Amber Heard

Depp has sued his ex-wife for an op-ed she wrote about being a domestic abuse victim. She counter-sued.

At the end of the day, is it better just to move on?" Heard is sure to repeat claims of verbal and physical assault by a volatile Depp throughout their relationship. "It seems to me that his strategy may be backfiring," Mr Baker said. "It's not uncommon for a plaintiff to choose the forum," said Ryan Baker, a Los Angeles attorney who has represented clients in defamation cases. Virginia, by contrast, does not allow defendants to use this protection in the early phases of legal proceedings. The Tesla CEO is expected to testify on behalf of Heard. Musk, who reportedly dated Heard between 2016-18, offered to provide "24/7 security" to the Avengers star to protect her from Depp, according to text messages read at the London libel trial. "If someone, like Amber Heard, writes something about domestic violence and spousal abuse - those are clearly matters of public interest," Mr Baker said. The defamation trial is expected to feature painful accusations of domestic abuse. There, defendants like Heard are able to invoke the protection immediately. "I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out," she wrote. are part of an elaborate hoax to generate positive publicity for Ms Heard and advance her career." There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm."

Both actors were seen leaving the Fairfax County Courthouse on Monday. Today, a jury is scheduled to hear opening statements. The Pirates of the Caribbean star, ...

‘I never named him, rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking out against men in power. Following a 16-day trial, a judge found the content of the article to be ‘substantially true’ – he has been refused permission to appeal against the decision at the Court Of Appeal. ‘Johnny is suing me for an op-ed I wrote in the Washington Post, in which I recounted my experience of violence and domestic abuse.’ Last year, Johnny lost a similar defamation case in the UK, which he brought against the publishers of The Sun newspaper, News Group Newspapers (NGN). The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 58, is suing his ex-wife for defamation over an op-ed she wrote in the Washington Post, discussing her experiences of domestic abuse. He has categorically denied the implication that he was violent towards his ex, and claimed that the allegations have made it difficult for him to get roles he once did.

Seven jurors and four alternates were picked to hear the case. He claims a 2018 article written by Heard in The Washington Post – in which she spoke about ...

The court attracted a group of supporters and fans of Depp and Heard on Monday when the jury was selected. When asked about the text messages in an interview last year, Bettany told The Independent: “Can you imagine what it would be like, honestly, to have a bunch of lawyers go through every one of your emails and texts for 10 years? Meanwhile actor Paul Bettany is listed as a witness for Depp, and expected to appear in court via video link. And I didn’t see myself as a victim. Lawyers for Heard, who have filed a counter defamation claim, are expected to use the anti-Slapp law during the trial. Heard has meanwhile filed a counterclaim of defamation against Depp, who she divorced from in 2017, for nuisance. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Franco reportedly had knowledge about bruises Heard sustained during an alleged fight with Depp. Seven jurors and four alternates were picked to hear the case. That has to change. The 58-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean star was pictured outside the court house on Monday for the selection of the jury in his case against his 35-year-old ex-wife, Hearf. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were both present for the first day of the defamation case opposing them in Virginia, Clémence Michallon reports from Fairfax

Johnny Depp has launched a new $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, bringing about new developments in the long-running conflict ...

I never named him, rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking against men in power. She wrote: “ Johnny is suing me for an op-ed I wrote in the Washington Post, in which I recounted my experience of violence and domestic abuse. In response to that, Heard’s lawyers have filed a counterclaim against Depp for starting a smear campaign.

Actors Johnny Depp, 58, and Amber Heard, 35, continue the ugly fallout from their contentious divorce. This time, jurors in Fairfax County, Virginia will ...

The trial court ruled that the headline was “substantially true.” His appeal failed in March 2021. “Ms. Heard violently abused Mr. Depp, just as she was caught and arrested for violently abusing her former domestic partner.” “Amber is a brilliant, honest and beautiful woman and I have the utmost respect for her. “Friends and advisers told me I would never again work as an actress — that I would be blacklisted,” she wrote. Though she did not name Depp in the article, she wrote about getting blowback for stepping forward with her abuse claims. This time, jurors in Fairfax County, Virginia will decide whether Heard defamed Depp in a Washington Post op-ed from 2018.

Film star Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard over a newspaper article she wrote in which she claimed to be a victim of domestic abuse.

Heard has filed a $100m counterclaim alleging Depp had “coordinated a campaign aimed at smearing her”. Before the trial over the restraining order could begin, however, the pair issued a joint statement that said: “Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love. At the time it was dubbed “the trial of the century”, but the courtroom dramatics seem to be far from over.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were both present for the first day of the defamation case opposing them in Virginia, Clémence Michallon reports from Fairfax.

How many of them had read about Depp? How many of them had seen his movies? The Depp v Heard trial is expected to last a total of six weeks. Lawyers’ attempts to suss out each person’s knowledge and possible bias led to some awkwardness: imagine having to state publicly, in front of Johnny Depp, whether you like or dislike Johnny Depp for any reason, or how many of his movies you’ve seen, or whether you’ve heard of him before. Depp sat to the left of the courthouse, surrounded by a group of legal advisers; Heard sat to the right with her own team. Some of the potential jurors summoned on Monday for jury duty had an inkling they might be asked to sit on the Depp v Heard case; several said they had no knowledge of the case prior to Monday morning. This setup was specific to day one, and to the jury selection; in the coming days and for the duration of the trial, members of the public will be allowed inside the courtroom, from which the case will be televised.

Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in the US state of Virginia, over an article she wrote for the Washington Post in 2018.

In July 2021, Heard announced she had welcomed a baby daughter earlier in the year, reportedly via surrogate. Heard obtained a restraining order against Depp in May 2016 after accusing him of abuse, which he denied. Lasting for three weeks, Depp's libel case against the publisher of The Sun took place at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London in the summer of 2020.

Johnny Depp's attorneys told jurors that "his name is associated with a lie," characterizing his ex-wife Amber Heard's claims of domestic abuse as false ...

“And the evidence will show that Ms. Heard’s false allegations had a significant impact on Mr. Depp’s family and his ability to work in the profession he loved, and loved to bring joy to everyone.” “The evidence will show that Ms. Heard showed up with a mark on her face that mysteriously appeared six days after she last saw Mr. Depp and six days before she publicly filed a request for a domestic violence restraining order alleging abuse.” Another attorney for Depp, Camille Vasquez, said that Depp himself was a survivor of his mother’s angry rages. As Chew spoke, Heard was on the other side of the courtroom, peering down at a legal pad. As she described Depp’s injuries, he flinched for a half second. The evidence will show that Mr. Depp learned that the best way to deal with violence was to leave. “But that’s going to come out over the course of this trial.” It is about the evidence. But this trial is about the evidence. Depp sued over Heard’s December, 2018, Washington Post op ed, which described herself as an abuse survivor but did not name her ex husband. “The evidence will show that six days after Mr. Depp requested a divorce, and he did so politely, and three days after Ms. Heard’s lawyer threatened Mr. Depp with claims of abuse if he did not agree to her financial demands, Ms. Heard arrived at the courthouse in Los Angeles, California to file for a restraining order alleging abuse,” Chew said. “The evidence will show that Disney had a dossier on him, that had articles from the press, had other information about Mr. Depp and they didn’t have this article at all in their files, didn’t register with them, just as it didn’t register with the public.”

Johnny Depp's $100million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard began with opening arguments Tuesday in Fairfax, Virginia.

Depp dismisses Heard's abuse allegations as a 'hoax' and claims he was actually the victim of her violence. Depp and Heard reach a $7 million divorce settlement which the actress promises to give to charity. The Pirates of the Caribbean actor was seen entering court in Fairfax, Virginia, Tuesday wearing a navy blue suit and shades. After lengthy delays due to the Covid pandemic, the former flames finally lock horns in Fairfax County, Virginia where the Washington Post servers that published the disputed op-ed are based. '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,' reads the headline. Johnny Depp was seen entering court in Fairfax, Virginia, Tuesday wearing a navy blue suit and shades. 'Miss Heard tried to avoid public humiliation and present herself as a noble survivor and representative of the MeToo movement. 'Quite simply Miss Heard had publicly cast herself in the role of a domestic abuse survivor. The evidence will show that was a lie' After she received a $7million settlement from Mr. Depp she released a statement claiming she wanted nothing from him and would donated it to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles and ACLU. But then she did not make the donations. When Mr. Depp stood up for his good name, Miss Heard couldn't back down.' Vasquez said, 'She became outraged at the suggestion that Mr. Depp might leave her.

Johnny Depp's lawyers gave their opening statement in a $50 million defamation trial, saying Amber Heard faked abuse to advance her career.

“Ultimately this trial is about clearing Mr. Depp’s name of a terrible and false allegation.” “The article isn’t about Johnny Depp,” he argued. “The evidence will show that was a lie.” It’s up to you, ladies and gentlemen, to make him do that.” Her attorney, Elaine Bredehoft, went through many of the allegations in detail in her opening statement, including one occasion when Depp allegedly sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle. Her attorney Ben Rottenborn argued that Depp is seeking to ruin Heard’s life by pursuing the lawsuit.

jury in Virginia is expected to hear opening statements on Tuesday in Johnny Depp's $50millon defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

An article also written in 2018 by The Sun’s executive editor Dan Wootton referred to Mr Depp as a “wife-beater” in the headline. Mr Depp’s lawyers say one of the reasons they brought the case in Virginia is because the state’s anti-Slapp law is not as broad as the one in California. The actress’s lawyers are expected to argue she should be immune from the libel suit because of a Virginia law known as an anti-Slapp provision (strategic lawsuit against public participation).

Actress' attorney makes explosive claim, which has never been made publicly before, at the former couple's defamation trial. Depp's lawyers called her “a ...

Depp’s lawyers plan to call a series of witnesses including police officers who responded to a May 2016 incident in Los Angeles. “The evidence will show that six days after Mr. Depp’s request for a divorce, and three days after Ms. Heard’s lawyer threatened Mr. Depp with claims of abuse if he did not agree to her financial demands, Ms. Heard arrived at the courthouse in Los Angeles, California, to file for a restraining order for domestic abuse,” Chew said. “I have always maintained a love for Johnny and it brings me great pain to have to live out the details of our past life together in front of the world.” In order for Depp to prevail in the Virginia case, the actor will have to prove that Heard’s abuse allegations are false and that Heard acted with malice or intentionally lied in making the claims. In the Virginia case, Depp claims he has lost movie roles including a lucrative Pirates of the Caribbean sequel appearance with a $40 million payday as a result of Heard’s op-ed. “It was not, ‘I’ll throw you a tweet.’ It was, ‘I’m putting my money where my mouth is.'” Heard has only donated about a quarter of that amount thus far through anonymous donors believed to include Elon Musk, who previously dated Heard. Depp’s legal strategy in the defamation trial hinges on bringing that disconnect before the jury. “In Mr. Depp’s fifty-eight years, not a single woman has ever accused him of violence, and nobody in Hollywood or the world had any reason to believe he was an abuser – until Ms. Heard publicly accused him.” But Depp’s lawyers, Ben Chew and Camille Vasquez, countered that narrative, with Vasquez calling Heard “a profoundly troubled person” who professes to be a victim but is, in fact, a perpetrator of domestic violence. Chew and Vasquez, who were first to speak, addressed Heard’s sexual assault claims preemptively and took direct aim at her credibility, which has come into question during the past 18 months as a result of testimony she gave at a different trial that has since begun to unravel. For its part, the ACLU avoided being served for months, but Depp’s lawyers deposed members of the nonprofit’s staff, who admitted that she had not honored the $3.5 million donation. “Ms. Heard had never made that accusation against Mr. Depp — it was never part of her allegations of abuse in 2016. (The Washington Post was not named in the actor’s suit.) Depp is suing Heard over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she claimed she was a survivor of domestic abuse.

Former couple head to US court for defamation case centred on allegations of domestic violence.

Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, has argued the article in question addressed a very serious issue of public concern: domestic violence. After the UK ruling, Heard’s lawyers filed to have Depp’s claim in Virginia dismissed. For Depp, who ranks among the top 10 highest-grossing movie stars of all time, the trial represents perhaps a last opportunity to salvage his career. They plan to introduce witness testimony and review texts and photographs – all carried live on Court TV. If successful, Depp’s lawyers have said they will ask the judge, Penney Azcarate, to award $50m in damages. Depp was refused permission to appeal. Ahead of jury selection, a court order said fans of the two celebrities could not “camp on courthouse grounds” and added: “Litigants and their legal teams in this trial will not pose for pictures or sign autographs in the courthouse or on courthouse grounds.” Contravention of the order would be treated on grounds of contempt.

The latest chapter in Hollywood star Johnny Depp's legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard kicks off on Monday as a U.S. defamation trial begins over ...

Heard accused Depp of domestic abuse after filing for divorce in 2016. A London High Court judge ruled he had repeatedly assaulted Heard and put her in fear for her life. The Washington Post is not a defendant in the trial. Depp’s lawyers have said they filed the case in Fairfax County, outside the District of Columbia, because the newspaper is printed at a facility there. I continue to pay the price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny," Heard said in a statement released on Saturday. Rather, I wrote about the price women pay for speaking out against men in power.

He claims a 2018 article written by Heard in The Washington Post – in which she spoke about domestic violence towards women – implied Depp, her former husband, ...

This setup was specific to day one, and to the jury selection; in the coming days and for the duration of the trial, members of the public will be allowed inside the courtroom, from which the case will be televised. Lawyers for Heard, who have filed a counter defamation claim, are expected to use the anti-Slapp law during the trial. Both made discreet entrances on Monday and were only briefly photographed at the end of the day. Fans showed up early, competing with members of the press corps for neon pink wristbands which, that day, guaranteed entry to an overflow room in which the proceedings could be followed live via video link. That has to change. Heard has countersued for $100m and asked to be granted immunity against his claims. Heard has meanwhile filed a counterclaim of defamation against Depp, who she divorced from in 2017, for nuisance. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Proceedings are expected to begin at 10am with jury selection. And I didn’t see myself as a victim. Jury selection, in turn, is expected to wrap up by the end of the day. Some were excused on that basis.

Three years after Johnny Depp filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, the case is going to trial Monday in Fairfax County Circuit Court ...

"One man, one actor in an unpleasant and messy situation, over the last number of years?" I continue to pay that price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny." A movie I was attached to recast my role," Heard wrote. "Friends and advisers told me I would never again work as an actress — that I would be blacklisted. Depp denied the allegation and was not charged with any crime. headlined "I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture's wrath.