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Aug 23, 2023 · Depp chose to sue in Fairfax County, Virginia, because it was the location of The Washington Post's online servers and because Virginia has weak anti-SLAPP laws, making it easier for him to win the trial.
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John C. Depp, II v. 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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Attorney Benjamin Chew, Who Worked on Johnny Depp Trial, Joins Sheppard Mullin
Benjamin G. Chew, who served as co-lead counsel for Johnny Depp in his defamation trial against acto...
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Leading Trial Lawyer Benjamin Chew Joins Sheppard Mullin
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Benjamin G. Chew, who served as co-lead counsel for Johnny Depp in his s...
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May 17, 2022 · Actor Johnny Depp filed a libel lawsuit in Fairfax County, Virginia, against his ex-wife Amber Heard over a 2018 op-ed piece she wrote describing herself as “a public figure representing ...
- Why Is Johnny Depp Suing Amber Heard?
- Why Is Amber Heard Suing Johnny Depp?
- What Did Heard Write in The Washington Post Op-Ed?
- What to Know About The Sunlawsuit
- The Timeline of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s Relationship
- What Johnny Depp Said in His Testimony
- What Amber Heard Said in Her Testimony
- Who Else Has Testified?
- Who Is Expected to Testify?
Depp brought a $50 million defamation suit against Heard in March 2019 after she published an op-ed in the Washington Post the previous December. In the article, Heard discussed the treatment of women in sexual assault cases and referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse” but did not mention Depp by name. Depp, who said he ...
Heard’s lawyers tried to get Depp’s defamation lawsuit dismissed after he lost the U.K. case, but a judge refused, citing differences in U.K. and U.S. defamation laws and pointing out that Heard was not a defendant in the case against The Sun. Heard then filed a $100 million countersuit against Depp, claiming that he defamed her when his legal team...
In December 2018, Heard published a Washington Postop-ed with the headline “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change.” In the article, she discussed the public backlash she had received after she “became a public figure representing domestic abuse” in 2016, then advocated for more support for victims of...
Some of the allegations brought forward in the trial have been heard before, during a 16-day trial in the U.K. in the summer of 2020, as Depp sued The Sun’s publisher for libel over a headline calling him a “wife-beater.” Heard testified in the trial, making 14 allegations of abuse against Depp. Depp denied all of them, but a judge ruledthat 12 had...
Depp met Heard in 2009, on the set of The Rum Diary, where Heard played the love interest to Depp’s character. During his testimony in Fairfax, Depp described the first moment of connection he felt with Heard, as the two filmed a scene that called for their characters to kiss in the shower. “That moment, was, it was, it felt like something, it felt...
Over days of testimonies, which began on April 19, Depp detailed a childhood filled with verbal and physical abuse, his first encounters with Heard, and how the success of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise transformed his life. Both Heard and Depp have accused each other of physical violence, and both have denied the other’s claims. In his tes...
Heard took the stand for the first time on May 4, testifying to physical violence in her relationship that she says was fueled by Depp’s abuse of drugs and alcohol. “I struggle to find the words to describe how painful this is,” Heard said as she began her testimony. “This is the most painful and difficult thing I’ve ever gone through, for sure.” S...
The first witness was Christi Dembrowski, Depp’s older sister and personal manager, who spoke of the abuse they had faced as children. “I recognized what I felt to be a repeat pattern from his childhood,” Dembrowski said of his relationship with Heard. The court also Heard from Isaac Baruch, Depp’s childhood friend, who said Depp allowed him to liv...
Heard’s potential witness list originally included Elon Musk, whom she reportedly dated, but he is no longer expected to testify. Her list also includes her former co-star James Franco, in whom she allegedly confided.
After a six-week trial, a civil jury in Virginia spent about 12 hours over three days deliberating defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Nov 3, 2022 · In June, Depp was awarded $15 million in damages, including $5 million in punitive damages, which the judge capped to $350,000, the legal limit in Virginia. In total, he is entitled to $10.35...
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...
