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Kate Moss on Why She Testified in Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial: “I Know the Truth”
Kate Moss has opened up about why she chose to testify in ex-boyfriend Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Opening up in an interview with BBC radio show Desert Island Discs, Moss was asked about defending both Depp and fashion designer John Galliano, who was found guilty of making racist and antisemitic comments […]
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Johnny Depp Going on Tour With Hollywood Vampires
Fresh off his headline-making defamation trial, Johnny Depp will be joining his Hollywood Vampires bandmates on a tour of Europe. On Wednesday, the band announced its six-date run, which kicks off almost exactly one year from now. “The Hollywood Vampires are BACK!! We’re coming to Germany and Luxembourg Summer 2023! Tickets go on sale Monday 27 June at 11:00am […]
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Amber Heard Says Therapist Notes Not Allowed in Defamation Trial Would Have Led to Different Verdict
Amber Heard said during a Dateline interview that notes taken by her doctor, who she was reporting abuse to, would have led jurors to side with her in her defamation case against Johnny Depp if they were allowed into the trial. “There’s a binder [of] years of notes dating back to 2011 from the very […]
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Amber Heard Says She Stands By “Every Word of My Testimony”
Amber Heard’s sit-down with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie aired on Tuesday and Wednesday’s Today show, and in Heard’s first interview since the verdict in her defamation trial against Johnny Depp, the actress stood by her testimony and spoke about the emotional toll of the trial. “To my dying day [I] will stand by every word […]
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Amber Heard Speaks Out on Johnny Depp Verdict: “You Cannot Tell Me That You Think This Has Been Fair”
In her first sit-down interview since the verdict in the defamation trial between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp, Amber Heard said that while she doesn’t “blame” the jury for their decision, “You cannot tell me that you think that this has been fair.” Speaking with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie in a preview clip that aired […]
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Johnny Depp’s Lawyer Camille Vasquez to Appear in ‘Johnny vs. Amber’ Doc Series Sequel for Discovery+
Discovery+ U.K. has landed two of the most high-profile legal figures involved in the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial for its next docuseries about the court battles between the former married couple. Camille Vasquez and Benjamin G. Chew, who represented Depp, are set to appear in the second series of Johnny vs. Amber, […]
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Johnny Depp’s Lawyers Deny Social Media Influenced Jury, Verdict Will Impact #MeToo Victims Coming Forward
Johnny Depp’s lawyers refute that the outcome in the actor’s defamation trial against Amber Heard will impact the #MeToo movement and domestic violence victims coming forward, while also denying a statement made by Heard’s lawyers that social media around the televised trial swayed the jury. Camille Vasquez and Ben Chew, who represented Depp in the […]
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Johnny Depp Won in Court, But That Only Gets Him So Far
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard spent the better part of their defamation trial slinging mud. And while Depp may have been handed a sweeping legal victory on June 1, that win can’t undo years of a deteriorating public image amid an acrimonious divorce from Heard. The question is whether the verdict wiped off enough dirt […]
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Johnny Depp Flipped the Script With His Defamation Trial Victory
After 13 hours of deliberating, jurors deciding the fate of Johnny Depp’s defamation duel with Amber Heard announced on Wednesday that they had reached a verdict. Only there was one problem: They forgot to specify damages. Judge Penney Azcarate told jurors to retire back to the deliberation room with no deadline on when to return. […]
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Activists React to Hollywood’s Silence During Johnny Depp Trial: “Where Are You and Why Are You Not Supporting Amber Heard?”
It may seem that every TikTokker, cable news commentator and chatterbox neighbor has an opinion about the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard defamation trial that concluded Wednesday in Virginia. But for many sexual violence survivors, there has been a noteworthy absence from the conversation: Hollywood. While major stars and the industry activist group Time’s Up […]
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Amber Heard Lost Because She Was Vilified on Social Media, Her Attorney Suggests
Amber Heard’s attorney suggests a Virginia jury didn’t believe her client’s abuse claims because of social media. Elaine Bredehoft spoke to NBC’s Today on Thursday morning to slam the outcome of Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against Heard. The jury ruled Wednesday that Heard defamed Depp on three claims and that Depp defamed Heard on just […]
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Amber Heard Ordered to Pay $15M in Abuse Claims Defamation Trial
A Virginia jury awarded Johnny Depp $15 million in his defamation suit against Amber Heard on Wednesday, ruling in his favor on all three claims that he was defamed when Heard wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post in which she called herself a domestic abuse survivor. He was also mostly vindicated of allegations that […]
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