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Jurors started their deliberations Friday in the civil libel trial between actors Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, following six weeks of courtroom drama that peeled back the curtain on the stars' troubled marriage.Depp is suing Heard for $50 million in Virginia's Fairfax County Circuit Court over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse." Judge Penney Azcarate gave the jury its instructions Friday morning, ahead of the start of closing arguments from Depp and Heard's attorneys. When the jury deliberates, it will have to focus not only on whether there was abuse but also whether Heard's op-ed piece can be considered legally defamatory. The article itself focuses mostly on policy questions of domestic v...

IBJ illustration/ Sarah Ellis, Audrey Pelsor Digital collectibles aren’t replacing trading cards or commemorative bobbleheads quite yet, but local sports franchises like IndyCar and the Indianapolis Colts are still eyeing them as a new marketing tool that could attract younger and more tech-savvy fans. In fact, leaning into non-fungible tokens—commonly called NFTs—could prove to be a good business strategy for athletes, teams and sports leagues. That’s particularly true as fans look for new ways to engage with the athletes and teams they love and potentially profit from resale in the ever-evolving collectibles market. NFTs are usually limited-supply, virtual art that buyers can amass, sell or trade using either real money or cryptocurrencies. The tokens, which can so...

Andy Fletcher, the keyboardist and one of the founding members of Depeche Mode, is dead at 60 years old. A cause of death was not immediately known, though the news was announced by the band's Twitter on Thursday.  pic.twitter.com/RlB7QM6ckW— Depeche Mode (@depechemode) May 26, 2022 More commonly known was "Fletch" by friends and fans, Fletcher, a United Kingdom native, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the other members of Depeche Mode in 2020.  He was one of three core members of the band, a part of each of the 14 studio albums and six live albums they had released since 1981. In that time Depeche Mode was nominated for five Grammy Awards Originally founded in 1980, the group had continued to tour through 2022, with ...

EXCLUSIVE: MVD Entertainment Group has acquired worldwide rights to the autobiographical coming-of-age comedy 5-25-77, from writer-director Patrick Read Johnson (Spaced Invaders), slating it for release in North American theaters this fall, with an unveiling on digital and VOD to follow. The film’s title stems from the 1977 release date of George Lucas’ original Star Wars film—which today celebrates its 45th anniversary. It’s inspired by the true story of a nerdy, alienated, hopeful filmmaker named Pat Johnson (John Francis Daley) about growing up, falling in love, and becoming the very first fan of the movie that changed everything. Austin Pendleton (My Cousin Vinny), Colleen Camp (Die Hard with a Vengeance), Neil Flynn (Scrubs) and Justin Mentell (G-Force) also star. ...