Johnny Depp’s attorneys have revealed they have been “involved” that he would possibly lose his mood in the course of the Amber Heard trial.
The high-profile authorized case between the previous husband and spouse reached the trial stage in 2022. Depp sued Heard for defamation over a 2018 Washington Publish op-ed the place she described herself as a sufferer of home abuse, with out naming Depp. Heard then countersued for defamation over statements made by Depp’s lawyer.
The jury discovered that Depp was defamed and he was awarded $10million (£8million) in compensatory damages and $5million (£4million) in punitive damages. Heard was awarded $2million after the jury discovered that Depp had defamed her by way of his lawyer. Nonetheless, the jury discovered that Heard’s statements about her marriage have been “false” and that she acted with “precise malice”.
Now, two of Depp’s attorneys, Benjamin Chew and Jessica Meyers, have mirrored on the trial within the TV documentary Uncooked: Movie star Below Oath, which aired on A&E on December 26.
Remembering their preparations for Depp’s cross-examination, Chew stated “the one factor that we’re involved about is whether or not he would possibly lose his mood. The opposite facet is gonna do all the pieces attainable to get Johnny to indicate anger.”
“One of many issues that attorneys attempt to do on cross-examination is to take care of management of the witness,” he added (by way of Folks). “That’s one thing that Johnny merely didn’t permit [Heard’s attorney Ben Rottenborn] to do.”
Chew additionally defined that he believes Depp’s sense of humour on the stand was useful to their case. “Johnny’s use of humour actually undermined no matter severe level Amber’s counsel was making an attempt to make,” he stated. “We wished to humanise Johnny earlier than the jury so they might perceive why hitting the lady he liked was one thing that he’s simply not able to.”
Depp is now set to make his Hollywood comeback, lately touchdown his first main casting for the reason that trial ended. He’s being lined as much as star in Day Drinker, the place he’ll play a mysterious determine who meets Penélope Cruz’s cruise ship bartender, just for the 2 to search out themselves embroiled in a legal underworld.
The movie shall be directed by Marc Webb (The Superb Spider-Man, (500) Days Of Summer time), and can see Depp and Cruz reunited, after beforehand starring in Blow, Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Homicide On The Orient Categorical collectively.
Heard, in the meantime, has spoken out in assist of Blake Vigorous amid the furore over the It Ends With Us star accusing her co-star and director Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and a smear marketing campaign in opposition to her.
Baldoni has employed the identical disaster PR staff that Depp used, and Heard has commented: “Social media is absolutely the personification of the traditional saying ‘A lie travels midway all over the world earlier than reality can get its boots on.’”
“I noticed this firsthand and up shut. It’s as horrifying as it’s harmful.”