Johnny Depp verdict update

2022 - 6 - 1

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Jurors in Depp-Heard case continue deliberations after question to ... (Reuters)

Jurors considering opposing lawsuits brought by former spouses Johnny Depp and Amber Heard continued deliberations on Tuesday after sending a question to ...

The newspaper is not a defendant. Heard denied injuring Depp's finger and said Depp sexually assaulted her that night with a liquor bottle. He said the top of the finger was severed when Heard threw a vodka bottle at him in 2015. The headline said Heard "spoke up against sexual violence - and faced our culture's wrath." The article did not mention Depp by name but his lawyer told jurors it was clear that Heard was referring to him. At the center of the legal case is a December 2018 opinion piece by Heard in the Washington Post in which she made the statement about domestic abuse.

Jurors In Johnny Depp Defamation Trial Pose Question About ... (Deadline)

Jurors deliberated for their first full day in Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation trial against Amber Heard on Tuesday, as they posted a question to the ...

One of the statements is, “Then two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture’s wrath for women who speak out.” The other statement is, “I had the vantage point of seeing, in real time, how institutions protect men accused of abuse.” “It is clear that the title is the statement.” On the jury verdict forms, the headline is one of three statements that the jury has to weigh in determining whether to rule for Depp. The seven jurors also have to decide whether statements in the content of the op-ed are defamatory.

Johnny Depp Vs Amber Heard: Jury Concludes Deliberations ... (NDTV)

The jury in the bitter defamation trial between "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard concluded deliberations for the day ...

Heard said she did not know how the injury occurred. Depp and Heard each spent days on the witness stand during the televised trial, which was attended by hundreds of fans of the "Pirates" star and accompanied by a #JusticeForJohnnyDepp campaign on social media. The jury in the bitter defamation trial between "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard concluded deliberations for the day on Tuesday without reaching a verdict.

Jury goes home for second day; Depp remains in U.K. for concerts (The Washington Post)

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.

What exactly is the jury considering in the Johnny Depp v Amber ... (ABC News)

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.

No verdict yet in Depp-Heard trial; jury to return Wednesday (NBC News)

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.