Johnny Depp verdict

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.

The high profile celebrity defamation case comes to a close six weeks after it began.

"It's not about whether you think Ms Heard may have been abusive to Mr Depp". "This is a window into the heart and mind of America's favourite pirate," Mr Rottenborn said. "I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out," she wrote. then Amber wins," he said. Mr Depp offered a starkly different picture, alleging that Ms Heard was a volatile spouse who abused and demeaned him. Ms Heard, 36, counter-sued for $100m.

After the lawyers for both sides have presented their closing statements, the jury will go off to deliberate their verdict.

Heard claimed The Washington Post article was not about Depp. “It’s not about Johnny,” she told the court. Ms Henriquez said she was struck in the back. Heard said she never edited the photos, and used make-up to cover injuries. Depp said Heard threw a vodka bottle that severed the top of his right middle finger. Depp testified that faeces were found in the couple’s bed in 2016. She told the court: “I remember looking down on him… The burden of proof is also lighter in a civil case than a criminal case. Heard has said “she didn’t assault Johnny, ever”. Depp testified that he never hit Heard or any other woman. Neither Heard nor Depp are being tried on any criminal charges. When someone is sued, this is a civil case. They each deny the other’s claims.

The Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 58, is suing his ex-wife, 36, for defamation over an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post in 2018, discussing her ...

‘This is not easy for any of us, I know that, but no matter what happens. She said she ‘receives hundreds of death threats regularly, if not daily’ since the trial began, going on to describe the trial as ‘painful’ and ‘humiliating for any human being to go through.’ Depp is suing the Aquaman actress for damages to his livelihood and mental health, and he denies allegations of abuse.

Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for alleged defamation over an op-ed she wrote in 2018 in The Washington Post, titled: “I spoke up against sexual violence — and ...

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Find out when the jury in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial might deliver their verdict, and the question they must answer.

This is because the Depp-Heard case is civil, not criminal. Do we know when the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard verdict be given? The Johnny Depp– Amber Heard defamation trial is now drawing to a close.

After six long weeks, Johnny Depp's defamation case concluded yesterday (May 27th) - but there is still no sign of a verdict.

Alternatively, Amber Heard could win the trial. Here’s why we haven’t got a verdict yet… She is countersuing for $100 million.