She said that she has rented an AirBnB and plans to stay for a month.
Suited and booted, both Depp and Heard slipped into the Fairfax County Courthouse this morningĪlso at the courthouse today, about 20 spectators, mainly Depp fans, lined up to get one of the seats to witness the trial.Īmong them was Jacintya Gillespie, 52, who said that she arrived last night after traveling from her home in Brisbane, Australia. As fired Fantastic Beasts star Depp tries to figuratively flip his November 2020 UK loss in a “wife beater” libel action against Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid The Sun, Heard has a $100 million countersuit looming too.Īmong an extensive and somewhat star-studded witness list submitted to the Fairfax County docket, both Depp and Heard are set to testify with the Pirates of the Caribbean actor expected to go first. With the intention to pick a jury by end of day, and opening arguments to begin in front of Virginia Judge Penney Azcarate tomorrow, the already well-covered case will almost certainly quickly be under appeal no matter who wins in this long delayed round.
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PREVIOUSLY, 5:15 AM: Over the next six weeks, the trial of Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard that commences today could prove to be the biggest roles of the former couple’s careers. “It was just more of the excitement of a Hollywood trial.” She was kept in the pool. One woman said her co-workers were talking about the trial but, knowing that she had jury duty, she walked away.
Several potential jurors said that they had sought out information about the case in recent days because they were curious why it was taking place in Fairfax, near where they live. One potential juror was dismissed after he said that he had heard general details that Depp “was beating her and lying about things.” When asked if he could keep an open mind, he said, “I’ll try to.” But he said that his wife would understand if he explained the circumstances of the case after it is all over. “She gets mad at me all the time,” he said. “She tends to exaggerate.” The man also was asked whether his wife would be upset with him if he sided with Depp. If a man says a woman beat him, they never believe him.”Īs Heard’s attorneys asked him if he could still be impartial, despite what his wife said, the man said that he could. Under questioning, the man read his wife’s response: “Amber is psychotic. There also will be a break from May 9-12 as Judge Azcarate attends a previously scheduled judicial conference.ġst Update, 9:42 AM: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard watched - but didn’t appear to make eye contact - as their attorneys questioned potential jurors.Īn issue is the pre-trial media publicity and, in some instances, potential jurors who have heard strong opinions about the case.Īs the judge and attorneys queried potential jurors who had heard about the case, one man shared that this morning that he had texted his wife about the chance that he might be assigned to the Depp-Heard trial. Proceedings in Virginia have concluded for the day, but the trial will take place from Monday to Thursday and will be off on Fridays. Having first been accused of defaming Depp in March 2019 after a late 2018 Washington Post op-ed on domestic violence, Heard countersued her ex-husband for $100 million in the summer of 2020 after losing in several attempts to have the initial case tossed out. Amber Heard Sounds Off Before Johnny Depp Defamation Trial: 'I Have Always Maintained A Love For Johnny'
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