Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial updates: summary 16 June 2022
Depp v Heard aftermath headlines
- Member of jury speaks out about jurors thoughts on Depp and Heard
- Vasquez to defend Depp in assault lawsuit case next month
- Heard tells first interview since trial: I still love Depp
- Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck announce album release and European tour
- Depp lawyer Camille Vasquez made a partner at law firm Brown Rudnick
- Depp tipped for return as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean franchise
- Depp Dior ad triumphs on primetime as fashion house stands by their man
- Depp memorabilia, including a Harley from Cry Baby, to be auctioned
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AS USA's Jennifer Bubel has taken a look back over some of the crucial moments in the six-week Depp v Heard trial.
"One thing I can tell you is, one thing I'm not is vindictive. This would be a really lousy way to get vengeance. As silly as it is to say this out loud, my goal - the only thing I can hope for at this point... I just want people to see me as a human being. When you're living in violence and it becomes normal, as I testified to, you have to adapt, you adopt strategies to cope with it. If it meant, as I testified to, if it meant the difference between a broken nose or a sore cheek, I would do it. I got hit for a very long time before I even knew how to defend myself. I'm here as a survivor. To my dying day I will stand by every word of my testimony. I didn't want this to be a thing, I didn't want it to be a trial, I didn't want it to be a part of the public record - but when someone sues you, you don't really have a choice"
Camille Vasquez to defend Depp in Brooks assault case
Camille Vasquez is set to represent Johnny Depp in court for a second time - next month she will defend him against accusations of that he assaulted a crew member on-set in 2017.
Gregg 'Rocky' Brooks, who worked as a location manager on Depp's film City of Lies, claims that the actor punched him in the chest during a dispute on the Los Angeles set in April 2017 Depp is being sued for "maliciously and forcefully" punching Brooks twice in his ribs before saying he would be willing to pay the plaintiff $100,000 if he dared to "punch him in the face". The lawsuit was filed in in July 2018 with Brooks claiming that Depp, who was under the influence of alcohol, lost his temper when he was told that filming would have to be put on hold temporarily for one night.
Brook's legal documents add that he was deliberately humiliated in front of the rest of the cast and production team and is suing for emotional distress, assault and negligence. Proceedings will begin on 25 July in Los Angeles County Superior Court
Edward Scissorhands' insert hand expected to fetch $50,000 at auction
The metal insert hand which Johnny Depp wore in Tim Burton's 1990 fantasy movie Edward Scissorhands is expected to fetch a fee of up to $50,000 in Propstore's Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction in Los Angeles next week. So far there have been three bids, with the top bid at $20,000. The auction ends on Tuesday 21 June.
The right insert hand consists of a rubber, resin and leather glove mounted on one side of a T-shaped metal armature to a wooden base. It comes with a letter of authenticity from the film's mechanical department coordinator, Richard Landon.
Edward Scissorhands, a boy with scissor-like fingers, used his blades to turn an ice angel into a snow flurry for his love interest Kim, played by Winona Ryder. Depp and Ryder were engaged for a while in real life, their three-year relationship ended in 1993.
A year ago, a pair of original scissorhand wardrobe glove props, worn by Johnny Depp in the film sold for $44,800 at Julien's “Hollywood Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy and More Auction” in Beverly Hills.
"Physical" abuse wasn't the only form of abuse that the jury was supposed to consider. The jurors did not satisfy the law here. They also weren't supposed to go on social media AT ALL, not simply agree to keep it from their discussions. #IStandWithAmberHeard"
Juror admits jury's conclusion was: "they were both abusive to each other"
One of the seven jurors in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial has confessed that the conclusion which the jury reached was that "both Depp and Heard were abusive to each other". The juror, who for legal reasons must remain anonymous, told Good Morning America that the jury believed that when Heard got emotional or upset on the stand, she was merely crying "crocodile tears".
"It didn’t come across as believable," he said. "It seemed like she was able to flip the switch on her emotions. She would answer one question and she would be crying and two seconds later she would turn ice cold. It didn’t seem natural."
The jury concluded that "both were abusive to each other" but Heard’s legal team failed to prove Depp’s abuse was physical.
Beck and Depp perform Isolation
'Isolation' (a cover of the John Lennon track) is one of the 13 tracks on the '18' album closing the new record from the duo that was scheduled for release yesterday (15 June) but has yet to be made available on I-Tunes or Spotify.
New Beck & Depp album out
Johnny Depp's album with Jeff Beck is now released and features a series of cover versions including the likes of: Velvet Underground's seminal "Venus In Furs," the Everly Brothers' mellow "Let It Be Me" and Marvin Gaye's soul classic "What's Going On." There also are cover versions of Davy Spillane's "Midnight Walker" and two covers the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" - "Caroline, No" and "Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)."
A few days after the verdict was made known, Amber Heard’s sister, Whitney Henriquez, shared an emotional message of support for the actress on Instagram.
Heard: I still love Depp
Amber Heard has told her interview with the Today Show that she still loves Johnny Depp, despite ending up facing her former husband across the courtroom.
“I love him,” Heard told interviewer Savannah Guthrie, in a clip of the interview broadcast on Wednesday.
“I loved him with all my heart, and I tried the best I could to make a deeply broken relationship work. And… I couldn’t.”
“I have no bad feelings or ill-will towards him at all. I know that might be hard to understand - or it might be really easy to understand, if you’ve ever loved anyone. It should be easy," Heard added.
Depp's advice to Jason Donovan after cocaine-induced seizure
Jason Donovan was advised by Johnny Depp to take things easy after he almost died after bingeing on drugs at Kate Moss' 21st birthday party in LA in January 1995. After spending much of the night snorting lines of cocaine, Donovan collapsed at the Viper Room while Depp and INXS frontman Michael Hutchence were performing on stage, providing musical entertainment for the guests.
The Neighbours star recalls blacking out and being carried out of the club on a stretcher by paramedics. He was treated by Australian doctors at Cedars-Sinai hospital but discharged himself three hours later and returned to the hotel where Depp and his girlfriend were holding a small after-party.
Donovan takes up the story, from excerpts of his autobiography Between The Lines: My Story Uncut: "I was so racked with guilt that I had ruined Kate's party, that I knew I had to go and apologise to her. She and Johnny were holding an after-party at my hotel so I knocked on their door. Johnny answered it. "I'm really sorry about what happened, mate," I ventured.
"That's cool, don't worry," he said, patting me on the back. "We're just pleased that you are OK. Now take some advice from me, go to your room, get some sleep and for God's sake take it easy in future." I headed back to my room, tail between my legs. I had made an utter fool of myself. I'd tried to party with the big boys, tried to be so very rock 'n' roll, but all I had done was make a complete f***ing idiot of myself".
Heard feels social media conditioned the case
Speaking with Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, Amber Heard looks back on her case against former husband Johnny Depp and feels that the influence and impact of social media were key factors in influencing the jurors' verdict.
Amber Heard says she fears Johnny Depp will sue her again
Amber Heard said she fears Johnny Depp will sue her again in part two of an interview with Savannah Guthrie.
Heard fears Depp could sue her for defamation again, she told NBC’s Guthrie.
Ms Heard shared her concern in part two of her interview aired Wednesday morning on The Today Show.
“I’m scared that no matter what I do, no matter what I say or how I say it, every step I take will present another opportunity for this sort of silencing,” she said. “Which is what I guess a defamation lawsuit is meant to do, it’s meant to take your voice.”
Of the claims she made that sparked her legal battle with Mr Depp, she added: “I took for granted what I assumed was my right to speak.”
AS USA's Will Gittins has put together an overview of some of the more bizarre moments in the trial in Fairfax, Virginia.
Amber Heard insists op-ed was not about Johnny Depp
In an interview with Savannah Guthrie, Amber Heard explains her feelings post-trial and insisted that she holds no resentment towards the jury in the case. She also reiterated her claim that the op-ed she authored in the Washington Post was not specifically about Johnny Depp, insisting that it was simply an opportunity to add her voice to a contemporary cultural moment.
Heard is expected to launch an appeal against the verdict handed down in a Virginia court earlier this month which ordered her to make compensatory payments totalling $15 million to her ex-husband.
Piers Morgan: "The longer Amber Heard talks, the less I believe her,"
News UK host Piers Morgan compared Amber Heard to Megan Markle during yesterday's episode of his Uncensored show.
Speaking about the interview which Heard gave to Today, here first public appearance in the media since losing the defamation trial, Morgan said, "When I watched this morning on the Today show, I've got to be honest with you, my mind went back to Megan Markle's Oprah Winfrey, two-hour whine-a-thon. Because the longer Amber Heard talks, frankly, the more she whines, the more she plays the victim, the more she tries to blame everybody but herself... as with Meghan Markle, the less I believe her. I find here a really incredible, or uncredible witness".
Heard says social media 'hate' during Depp trial was 'unfair'
Actress Amber Heard said the "hate" she suffered on social media during the trial against Johnny Depp was "not fair," but insisted she does not blame the jury for taking sides in favor of her ex-husband. "The vast majority of this trial was played out on social media," she argued. "I think that this trial is an example of that gone haywire, gone amok and the jury's not immune to that".
After six weeks in court, a jury awarded Depp more than $10 million in damages and defamation, and $2 million to Heard who had countersued.
The case, which was broadcast live, exposed intimate details about the former Hollywood couple's private life, and Heard became a target on social media.
"I don't presume that the average person should know these things," the actress said in her first wide-ranging interview since the verdict. "And I don't take it personally."
"But even if someone is sure I deserve all this hate, even if they think I'm lying, they couldn't look me in the eye and tell me they think there's been fair representation on social media."
"They can't tell me they think this has been fair," she told US station NBC.
Depp v Heard live updates: welcome
Good morning and welcome to our daily live blog for Thursday 16 June on the aftermath of the Depp v Heard trial, in which a Virginia jury found that Amber Heard had defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed entitled: "I spoke up against sexual violence - and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change".
Heard was ordered to pay Depp damages of $10.35m, but also won out on one count of her defamation counter-suit against the Pirates of the Caribbean star. She was awarded $2m.