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Jury Awards Damages to Both Johnny Depp, Amber Heard

He asked for $50M, was awarded $15M

(Newser) - Johnny Depp has won his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard after one of the most closely watched celebrity trials in years. The AP reports that the jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages, well below the $50 million he had sought. The jury also awarded Heard $2 million in...

Johnny Depp Jury Returns With Question for Judge

They're in their first full day of deliberations

(Newser) - Jurors in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial resumed deliberations Tuesday for the first full day since closing arguments were delivered Friday—and after around four hours, they had a question for the judge. Judge Penney Azcarate said the jury in the civil trial asked about the headline of the...

'There Appears to Be an Amber Alert'

Judge explains oddly coincidental interruption during Heard-Depp closing arguments

(Newser) - It has been a particularly nasty public trial . But during closing arguments Friday in the Amber Heard/Johnny Depp defamation case, something that bordered on comic relief occurred. As Heard attorney Ben Rottenborn was making his case, alarms started going off on phones in the courtroom, reports Deadline . Amid the confusion,...

A Nasty 'Playbook' Emerges Amid the Heard-Depp Trial

Amanda Hess writes of the misogynistic online campaign against Heard

(Newser) - It's a televised trial involving two high-profile celebrities, but if you think public opinion on social media is evenly split between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, think again, writes Amanda Hess in the New York Times . On TikTok and other platforms, the pro-Depp camp dominates, and the constant stream...

Amber Heard: 'People Want to Put My Baby in Microwave'

She addresses the abuse she is enduring amid the Johnny Depp defamation trial

(Newser) - The AP has two words that might be welcome news to a lot of people in regard to the defamation trial involving Amber Heard and Johnny Depp: "closing arguments." They take place on Friday, meaning the end is near after a six-week trial. This comes one day after...

In Very Brief Testimony, Kate Moss Denies Depp Rumor

Says he never pushed her down stairs

(Newser) - As far as witnesses go, the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial saw arguably its biggest on Wednesday: Model Kate Moss took the stand virtually and offered testimony that ran less than three minutes, reports CNN . She was called as a rebuttal witness by Depp's team. Heard had testified that when...

Amber Heard Rests Case, Doesn't Call Depp

His legal team is expected to call ex Kate Moss to testify on his behalf

(Newser) - A development in the Amber Heard/Johnny Depp trial that all sides might be happy with: It took a big step toward being over on Tuesday. Heard's legal team rested her case without calling Depp to the stand, reports the AP . Now Depp's team will present its rebuttal in...

Weird Detail About Depp-Heard Trial Surfaces

Johnny Depp will not look at Amber Heard

(Newser) - The ugly celebrity trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has included all kinds of disturbing allegations . But one unusual aspect surfaced in court on Monday: Depp never looks directly at his ex-wife during the proceedings. As People and Yahoo Entertainment report, the topic came up during an exchange between...

Heard Says Depp Was 'Obsessed' by Poop Incident

She denies leaving feces in bed

(Newser) - Johnny Depp's libel lawsuit against Amber Heard resumed Monday after a week off—and Heard firmly denied that she or a friend had left feces in the bed she shared with the actor. She said one of their dogs had "bowel control issues" and an accident could have...

Things Get Very Graphic in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial

Heard testifies that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle

(Newser) - Amber Heard tearfully told jurors Thursday that Johnny Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle in an alcohol-fueled rage, the AP reports. The March 2015 incident in Australia, where Depp was filming the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, is sharply disputed and has been a focal point of...

'The Worst Thing That Could Happen to Me Happened'

Amber Heard says Johnny Depp first slapped her early in their relationship

(Newser) - Amber Heard took the stand for the first time in Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit against her Wednesday and recounted numerous alleged assaults, starting in late 2011, soon after they began dating. Heard said Depp slapped her when she asked about one of his tattoos while they were drinking together...

Psychologist Says Depp Sexually Assaulted Heard

Depp's team has rested its case

(Newser) - Amber Heard suffered post-traumatic stress disorder from violence she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband Johnny Depp, including multiple acts of sexual assault, a psychologist testified Tuesday. The sexual assaults included being forced to perform oral sex and having Depp penetrate her with a liquor bottle, the psychologist, Dawn...

Heard's Lawyers Revised Article at Heart of Libel Case

ACLU lawyers says organization drafted op-ed on domestic violence

(Newser) - Amber Heard pushed to have details of her marriage with fellow actor Johnny Depp included in an op-ed piece that she wrote about domestic violence, even though her lawyers wanted those passages removed from the article. Jurors in the libel lawsuit Depp filed against Heard heard testimony Thursday from Terence...

Psychologist Hired by Depp Gives Her Take on Heard

Says actor has Borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder

(Newser) - A forensic psychologist hired by Johnny Depp's legal team testified Tuesday that actor Amber Heard suffers from borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder, as the civil lawsuit between her and ex-husband continues to wallow in the couple's personal issues . The psychologist, Shannon Curry, said she reached her...

Johnny Depp: I Was a Victim of Domestic Violence

Actor wraps up 4 days of testimony in Amber Heard defamation case

(Newser) - Johnny Depp wrapped up four days of testimony Thursday by continuing to deny that he had ever hit ex-wife Amber Heard—and by saying he was the real victim of domestic abuse. The actor responded "Yes" when one of his lawyers asked him if had been "a victim...

'Let's Burn Amber,' and More Johnny Depp Texts Read at Trial

Amber Heard's attorneys try to undermine the actor using his own words

(Newser) - Attorneys for actor Amber Heard sought to undermine Johnny Depp’s libel lawsuit against her Thursday by spending hours in court focused on the actor's drinking, drug use, and texts he sent to friends—including one about wanting to kill and defile his then-wife, the AP reports. Heard's...

Johnny Depp: Amber Heard Had a 'Need for Conflict'

He takes the stand for a 2nd day in defamation trial

(Newser) - Johnny Depp returned to the stand in his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard on Wednesday, and gave his version of numerous ugly incidents in their troubled marriage. Depp, who denied ever hitting Heard in testimony Tuesday, said Heard had "a need for conflict" and "a need for...

Johnny Depp: 'I Have Never Struck Any Woman in My Life'

He takes the stand in his defamation case against Amber Heard

(Newser) - Johnny Depp took the stand Tuesday in his libel lawsuit against Amber Heard Tuesday, and firmly denied that he had abused her during their brief marriage. The actor denied ever hitting Heard—or any other woman—and said the accusations were not "based in any species of truth."...

Heard's Former Assistant: Depp Was a 'Total Gentleman'

While Heard was verbally abusive, she testifies

(Newser) - A former personal assistant to Amber Heard said she never saw the actress suffer any physical abuse at the hands of then-husband Johnny Depp—but she said Heard once spit in her face when she asked for a higher salary. Heard descended into screaming fits of blind rage, sent incoherent...

Johnny Depp's Sister Testifies in Case Against Amber Heard

And more from day 2 of the trial

(Newser) - A jury was selected Monday in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial, and on Tuesday, things kicked off in earnest. Both sides gave opening statements and witness testimony started in the libel case Depp has brought against Heard, his ex-wife. "Mr. Depp's team is going to try to turn...

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