Sorting out the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp trial

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The trial between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, which centred on defamation claims related to Heard's 2018 Washington Post article insinuating Depp's domestic abuse, revealed complexities beyond a simple verdict. Although Depp partially won, securing $10 million of the $50 million sought, Heard also won $2 million on a counterclaim. The case highlighted issues of trust, evidence and the impact of social movements such as #MeToo on public figures, with both parties' reputations and careers affected. The outcome of the trial, influenced by legal strategies and public support, underscores the nuanced dynamics of celebrity litigation, where truths, accusations and public perceptions are intertwined.

1)
It is often emphasised that Depp won the case, but the reality is more complicated.

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Issues in the trial:
Content of the problem:
Verdict:
Reactions from overseas celebrities:
My View:
What will happen to the Snyderverse?
Trial issues:
The issue is whether Amber Heard defamed Depp.

2)
In other words, it's not about "whether Depp committed violence or not".
So it is not "Depp wins = Depp did not use violence".
The story is quite detailed and sensitive, but in this case, the events of 2018 will be the issue.

3)
It all started in 2018. Amber wrote an article for the Washington Post in which she revealed that she was a victim of domestic violence.
Although the other man's name was withheld in the article, it was clear that it was Depp, no matter who read it, and the article had a significant impact on society.

4)
Amber is also an active feminist and has been under much fire in those circles. 2018, the MeToo movement was active, and the current anti-MeToo activity was not as prominent.

It was an unbalanced time in a way, where if you called out MeToo, you would almost certainly get support without any validation, and the other person would almost certainly lose credibility and jobs.

Warner Bros. dropped Depp from Fantastic Beasts, which was still in production.

5)
Depp's acting career and image were tarnished, and he had a tough time. It's tough, especially in Hollywood, which is sensitive about gender and violence. It's probably not unrelated to this situation that in 2019, he made and released a small, socially conscious film like "Minamata", a departure from his previous big-budget films.

In 2022, Depp filed a lawsuit claiming that the article was defamatory.
Here, the authenticity of the article comes into question.

Specifically, the question is: "How much of Amber's article is accurate, and how much is a lie?"
Again, whether Depp committed violence is not the main issue.

6)
Content of the trial:
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this is not a person worthy of trust! "

As this is a civil trial, you must decide who says the right thing based on the testimony. There are two ways to do this.
Show physical evidence. Photos, recordings, videos and emails.

7)
Verbally demonstrate that the other person is not trustworthy.
If you don't have any evidence, you have no choice but to attack with the second.

The trial thus became one of the most embarrassing matches in history, with Depp and Amber competing to expose each other's bad behaviour. Embarrassing stories about each other's privacy continue to surface.

8)
Depp filed a lawsuit in the UK two years ago against another newspaper for almost the same thing. Depp lost that case.

I think this American trial was partly due to the skill of Depp's lawyer. Still, Amber's poor testimony led to a series of clean hits, and Amber was increasingly at a disadvantage. Or maybe he was well prepared after the results in England.

9)
In addition, Depp's fans worldwide have overwhelming fans, dominating the trend on TikTok with a massive campaign called "Justice for Johnny". Most young people who don't surf the internet on their PCs have been imbued with Depp's innocence.

The jurors were sternly warned not to pay attention to TV or social media, but once they got that far, I doubted whether they didn't care.

10)
Verdict:
Depp won. Not a complete victory, though.
Depp had asked for $50 million in the lawsuit, but the verdict handed down by the jury and judge was $10 million.

In addition, Amber won $2 million on a counterclaim.
Amber's award was $8 million.

11)
In other words, Depp's win is 16% in monetary terms.
Simply put, we haven't even reached 20% of our goal.

In other words, 80% of Depp's arguments were not accepted.

12)
Reactions from foreign celebrities:
Immediately after the trial, headlines about Depp's great victory were all over the media, but as time went by, this atmosphere faded.

Materials that had been kept secret during the trial were released. The newly released documents totalled over 6,000 pages, many of which were uncomfortable for Johnny. I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but some celebrities who had liked the thank you message Johnny posted on Instagram after the verdict in the trial secretly withdrew their likes.

13)
The following is a list of celebrities who have reportedly cancelled their likes.

Robert Downey Jr.
Orlando Bloom
Bella Hadid
Elle Fanning
Harry Bailey
Jamie Campbell Bower
Jennifer Coolidge
Joey King
Maren Morris
Riley Keough
Sophie Turner

14)
As well as the unliking, Johnny's beloved daughter Lily-Rose Depp, who works as a model and actor, also filed a lawsuit against her father, Johnny, during a separate defamation trial in the UK in 2016. He posted a comment on Instagram in his defence, but the post has since been deleted.

15)
In addition, Kaya Scodelario, who starred with Johnny in the film "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Last Pirate", unfollowed Johnny's Instagram after the verdict in his defamation case in 2016.

Johnny's friend Paul Bettany, an actor whose name was mentioned several times in Johnny and Amber's trial, also unfollowed Johnny on Instagram after he withdrew his testimony.

16)
Celebrities who 'supported' Johnny Depp secretly unfollow him (2022-08-10)

Some Johnny Depp fans, hoping that information uncomfortable for Amber Heard would come out, pooled their money to obtain undisclosed documents from the trial but damaged Johnny's image.

17)
Johnny Depp had erectile dysfunction (link to bottle rape)
Johnny Depp's lawyer plans "revenge porn
Amber Heard refused to accept part of Johnny Depp's assets
Part of Johnny Depp's former agent's testimony 'sealed'
Marilyn Manson introduces 18-year-old Johnny Depp

18)
This is some of the new information we have learned. Johnny's fans leaked the knowledge to get the truth that would be uncomfortable for Amber. Still, US media outlets such as Newsweek, Insider and Rolling Stone have reported that the act damaged Johnny's image.

19)
Johnny Depp's fans' "actions" backfire, and "information uncomfortable for Johnny" is revealed one by one (2022-08-10)
They say there is no smoke without fire, but is that true?

20)
My view:
Finally, let me give my opinion.
I think it's "both and both".
Amber was a bit of a bad girl, and Depp was a bad guy.

21)
You can feel it when you watch their performances and the hilarious videos they post on social media, but for better or worse, they are not ordinary people. It is unreasonable to think that ordinary people can adequately understand what such people think and do.

22)
This is a rather heavy and dark story, and it was a hot topic during the trial, but it seems that the two were abused by their parents when they were children.
I think it's just a story about two people with old emotional scars who meet, fall in love and end up together, causing problems in their lives.

23)
On the third day of the trial, a deposition from Dr Laurel Anderson, the couple's former marriage counsellor, was played in court, PEOPLE reports.

When asked if Mr Depp was violent towards Amber, Dr Anderson replied: "Yes, I think he was in good control for probably 20 or 30 years. Both were victims of domestic abuse but had been in good control for decades."

"I believe that being together with Heard was the trigger for them to abuse each other."

24)
Dr Anderson also claimed that Heard had deliberately tried to pick fights with her ex-husband to keep her from leaving him 'so he wouldn't leave her'. At the time, Dr Anderson noticed several bruises on Heard's face.

25)
Johnny Depp's 'mutual abuse' came out in vivid testimony at his trial with his ex-wife (2022-04-15)
Unfortunately, the two successful star actors had no private life.

26)
This trial was held to decide [whether Amber lied], so both parties agreed that the other person's testimony was a lie (the other person's personality was insufficient to make the testimony credible; the real victim was me).

However, it would be correct to assume that the trial found that neither of them could prove that their words and actions (including violence) were acts of self-defence.

27)
In other words, it's true that [Depp was the only one who lost his job because of Amber's post in 2018], so I think the court will find that Depp's defamation falls under the category of libel.

They both have problems, but Depp is the only one to lose his job.

Amber is said to have filed an appeal in search of the "truth". What kind of mentality does she have? That's the only thing I want to learn from her.

Sorting out the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp trial

https://note.com/james_miles_jp/n/n4e157317ce4e

The trial of Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard has led to relentless attacks on Heard on social media. Is it possible that the slander changed public opinion and influenced the verdict?

In the Depp v. Heard series of trials, Depp was found guilty of violence in the first trial. However, when male chauvinists who fully defended Depp spread videos slandering the victim, Heard, public opinion became critical of Heard. Using celebrity divorce stories as an introduction, the film conveys the horror of how impression manipulation through social media can change public opinion. 　
Original title: DEPP VS. HEARD: THE SOCIAL MEDIA TRIAL/France 2023

https://www.nhk.jp/p/docland/ts/KZGVPVRXZN/episode/te/GQ62LM1P6J/

"I don't believe in the mainstream media anymore"...The Johnny Depp (59) trial, which is not reported in Japan, reveals "problems in America."

https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/59355

Who won the Depp vs Heard verdict?

Netflix's new documentary unravels the Depp v. Heard case, its impact on society, and the final verdict.

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a44866286/who-won-the-depp-vs-heard-verdict/

Depp V Heard

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27541298/

Why has the Heard v. Depp case attracted so much attention?

https://madamefigaro.jp/culture/220617-mf-depp-vs-heard.html

Johnny Depp wins in defamation lawsuit, ordered to pay more than 1.3 billion yen to his ex-wife

https://jp.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2NI4E9/

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard settle defamation lawsuit; Johnny donates 100 million yen to charity

https://www.elle.com/jp/culture/celebgossip/a42286666/amber-heard-and-johnny-depp-settled-221220/

Director of documentary' Depp vs. Heard' explains why he did not interview parties to the trial

https://www.vogue.co.jp/article/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-documentary-emma-cooper

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp settle defamation lawsuit

https://www.vogue.co.jp/celebrity/article/amber-heard-johnny-depp-settlement