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Tears, sex scenes and James Franco: Depp v Heard trial continues
WARNING: This article contains allegations of physical and sexual violence that some readers may find distressing.
Court proceedings in the defamation trial opposing Johnny Depp and Amber Heard will resume on Monday after a week-long hiatus. Judge Penney Azcarate informed both parties and the jury of the break at the start of the trial.
Heard is being sued by Depp for $50m for implying he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. Although she didn’t name him, he claims her allegations impacted his ability to work.
As the break began, both sides issued statements of confidence in how the proceedings are going.
Heard will continue giving testimony on 16 May. She has already spoken extensively about her troubled relationship with Depp and detailed alleged physical fights. The court heard a harrowing account of an alleged sexual assault on Heard during a brutal and bloody altercation in Australia in 2015.
According to reporting by Law & Crime, Depp will also be called back to the witness stand as part of Heard’s case. The jury will also hear from Whitney Henriquez, Heard’s sister, and actor Ellen Barkin, with whom Depp had a brief relationship in the 1990s.
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Show latest update 1652351400 Why Amber Heard’s defamation trial is being held in Virginia
The explosive defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is unfolding well outside their normal Hollywood orbit - at a court in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Here’s why:
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1652702400 What lawyers think about the trial so far
In discussions with The Independent during the fourth week of proceedings, three attorneys highlighted the high standard Depp must reach if he hopes to win his defamation case – the same standard Heard must also meet if she wants her countersuit against Depp to be successful. They also pointed to the ultra-public nature of the trial, and the potential gap between the opinions of viewers following the proceedings online and those of jurors, who are prevented from reading up on the trial while it happens.
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Oliver O'Connell 16 May 2022 13:00
1652701200 Do differing accounts of fight in Australia weigh on credibility of testimony? What Amber Heard and Johnny Depp have each said about fight where he severed finger Alleged violent incident unfolded in Australia in 2015 and has been key part of defamation trial
Oliver O'Connell 16 May 2022 12:40
1652700000 Why was the trial on a break? Why is the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial on a break? Scheduling conflict leads to pause in proceedings midway through Heard testimony
Oliver O'Connell 16 May 2022 12:20
1652698800 Couple began break in proceedings with duelling statements of confidence
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard issued duelling statements sharing confidence in their respective legal teams’ standing their defamation trial as the Virginia court proceedings took a break.
Court resumes at 9am ET today.
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1652697000 Who is testifying next at the trial?
Amber Heard will resume her testimony this morning and is yet to be asked about the final year of the marriage and the publication of the op-ed at the centre of the trial, but who else might we hear from?
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1652695200 How courtroom live-streaming turned an ugly battle between exes into a circus
As Law&Crime Network streams every single detail of the high-profile case, Tom Murray reports on how the lines between justice and entertainment have blurred.
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1652691600 Heard says Depp subjected her to ‘disgusting’ grilling about sex scene with James Franco
Amber Heard has alleged that Johnny Depp once subjected her to a “disgusting” and violent grilling about a sex scene she had filmed with James Franco.
She was asked about an incident she alleges occurred on a private flight in 2014. At the time, Ms Heard had been cast to star alongside Mr Franco in The Adderall Diaries, a thriller that was ultimately released in 2016.
Heard says Depp subjected her to ‘disgusting’ grilling about sex scene with Franco Heard is testifying in defamation trial in Virginia
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1652688000 Heard tells court she thought Depp was going to kill her
Amber Heard told a court that she thought Johnny Depp was going to kill her “without realising it” as a jury was shown photos of injuries she claims he inflicted on her.
Ms Heard testified at the former couple’s multi-million dollar defamation trial that she had hit Mr Depp during a 2015 fight at their apartment in downtown Los Angeles to prevent him pushing her sister down a flight of stairs.
“In all of my relationship to date with Johnny, I hadn’t landed a blow,” she told the court before admitting, “I hit him, square in the face.”
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1652685185 SNL viewers criticise ‘grotesque’ Johnny Depp v Amber Heard parody
Saturday Night Live viewers have condemned the NBC show for parodying the ongoing defamation lawsuit between Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard.
During the cold open on SNL’s most recent episode, which was aired on Saturday (14 May), Kate McKinnon and other cast members performed a sketch based on the trial.
“I know it’s not the most pertinent story at the moment,” McKinnon began. “But with all the problems in the world, isn’t it nice to have a news story we all can collectively say ‘glad it ain’t me?’”
Turning to “live coverage” of the trial, the rest of the cast spoofed Depp’s prior allegation that Heard had left faecal matter in his bed out of anger.
Social media users have criticised the “grotesque” sketch, with one person writing: “I cannot imagine ever thinking that making jokes about a case with serious abuse allegations (on both sides) is appropriate.”
Read the full story here:
SNL viewers criticise ‘grotesque’ Johnny Depp v Amber Heard parody ‘This isn’t a joke, it’s a story of horrific abuse and just shows how little regard we have for survivors,’ one viewer claimed
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