mr. Depp was violent toward her, every one of which he denies. Mr. Depp claimed that Ms. Heard’s op-ed “devastated” his career and reputation.

The focus of the case was a 2018 editorial Heard wrote in the Washington Post calling herself 'a public figure representing domestic abuse'

In final arguments, attorneys for Heard told the panel ruling against her would mean they were telling abuse victims: “If you didn’t take pictures, it didn’t happen. Outside the court, Depp attorneys Benjamin Chew and Camille Vasquez offered comments before a cheering crowd of Depp fans. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly humiliated. “From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously,’’ she said. “The disappointment I feel today is beyond words.

After a six-week trial, jurors have delivered their verdict in the defamation case US actor Johnny Depp brought against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

"It is a problem, not just in the context of defamation but in the context of public safety and private safety." That has to change." One of Mr Depp's lawyers, Ben Chew, said he was "most pleased that the trial has resonated for so many people in the public who value truth and justice". "I'm heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband. Ms Heard said the disappointment she felt in the outcome was "beyond words" but offered the following: Mr Depp was not in court for the verdict, having made a surprise appearance in the UK with musician Jeff Beck in the days before it was delivered.

A jury has ruled in favour of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, who had accused him of abuse.

Outside court, Depp’s fans began gathering shortly after 2pm when it was announced that the jury had come to a decision. Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. Much of the trial’s central evidence was also aired in court two years ago, when Depp sued The Sun in London for calling him a “wife beater.” The judge in that case ruled that Heard’s abuse claims were “substantially true.” From the beginning, it was clear that most of the online traffic was siding with Johnny Depp and suspicious of Heard, who Depp claimed had tormented him so much during their relationship that he would often lock himself in bathrooms to escape her “endless parade” of insults and abuse. Heard, in response, had counter-sued Depp for $US100 million, over claims by his former lawyer that she was engaging in an “abuse hoax”. She argued that it was Depp’s own behaviour – fuelled by drugs and alcohol – that led to his demise. In a verdict delivered after only 13 hours of deliberations, the seven-member jury sided with the Pirates of the Caribbean star, who had claimed his reputation had been damaged by allegations that he was a domestic abuser.