Depp vs Heard

Closing arguments ask jurors to consider what their verdict in defamation case will mean for domestic abuse victims.

“What we have is a mountain of unproved allegations that are wild, over the top, and implausible,” Vasquez said. “She came into this courtroom ready to give the performance of her lifetime … and she gave it.” Chew added that Depp was a supporter of the #MeToo movement. “Take a minute to really think about what you heard there,” Vasquez asked the jury. You either believe all of it, or none of it.” It wasn’t immediately clear when the jury may return a verdict.

Actor Johnny Depp is suing his former partner Amber Heard over a 2018 article she wrote in the Washington Post.

He added: “This trial is about so much more than Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. It’s about freedom of speech. “There is an abuser in this courtroom but it is not Mr Depp. There is a victim of domestic abuse in this courtroom, but it is not Ms Heard.” “It was an act of profound cruelty not just to Mr Depp, but to true survivors of domestic abuse for Ms Heard to hold herself out as a public figure representing domestic abuse. “What Ms Heard testified to in this courtroom is a story of far too many women, but the overwhelming evidence and weight of that evidence is that it is not her story. “In doing so ruined his life by falsely telling the world that she was a survivor of domestic abuse at the hands of Mr Depp,” she said. In her closing remarks, Mr Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez said the “mountain” of evidence that Mr Depp assaulted his former partner was “simply not there”.

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'There is a victim of domestic violence in this courtroom, but it is not Miss Heard.' 'What is at stake in this trial is a man's good name,' Vasquez said. It's about showing Mr. Depp's children, Lily-Rose and Jack, that the truth is worth fighting for.' 'You cannot simultaneously uphold the First Amendment and find in favor of Johnny Depp.' 'Me Too is an important movement, a movement Mr. Depp supports and believes in,' Chew said. Ms. Heard has no right to tell the world that Mr. Depp physically or sexually assaulted her when that isn't true.' 'This case is about telling you his story and the truth about what really happened. 'The evidence overwhelmingly shows that Ms. heard is an abuser and that she is a liar,' Vasquez said. 'She lied about Mr. Depp and took on the role of a lifetime as a public figure representing abuse. You saw him doing that on the stand.' 'There is a presumption of innocent in this country. 'But the First Amendment doesn't protect lies that hurt and defame people,' Vasquez said.