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Amber Heard to appeal $10 million judgment in Johnny Depp defamation case

21Jul

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Amber Heard to appeal $10 million judgment in Johnny Depp defamation case

Amber Heard notified a Virginia court Thursday that she will appeal the $10.35 million judgment she was ordered to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp during a high-profile defamation trial that exposed the inner workings of their troubled marriage.Heard's lawyers filed a notice of appeal in Fairfax County Circuit Court, where a six-week trial featured riveting testimony from both Heard and Depp. The document notifies the Virginia Court of Appeals that Heard intends to appeal the judgment, as well as rulings the judge made after the verdict, including rejecting Heard's request to set aside the verdict and dismiss the lawsuit or order a new trial."We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment. We are therefore appealing the verdic...

Johnny Depp surprises fans at concert while jury deliberates in defamation trial

31May

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Johnny Depp surprises fans at concert while jury deliberates in defamation trial

Johnny Depp joined rocker Jeff Beck onstage at a concert at Sheffield City Hall in Sheffield, England, as a jury deliberates in the $50 million defamation suit he has brought against ex-wife Amber Heard.With Depp on guitar, the pair performed covers of Marvin Gay's "What's Goin' On" and John Lennon's "Isolation" and several others on Sunday night. The duo recently released their version of "Isolation" as a single. Beck coined the duo as "musical soulmates" on his website. "Johnny and I have been working on music together for a while now and we recorded this track during our time in the studio last year," Beck wrote. "We weren't expecting to release it so soon but given all the hard days and true 'isolation' that people are going through in these cha...

Johnny Depp surprises crowd at Jeff Beck show in England | Entertainment

30May

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Johnny Depp surprises crowd at Jeff Beck show in England | Entertainment

Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at Jeff Beck's concert in Sheffield, England on Sunday night (29.05.22).The 58-year-old Hollywood star is currently awaiting the verdict of his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, and after several weeks appearing in court in Fairfax, Virginia, the 'Black Mass' star travelled across the pond to perform alongside his musician friend at Sheffield City Hall.The pals performed their 2020 cover of John Lennon's 1970 hit 'Isolation', as well renditions of Marvin Gaye’s 'What’s Going On' and Jimi Hendrix’s 'Little Wing', according to videos of the concert shared on social media, in which the 'Sweeney Todd' star appeare...

Testimony concludes in civil trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, after Heard returned to the stand

27May

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Testimony concludes in civil trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, after Heard returned to the stand

Editor's note: Some testimony contains graphic language and descriptions of sexual and physical assault.Testimony concluded Thursday in the civil trial over a libel lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Heard's legal team rested after she returned to the stand as a rebuttal witness called by her attorneys. Depp is suing Heard in Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia for $50 million over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse." His lawyers say he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned his name. Heard is countersuing for $100 million, claiming Depp's attorney defamed her by calling her abuse allegations a hoax.Heard said she is "harassed, humiliated, threatened eve...

Surgeon testifies Johnny Depp’s hand injury was likely not from a thrown bottle

26May

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Surgeon testifies Johnny Depp’s hand injury was likely not from a thrown bottle

Editor's note: Some testimony contains graphic language and descriptions of sexual and physical assault.Testimony resumed Monday in the civil trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, as Heard's attorneys continue to present their defense in the actor's $50 million lawsuit and and try to prove her side of the $100 million countersuit. It is expected to be the last week in the more than month-long trial.A hand surgeon, Dr. Richard Moore, testified Monday that Johnny Depp could not have lost the tip of his middle finger the way he told jurors it happened in his civil lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. Actor Johnny Depp waves as he leaves the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., Thursday, May 19, 2022. ...

Johnny Depp calls ex-wife Amber Heard’s allegations “unbelievably brutal, cruel, and all false” in return to stand in libel trial

25May

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Johnny Depp calls ex-wife Amber Heard’s allegations “unbelievably brutal, cruel, and all false” in return to stand in libel trial

Editor's note: Some testimony contains graphic language and descriptions of sexual and physical assault.Johnny Depp called his ex-wife's accusations of sexual and physical abuse "insane" Wednesday as he returned to the witness stand in his libel suit against Amber Heard."Ridiculous, humiliating, ludicrous, painful, savage, unbelievably brutal, cruel, and all false," Depp said when asked about his reaction to hearing Heard's allegations when she testified earlier in the trial. Actor Johnny Depp testifies in the courtroom in the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein / AP Depp was testifying Wednesday as a rebuttal witness - both he...

23May

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Surgeon testifies Johnny Depp’s hand injury was likely not from a thrown bottle

Editor's note: Some testimony contains graphic language and descriptions of sexual and physical assault.Testimony resumed Monday in the civil trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, as Heard's attorneys continue to present their defense in the actor's $50 million lawsuit and and try to prove her side of the $100 million countersuit. It is expected to be the last week in the more than month-long trial.A hand surgeon, Dr. Richard Moore, testified Monday that Johnny Depp could not have lost the tip of his middle finger the way he told jurors it happened in his civil lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. Actor Johnny Depp waves as he leaves the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., Thursday, May 19, 2022. ...

Testimony continues in civil trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

18May

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Testimony continues in civil trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

Editor's note: Some testimony contains graphic language and descriptions of sexual and physical assault.Testimony continued Wednesday in the civil trial between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp is suing Heard for $50 million over a a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post. Heard is counter-suing for $100 million.The op-ed, in which Heard describes herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse," does not name Depp, though his lawyers say he was defamed by it. Heard has said Depp sexually and physically assaulted her, and is lying about her. Depp says he never abused Heard. On Wednesday, jurors heard the taped deposition of Heard's friend, Raquel Pennington. Raquel Pennington testifies during a previously recorded video deposition in the c...

Amber Heard finishes testimony in civil trial over lawsuit filed by ex-husband Johnny Depp

17May

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Amber Heard finishes testimony in civil trial over lawsuit filed by ex-husband Johnny Depp

Lawyers for Johnny Depp on Tuesday questioned the truthfulness of Amber Heard's accusation that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle.Heard was cross-examined after her testimony in Depp's libel suit against her.Depp is suing Heard 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." His lawyers say he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned his name. The trial is now in its fifth week.Depp's lawyer, Camille Vasquez, questioned Heard about a variety of incidents in which she says she was assaulted by Depp.Questioning was particularly intense over a March 2015 fight the couple had in Australia, shortly after they were married, while Depp was sho...

Johnny Depp’s attorney presses Amber Heard on photos, donation as cross-examination starts

16May

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Johnny Depp’s attorney presses Amber Heard on photos, donation as cross-examination starts

Editor's note: Some testimony contains graphic language and descriptions of sexual and physical assault.Jurors in Johnny Depp's libel trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, saw photos Monday of her with red marks and swelling on her face after their final fight before their divorce, and heard testimony about her expertise in covering up bruises with makeup.Heard concluded her direct testimony in a Virginia courtroom with a third day that was centered on the final months of her marriage to Depp. His lawyers began their cross-examination later in the afternoon. Amber Heard testifies in the libel case filed against her by Johnny Depp, at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., on Monday, May 16, 2022. Steve ...