During the first day of the trial in which the actor sued the actress for defamation, accusations never before heard by Heard came to light.
The separation between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard continues to reach unforeseen media levels. Although the couple ended their marriage in 2016, after 15 months of marriage, the separation became complex and media. In the divorce lawsuit, the actress accused Depp of having used domestic violence against her person, which has led them to face each other in court on more than one occasion. Last year, the actor lost one of his legal battles against the British newspaper The Sun, which had called him a “wife beater”.
On Tuesday, a new judicial instance began between the former couple, where Depp sued Heard for defamation for 50 million dollars , after she published an article in The Washington Post in 2018 , in which she claimed to be a victim of domestic violence after her death. marriage to the actor.
Depp ‘s lawyers maintain that the accusations made by Heard are false and that they have destroyed his career. Meanwhile, the actress’s legal team ensures that her statements are true, invoking the First Amendment of the United States Constitution that protects freedom of expression. They also point out that Depp seeks to ruin the life of her ex by continuing with the trial.
During the first day of the trial that takes place in the Fairfax County Court, in the state of Virginia, United States, new accusations emerged that until now had not been made public.
In the first session, Amber Heard’s lawyers accused the actor of sexual abuse . In her initial statement, the actress’s lawyers described the event as “a three-day blackout in which [Depp] sexually abused and assaulted Amber.” They even graphically detailed the alleged harassment that the actress suffered at the hands of her then-husband, including having been sexually assaulted by Depp with a bottle of liquor
“For years, all Mr. Depp has wanted is to humiliate Amber, to persecute her, to ruin her career,” argued Benjamin Rottenborn, Heard’s attorney, who called Depp “an ex-husband obsessed with revenge.”
In response to Heard’s accusations, Depp’s lawyers pointed to the moment in which the actress decides to launch these claims, highlighting that they had never come to light before . The actor’s legal team maintains that Heard “went into a panic” when he realized “the seriousness of what he alleged.” They also stated that the 58-year-old interpreter had never received an accusation of violence before .
The certain thing is that the lawyers of the actor of Pirates of the Caribbean will have to prove the falsity of the accusations of Heard . However, after last year’s ruling against him, Depp doesn’t have the wind in his favor on this one. The current trial is scheduled to last about 6 weeks, for which 11 jurors have been selected to listen to the statements of both parties, and determine which is guilty.
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