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Amber Laura Heard was a trial held in Fairfax County, Virginia, from April 11 to June 1, 2022, that ruled on allegations of defamation between formerly married American actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
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Depp and Heard meet during the filming of "The Rum Diary," a film based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson. Depp played Paul Kemp, a journalist who moves to Puerto Rico and becomes obsessed with Chenault, played by Heard, who is engaged to a businessman.
Depp and Heard begin dating, according to court documents from Heard. The same year, Depp and long-term partner Vanessa Paradis end their 14-year relationship.
Heard is spotted wearing an engagement ring, and Depp appears to confirm the engagement later in interviews. Eventually, the engagement is confirmed in The Daily Mail.
Heard and Depp get married in a private ceremony. The couple comes under fire for sneaking their dogs, Pistol and Boo, into Australia. The pair later release a somber apology video. Heard is eventually charged with two counts of illegally importing Pistol and Boo into Australia and one count of producing a false document.
In May, Heard files for divorce and is granted a temporary restraining order against him. Heard claims that Depp had thrown a phone at her, leaving her bruised. “During the entirety of our relationship, Johnny Depp has been verbally and physically abusive to me," Heard says in a sworn declaration. “He has a short fuse. He is often paranoid and his ...
Heard writes the op-ed for The Washington Postat the heart of the defamation lawsuit. In the op-ed, she writes: "I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture’s wrath for women who speak out." Heard's article mentions her experience with abuse from her childhood to adulthood. It does not include Depp...
Depp sues Heard for defamation, claiming the Post article was a ruse for Heard to gin up positive press for herself. Depp also claims she is not the victim of domestic violence but instead the perpetrator. Depp seeks $50 million in damages.
Audio of Heard allegedly saying she hit Depp is published by The Daily Mail. Later, a libel trial is held in the United Kingdom over the British newspaper "The Sun" calling Depp a "wife-beater." Depp sues both executive editor Dan Wootton and The Sun's parent company News Group Newspapers. Depp's ex-partner Paradis defends Depp by submitting a stat...
On April 11, the weekslong defamation trial kicks off, with Heard and Depp appearing in court in Fairfax County, Virginia. In the defense's opening statement, attorney J. Benjamin Rottenborn reads the entirety of Heard's Post op-ed to the jury, and tells them that the actor exercised her right to free speech. On April 19, Depp takes the stand and t...
Jun 2, 2022 · A jury has found both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other. The jury awarded significantly more damages to Depp, a legal win for the...
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Jun 1, 2022 · A jury in Virginia on Wednesday found that the actor Johnny Depp had been defamed by his ex-wife Amber Heard in a 2018 op-ed, a verdict that handed the actor a victory in his long, messy...
Apr 21, 2022 · The jury in the defamation trial in Virginia between the actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard found that Mr. Depp had been defamed in a 2018 op-ed, a verdict that handed the actor a victory...
Jun 1, 2022 · Johnny Depp won a defamation suit Wednesday against his former wife Amber Heard after a jury found that she had defamed Depp in saying that he had abused her over the course of their...
Jun 1, 2022 · The jury deciding the outcome of the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has reached a verdict, but when the court convened Wednesday afternoon, the judge returned the...
