The jury considering the lawsuits against Johnny depp and Amber Heard reconvened this Tuesday (31) to continue deliberating whether any of the actors were defamed and deserve millions of dollars in damages.
deppthe 58-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, sued ex-wife Heard in Virginia jurisdiction for $50 million and argued she defamed him when she called him “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” , in a newspaper op-ed.
Heard, 36, sued for $100 million, saying he depp defamed her when her lawyer called her accusations a “hoax”.
The seven-person jury deliberated for about two hours last Friday before wrapping up work for the weekend and the US national holiday, Memorial Day, on Monday.
depp He denied hitting Heard or any woman and said she was the one who turned violent in their relationship.
At the heart of the legal case is Heard’s December 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post, in which she made the statement about domestic abuse.
The article did not mention depp by name, but his attorney told the jury that it was clear Heard was referring to him.
Heard’s lawyers argued that she had told the truth and that her comments were considered free speech under the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
depp and Heard met in 2011 while filming “The Rum Diary” and got married in February 2015. Their divorce was finalized about two years later.
Over the course of the six-week trial, jurors listened to recordings of the couple’s fights and saw graphic photos of her bloodied finger. dep. He said the top of his finger was cut off when Heard threw a bottle of vodka at him in 2015.
Heard denied injuring Depp’s finger and said he depp The sexually assaulted him that night with a bottle of liquor. She said she hit him only to defend herself or to defend her sister.
The testimony was widely streamed live on social media, drawing large audiences to hear details about the couple’s troubled relationship.
Once among Hollywood’s biggest stars, depp said Heard’s allegations cost him “everything.” A new “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie has been put on hold and depp was replaced in the “Fantastic Beasts” film franchise, a spin-off of “Harry Potter”.
depp lost a libel case less than two years ago against The Sun, a British tabloid that branded him a “wife beater”. A London High Court judge ruled that he had repeatedly assaulted Heard.
Depp’s lawyers filed the case in the United States in Fairfax County, Virginia, because the Washington Post is printed there. The newspaper is not a defendant in the action.
Source: CNN Brasil
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