Johnny Depp-Amber Heard

The counterclaim alleges that Depp's attorney, Adam Waldman, defamed Heard and damaged her career when he accused her and her friends of perpetrating an “abuse ...

Depp’s team also made a motion to bar Heard from claiming immunity from a defamation suit under Virginia’s anti-SLAPP statute. Heard’s attorneys also made a similar motion to dismiss Depp’s underlying defamation suit after Depp’s team rested their case on May 3. Ben Rottenborn, Heard’s attorney, argued that Waldman was acting as Depp’s lawyer, and that Depp is therefore responsible for Waldman’s conduct. Mr. Depp is an abuser who abused Ms. Heard. She did not conspire with her friends to create a hoax. Chew also argued that there is no evidence that Depp saw or knew about Waldman’s statements until the counterclaim was filed. Depp is suing Heard for alluding to her prior domestic violence claims in a December 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post. Azcarate denied that motion as well, meaning that the jury will have to decide both Depp’s suit and Heard’s counterclaim.

Johnny Depp's notoriously diehard fans are dragging one of Amber Heard's witnesses online following Monday's testimonies. After practicing psychiatrist Dr.

In it, she called herself a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” While she never directly named Depp, he claims it devastated his career and reputation, costing him millions of dollars in work. They’ve been appearing in droves to supported the beloved actor, even camping out in front of the courthouse to secure a front-row seat in the courtroom. “They are opinions of viewers watching the Johnny Depp trial. “Based on his crazy testimony and strange behavior during the Depp-Heard trial, I fear for any patient in his ‘care,'” wrote one hater. Earlier this month, clinical psychologist Dawn Hughes received negative reviews on a WebMD page that featured her name and practice, according to NBC News. “It was difficult to watch as Johnny Depp’s counsel mocked him throughout.

New York (CNN Business) "It's like the O.J. Simpson trial but with technology." That's what Autumn Witbeck, a stay-at-home mother in Utah, told the Wall ...

. "This trial is just a referendum on the reputation of two rich and famous actors who treated each other jaw-droppingly terribly, in the most dramatic fashion possible. The online attack campaign against Heard is an important part of the story, but as with so many of these campaigns, it is devilishly hard to trace. Setting aside the melodrama (though melodrama feels like the whole point), it's a fairly straightforward case." So here are several of the media angles in the mix... The 1/6 hearings in June will get more attention from the press, by the way. At issue in the trial is Depp's claim that Heard, his ex-wife, defamed him in a Washington Post op-ed.

Depp is suing Heard for libel over a 2018 op-ed she wrote describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse."

During a morning break, one woman professed her love for Depp and asked when he was going to acknowledge that he was the father of the baby she was holding in her arms. Dennison, in his questioning, scoffed at the notion that Heard was in the same league as those stars. Moore also said there would have been other cuts on the rest of his hand from the glass that shattered on impact. Moore said the fingernail was exposed, as Depp described the placement of his hand, and would have been damaged. His lawyers say he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned his name. Depp says he was injured when Heard threw a vodka bottle at him.

Misogynist backlash to the Heard/Depp trial is bait to lure white men to the "great replacement"

Once you've got these guys on board with lies painting feminism as a conspiracy against men, it's a short jump to convincing them feminism is also a conspiracy against the white race. Not only are young married men still foisting the majority of domestic duties on their wives, but the percentage of men who openly long to have a housewife rose from 17% in 1994 to a whopping 45% in 2014. Right-wing media is smart to invest this much in the false narratives defending Depp because misogyny is the perfect gateway to lead young white men towards a more expansive constellation of reactionary politics. In the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York that left 10 people dead, there's been a great deal of attention paid to the "great replacement" conspiracy theory that inspired the alleged shooter, and how it's been mainstreamed by the right-wing press. This aspect of the conspiracy theory was on full display at the Conservative Political Action Conference held in Hungary over the weekend, in which "traditional" family structures and curtailing reproductive rights were held up as strategies to fight back against this mythical war on white Christians. Last week it was revealed that the Daily Wire, which is shaping up to be a real competitor against Fox News, has also been spending thousands of dollars in social media ads bashing Heard.

Actress Amber Heard has rested her case in the civil suit between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp without calling Depp to the stand.

Heard has testified about more than a dozen separate instances of physical abuse she says she suffered at Depp's hands. Heard has testified about more than a dozen separate instances of physical abuse she says she suffered at Depp's hands. She had already ruled Depp could be held responsible for statements made by his lawyer, a principle Depp's team disputes.

Amber Heard's legal team has rested their defense, ultimately choosing not to call Johnny Depp back to the stand.

In August, however, Azcarate granted Depp the right to pursue his lawsuit, denying Heard's supplemental plea to dismiss the case. Heard previously asked to dismiss Depp's Virginia lawsuit, arguing that the U.K. judgment should hold sway on the proceedings in the U.S. since both lawsuits center on allegations of Depp as an abuser. In March 2021, Depp's attempt to overturn the decision was overruled. She said, "The jury may infer Mr. Waldman made these specific statements to a third party to service plaintiff [Depp] by portraying defendant [Heard] as an opposing litigant in a negative light." After Heard's team rested their defense in this case on Tuesday, Depp's side argued for the actress' countersuit to be tossed out. He said at one point, "There's no basis to grant a motion to strike on this agency argument, on this actual malice argument.

While the trial was originally scheduled to end last week, the calling of new witnesses and additional evidence provided by lawyers from both sides have ...

Watch live stream online: You can watch Johnny Depp vs. More evidence brought forth by both parties is set to surface as the extended trial resumes today, and continues through the week before wrapping up with the closing arguments from the lawyers and then the final verdict. Heard denies this claim and says she only has a vague memory of that event. The last day of proceedings is set to be May 23 while closing arguments may take place May 25-26. Depp has claimed that former wife Amber Heard threw the bottle at him during a fight in 2015 and injured his finger. While the trial was originally scheduled to end last week, the calling of new witnesses and additional evidence provided by lawyers from both sides have extended it to Friday, May 27, when a verdict is expected.

The head of DC Films, which produced "Aquaman," testified that the creative team had concerns about Amber Heard's role in the film's sequel over a lack of ...

The music in the scene makes a big difference." The character's involvement in the story was sort of what it was from the beginning," Hamada testified in the deposition. "A good editor and a good filmmaker can pick the right takes and pick the right moments and put scenes together against score. On Tuesday, a March recorded deposition of Walter Hamada, President of DC Films, which is a division of Warner Bros., was played for the jury in the defamation trial between Heard and her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. Hamada testified that "Aquaman" was the highest grossing film ever for the company. And the chemistry wasn't there," Hamada said in the deposition. Depp has sued Heard for $50 million over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she wrote that the actor claims defamed him and has resulted in him allegedly losing work.

Johnny Depp's legal team started their rebuttal testimony on Tuesday with the video deposition of Walter Hamada, the Warner Bros. executive who said that ...

On Monday, producer Kathryn Arnold, an expert witness for Heard, testified that Momoa and Wan advocated for the actress to get the role in the sequel. He also suggested that the size of Heard’s role was determined by the early development of the script in 2018. In her counterclaim, Heard contends that Waldman’s claims that she fabricated domestic abuse allegations against Depp damaged her reputation.

Heard has met threshold for case to continue, judge rules a day before Moss, Depp's ex-girlfriend, is to be called as a witness.

The supermodel was invited to testify after Heard said she hit Depp to protect her sister Whitney Henriquez during a dispute in the couple’s penthouse. “[Whitney’s] back was to the staircase, and Johnny swings at her,” Heard testified. Asked if Depp could have grabbed someone with a splint on the finger, Kulber said Depp “could attempt to grab someone. Depp’s attorneys also called a witness to challenge the idea that Depp was physically abusive to Heard: the surgeon David Kulber, who operated on Depp’s injured finger. Tuesday’s testimony focused on Heard’s claims that she lost $45m to $50m in additional earnings. “The ‘star-is-born’ phenomenon didn’t happen,” he said.

DC Films Head Says Amber Heard Was Almost Recast in 'Aquaman' Over Chemistry Issues, Not Johnny Depp Allegations · Walter Hamada said some “movie magic” was ...

Hamada noted that Heard’s performance in Aquaman was well-received at early test screenings, despite the chemistry issues. Hamada testified that he had spoken with Aquaman producer Rob Cowan about the lack of chemistry between Heard and Mamoa as they shot the 2018 film. He was called as a witness by Depp’s team in part to counter some of Heard’s own testimony last week.

Get the latest updates from Johnny Depp's ongoing defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard from the New York Post, as Depp is set to go back on the ...

Every time Depp has filed a lawsuit, it has "brought to light various issues," she testified. Heard has said she never saw specifically how the injury happened, but that it took place before the actor sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle. Spiegel, a psychiatrist, said "battered wife syndrome" — also called "battered person syndrome" — is a subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder that Heard has from her relationship with Depp. Expert witness Dr. David Spiegel testified that Amber Heard has "battered wife syndrome" — not "borderline personality disorder" like a witness for Johnny Depp has previously claimed. She claims he injured himself in a drug-fueled binge. Also Monday, a psychiatrist testified that Depp’s behavior fits the pattern of a person whose drug and alcohol abuse contributes to domestic violence, while an entertainment expert told the court that Heard lost out on a potential $40 million to $50 million after her abuse claims were called a "hoax" by her ex-husband's lawyer. "Her worked stopped," Arnold said, adding that rather than having negotiating power for the upcoming "Aquaman 2," Heard was begging not to be cut out of the film. Chew claimed that Heard has failed to prove that one of Depp's other lawyers was acting with "actual malice" when he called her abuse claims "a hoax." Heard's defense has claimed that Depp's attorney Adam Waldman called the actress's abuse claims "a hoax," and alleged his team planted a story in a foreign tabloid about the LAPD opening a perjury investigation into the actress -- after going to the police and filing a report himself. Azcarate said she was leaving it to the jury to decide whether Depp's lawyer Adam Waldman was acting with actual malice when he alleged that Heard's abuse claims were "a hoax." "It is not my role to measure the veracity and weight of the evidence," the judge announced Tuesday. "The plaintiff's motion to strike is denied, OK?" Warner Bros. executive Walter Hamada testified via deposition Tuesday that Amber Heard's compensation for "Aquaman 2" was not affected by statements by Johnny Depp and his team -- putting a dent in the actress's defamation countersuit.

In the ongoing Depp–Heard trial, an expert testified that Momoa and director James Wan were “adamant” that Heard remain in the film.

“In the public, it’s been very negative,” replied Arnold. “In the industry, they like her work but they can’t work with her right now. “Her world has been silent in terms of opportunities,” she continued. She claimed that her role of Mera, the warrior princess and love interest to Aquaman (and future wife according to the DC comics), was “a very pared-down version” of what she had initially signed on to do following her legal battles with Depp. “They basically took a bunch out of my role,” Heard said on the stand. “They just removed a bunch out.” Because every time her name is mentioned, the negativity flares up again.” Arnold’s testimony supports Heard’s version of events.

'Amber was the one acting all jealous and crazy ,' Morgan Higby Night, who testified Tuesday in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, tweeted in April.

In audio recordings, Heard has admitted to hitting Depp, and a security guard for Depp testified that he once witnessed Heard punch Depp. In March 2021, the star's attempt to overturn the decision was denied. Depp denied the claims, and the former couple settled their divorce out of court in August 2016. Amber Heard defamation trial called the actress "jealous and crazy" on Twitter before his appearance in court. This is horrible for me to sit here for weeks and relive everything." He was kind of cowering and seemed almost afraid, and it was really, like, odd to see because he was older than her obviously, but I just went back in the house."

Walter Hamada, the high-powered head of DC Films, testified Tuesday that Amber Heard's role in "Aquaman 2" was in no way impacted by innuendo surrounding ...

“The character’s involvement in the story was sort of what it was from the beginning.” “I think editorially they were able to make that relationship work in the first movie,” the movie boss stated. They just removed a bunch out,” Heard testified last week.

Numerous Hollywood insiders have testified in the defamation trial. Most have challenged the perception that negative press played any part in decisions ...

Hamada was the second Hollywood insider to testify for Depp in the trial. Newman was called to the stand to refute claims that Heard’s abuse allegations caused Disney to drop plans for Pirates 6. “She was very well-received in the movie at the time. She pointed to emails among company executives Sean Bailey, Alan Horn and Alan Bergman discussing issues with Depp on-and off-set. Everyone was happy with her at the time. Heard’s contract with Warner Bros. paid her $450,000 for her debut as Mera, queen of Atlantis, in Zach Snyder’s Justice League with options by the studio for her to reprise the character in later movies, the actor has testified. “Traditionally, prior to me join the company, every option was renegotiated. Hollywood insiders, typically tight-lipped on dealings in the industry, have taken the stand largely to push back on accusations that the duo’s public mudslinging played a part in their tumbling careers. He described Warner Bros.’ philosophy on “hold[ing] people to their options.” “Your career takes a turn after something like that,” Kovacevic said, referring to Warner Bros. choosing Heard to play Mera after she auditioned for the part. She was paid $1 million for Aquaman and $2 million for the sequel. They just removed a bunch.”