Isabella Gomez Sarmiento and Matthew Schuerman produced and edited the audio version of this story. "I know she led (the fights) on more than one occasion and started it to keep him with her because abandonment and having him leave was her worst nightmare," Anderson said last week. Meanwhile, pictures of injuries to Depp's face were shown at the trial by his security guard Sean Bett amid claims they were caused by his ex-wife. Bedera also says that she is concerned about the impact this trial could have on victims of intimate partner violence and their willingness to come forward. He has denied it and no charges were filed, but she was granted a temporary restraining order after swearing to the court that she feared for her life. Social media doesnt care about the facts, they just care about what they see.. To find out more about Froma Harrop and read features by other Creators writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators webpage at www.creators.com. In one 2016 recording taken after Head accused Depp of domestic abuse and obtained a restraining order, Heard says to Depp, "You can say it was a fair fight. MARTINEZ: Now, what was the trial like? Amber Heard enters the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 3, 2022. Today's breaking news and more in your inbox. So this was back in 2018. The actors completed their whirlwind divorce years ago but continue to volley accusations of physical abuse in what has turned out to be a battle for public opinion. Under cross-examination, Johnny Depp was asked if he was more upset by events in 2016 than by what Amber Heard wrote in allegedly defamatory article. Later, it was Johnny Depp who first sued ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation after the latter wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post. Depp's lawyers to prove that Heard's allegations of domestic violence against her ex-husband are false. Readers speculate why, Letters to the Editor: Serious about the drought? This doesnt mean that the case is entirely straightforward. Mr. Depps texts were read out, with one particular message noting that he hoped Ms. Heards rotting corpse was decomposing in the trunk of a Honda Civic! Depps former lawyer characterized Heards claims as an abuse hoax. Maybe, maybe not. Thursday, he admitted that he had assaulted a couple of cabinets.. Rhetorical contortions aside, it seems that both Depp and Heard have anger issues rooted in childhood trauma. What does she wear? The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. ", Then in 2018, Heard published an op-ed in The Washington Post titled: "I spoke up against sexual violenceand faced our culture's wrath. But he did occasionally smirk in response to her testimony or lean over to his lawyer, Ben Chew, to whisper in his ear. "I think that Amber was the aggressor 100%. But now it seems that outpouring of support has left Heard with Depp currently being more vocally backed on Twitter. On June 1, Johnny Depp was awarded $15 million in damages following a highly publicized defamation trial with his ex-wife Amber Heard over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she claimed to be a "public figure representing domestic abuse." Lau said the timeline of events leading to Heard's accusations and inconsistencies in her story may be swaying the public to sympathize with Depp. We know that domestic violence is a hidden epidemic, and is vastly underreported. On Monday, actor Johnny Depp is scheduled to return to the stand in the defamation trial between him and his former wife, Amber Heard, that is taking place in Fairfax County, Va. Depp sued Heard over an op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post in 2018 about being a survivor of domestic violence. It would be nice if we all learned something from this sordid mess. Results, interactive data, and methodology on Americans' attitudes on the defamation trial with Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, from a May 20 - 22, 2022 YouGov survey. . (In a series of 2016 texts, Depp and fellow actor Paul Bettany discussed the idea of killing Heard, which he said on the stand was "abstract humor." I think its probably a defense mechanism but its also calculated too. Her columns appear on Wednesday and Sunday. 'and see how many people believe or side with you.". Both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard admit that there was violence in this relationship. Meanwhile, every platform appears to be full of adoring pro-Depp memes. First off, the public face of domestic abuse is a title Heard bestowed on herself. Originating in the abuse and harassment of women in Hollywood, #MeToo did serve a purpose. Her father had beaten her, she was not going to end. However, there was a subsequent outpouring of support from Twitter users who pointed out systemic disbelief of women who come forward with stories of abuse. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely her own. Depp, 58, is suing her over a 2018 op-ed she wrote alleging she was a victim of domestic violence, claiming the abuse allegations were an elaborate "hoax" to promote her film "Aquaman" and punish him for leaving her. But many women have exploited #MeToo as a weapon designed to extract revenge, money or publicity. Editors Note: Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the book OK Boomer, Lets Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind. Follow her on Twitter. The jury also awarded Amber with almost 2 million dollars in damages for being defamed by Depp's lawyer who called her allegations "a hoax". Heard is expected back on the stand at 10 a.m. Fox News' Larry Fink contributed to this report. This, of course, doesnt mean that women are the victims and men the perpetrators in every single case. These self-styled defenders of an alleged abuse victim are happily partaking in misogynist abuse online. "One question I have right now, in our sort of post-#MeToo moment," Bedera commented, "we're trying to decide what the consequences should be for intimate partner violence. I do not believe that he was abusive with Amber," Constantine told Fox News Digital. Dont these institutions have an obligation to first determine the truth behind the charges and if they find reason for concern, how serious the misdeed? This case is about using the courts as a platform to tell his side of the story and clearing the record and swaying the court of public opinion, Ahouraian said. And, in the meantime, domestic violence victims and abusers alike are watching this play out. Heard supporters are routinely attacked and abused online; their accounts are mass reported and sometimes suspended, and they are subject to streams of misogynist vitriol, all, apparently, to make the case that Depp isnt an abuser. A Saturday Night Live sketch last weekend turned one of Depps wildest accusations against Heard into a skit, treating her as a figure of ridicule and him as a charming scamp. However, Ahouraian noted, Depps legal team made sure to address Heards allegations against him head-on, giving his perspective on what happened. This was a he hit her, she hit him story, and The Post was remiss for publishing Heards unverified claims without a response from the other side. This story has been shared 129,886 times. In 2020, Depp lost a similar case against The Sun newspaperin a Britishcourt when the judge found that the evidence presented was "substantially true." MARTINEZ: What has Amber Heard said about the verdict? A color of control, power and dominance. ANDREW LIMBONG, BYLINE: So, yeah, the jury unanimously sided with Johnny Depp, you know, saying that Amber Heard acted with actual malice in defaming him. Depp won$10 million in compensatory damages and, $5 million in punitive damages. A judge, evaluating 14 incidents of Depps alleged abuse of Heard, found that 12 of them had occurred and concluded that The Suns words were substantially true., Now Depp is suing Heard in Virginia for $50 million, saying that she defamed him when she described herself, in a Washington Post opinion essay that didnt mention Depp, as a public figure representing domestic abuse. His case seems absurd, since even if he were entirely innocent, the British verdict was well known, and Heard was referring to what she symbolized, not what she allegedly endured. Johnny Depp, 58, is suing ex-wife Amber Heard for US$50 million (NZ$76.5m), claiming she defamed him in her 2018 Washinton Post op-ed where she described herself as a victim of domestic abuse . One major story in the trial which could be deemed an inconsistency is the saga of the severed finger tip. Heard, 36, countersued for $100 million, claiming Depp defamed her when he said she was lying about her abuse allegations. Its also about what message is being sent by these vicious online attacks on Amber Heard. The actress also described incidents in which Depp slapped her multiple times, pinned her against a wall and choked her, and did a "cavity search" on her while looking for his cocaine. Depp texted a friend that he wanted to kill Heard and then have sex with her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she is dead. There is a video of Depp smashing kitchen cabinets while Heard tries to calm him, saying, at one point, All I did was say sorry! In an audio recording, she tells him to go put his cigarettes out on someone else, and he responded, Shut up, fat ass.. "[T]he question is, was he abusive with Amber? Ironically or perhaps predictably the protestations of Depps total innocence have turned into online mobs swarming anyone who disagrees and believes that Heard is the victim. ! Depp wrote in the email to Carino. More Americans Believe Johnny Depp Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Although most Americans aren't paying much attention to the defamation trial between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber. The court of public opinion is the wrong place to do this. It was so important for Depp to clear his name on the domestic violence accusations that he was willing to air his other dirty laundry in the process including his battle with alcohol and drugs. LIMBONG: Yeah. And while they arent going to make him the lovable hero in the next movie, they could make him the hate-able villain or the lovable villain.. Although the article did not use his name, Depp claims it destroyed his career and made him a Hollywood pariah. After . Johnny Depp and Amber Heard attend the UK Premiere of "Mortdecai" at Empire Leicester Square on January 19, 2015 in London, England. Johnny Depp won his defamation trial, and Amber Heard has partially won her countersuit against Depp. Depp didn't appear to look at Heard a single time during her afternoon on the witness stand. Depp testified for four days during the second week at the Fairfax, Virginia, trial and then again for more than three hours on Wednesday. Related:How Amber Heard Really Felt About The Public Hate During The Johnny Depp Trial (He claimed on the stand that the text messages were intended to be humorous.). In court on Monday, Depp's medical team testified about the night his finger tip was severed, with the actor saying that Heard threw a glass vodka bottle at him, leading to it getting cut off. Heard testified that one of their dogs, incontinent since eating Depps weed as a puppy, defiled the bed. She is sitting in a high-pressure role. And so what's sort of, like, on display is the dynamics of our, you know, cultural fandom sort of interacting with how, you know, we as a society view women. Depp is suing his ex-wife for $50 million, claiming she defamed him in a 2018 Washington Post opinion piece about domestic abuse. Johnny Depp alleges Amber Heard hit him repeatedly, details finger-disfiguring fight April 20, 2022 Rhetorical contortions aside, it seems that both Depp and Heard have anger issues. Amber Heard's stand against Johnny Depp's assaults should not have deprived her of public sympathy for suffering the ordeal of domestic violence, a leading human rights lawyer has said. Unless you happen to live on under a rock, you've probably heard of the name Johnny Depp. And even Depps daughter is being targeted for online abuse by Depp fans who believe she is insufficiently supportive of her dad. A jury in Fairfax, Va., on Wednesday ruled in Johnny Depp's favor, and he will be awarded more than $10 million in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. the behavioral analyst said. During the trial, Depp has also accused Heard of assaulting him, and claimed that he is a victim of domestic violence as well. And in the op-ed, she wrote that she was scared to go public with this information because of all the public scrutiny she'd face and the possible roles she'd lose out on. Book publishers and universities are blacklisting people based on unverified accusations, allegations or complaints. They often dont even reveal exactly what the accused had allegedly done. COVID origins? Or, in Canada, the pressing issue of training judges to recognize intimate partner violence, which is the subject of a current private members bill in the House of Commons. He filed a libel lawsuit against her, claiming hed lost work as a result of the piece, including a starring role in a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel for which he claims he would have earned $40 million. (She is countersuing for $100 million.). If Heard wanted out of such a marriage, she certainly had good reason. This trials has drawn reactions from experts, celebrities, and more! NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Hopefully, teachers are talking to their students about this trial in Virginia, and maybe getting kids to open up about whats happening in their own lives. Johnny Depp looks on in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 3, 2022. He is suing his ex-wife for $50 million, alleging she defamed him in her 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she described herself as a victim of domestic abuse. Follow Elizabeth Renzetti on Twitter: @lizrenzettiOpens in a new window. Heard has admitted hitting Depp, and has been recorded insulting and belittling him. And the testimonies from the two of them went into a lot of lurid details about their really turbulent relationship, which, you know, I should say, a lot of this information came out in 2020 when Depp sued the English paper The Sun for libel for calling him a, quote, "wife beater." Proving libel is much easier in Britain than in the United States, because there the burden of proof rests with the defendant. Johnny Depp won his defamation trial, and Amber Heard has partially won her countersuit against Depp. But Depp neednt succeed in court to achieve his ends. 'DARVO' is an acronym that stands for deny, attack and reverse victim and offender. But the impact of this trial isnt limited to its outcome or what that says about the story either side is telling. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Depp claims that Heard falsely and maliciously accused him of domestic abuse, damaging his career and. "Absolutely, it's already happening," said Bedera. Johnny Depp had sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for $50 million, arguing that she defamed him when she called herself "a public figure representing domestic abuse" in a newspaper opinion. The stars wed in 2015, with Heard filing for divorce the following year. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Based on Depps testimony and graphic, violent text messages that he sent about Heard, which were presented at the trial, he also seems to revel in misogynist violent fantasies. Amber Heard accuses Johnny Depp of sexual assault, Jury hears recordings of Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard's volatile arguments. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously." This kind of humility is useful for feminists, too: We can understand that women are much more likely to be abused than men, but that doesnt mean that women are the victims and men the perpetrators in 100% of abusive relationships. Its more important than the actual lawsuit, Ahouraian said. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Heard is a much less well-known and less successful entity. They do something that psychologists call 'DARVO.' Its useful to understand that one can be a fan of an actor and also realize that intense admiration does not translate into intimate knowledge. You could ask his fans, who are in the courtroom and nearly got kicked out by the judge when they laughed at one of the actors drolleries. So, really, a bad move on Amber Heard's legal team," Constantine said, adding that Heard's pantsuit mimics her ex-husband. You know, she's parodying what Johnny is wearing. But here in the States, Depp testified that Heard was the abuser, that she punched him and once threw a bottle of vodka at him, which cut his finger. It's been something of a catalyst for men's rights groups to rally around Depp. Then in 2020, Heard countersued Depp, claiming his former attorney defamed her when he said her abuse allegations were a sexual violence hoax, ginned up to attract attention for her movie Aquaman, which premiered three days after her essay ran in the Post. Her profession is used against her, as Depp fans claim that shes acting her way through her testimony and is clearly insincere. A jury in Fairfax, Va., on Wednesday ruled in Johnny Depp's favor, and he will be awarded more than $10 million in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. But it doesnt automatically follow that he physically hurt her. "Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love," the pair said in a joint statement at the time. The actor has accused Heard of throwing a bottle of vodka at him, smashing his hand and slicing his finger; throwing a bottle of mineral spirits at his face; and being emotionally abusive. The six-week-long trial is meant to decide whether statements made in the media by both actors have cost them their public image and potential earnings. In this trial, the burden is on Depp's lawyers to prove that Heard's allegations of domestic violence against her ex-husband are false. Men can be victims of abuse, too, and sometimes relationships involve two people who physically hurt each other. They must have been terrifying.) Ms. Heard may win or lose this new trial, but shes already lost in the court of public opinion. Actor Johnny Depp waves to the gallery as he leaves for a break Monday during his defamation trial in Fairfax, Va. against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Steve Helber/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Tell the world, Johnny, tell them, 'Johnny Depp, I, Johnny Depp, a man, Im a victim, too, of domestic violence. Ahouraian says if the jury finds that Heard defamed Depp, her career would be done., Similarly, Lizardo said Heards reputation has been severely damaged and Depps planned rebuttal witnesses might just demolish her credibility altogether.. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. There were constant accusations of infidelity, then "explosions." Depp sued Heard for $50 million and argued that she defamed him when she called herself "a public figure representing domestic abuse" in a newspaper opinion piece. In a courtroom filled with cameras in Fairfax County, Va., Heard and ex-husband Johnny Depp, who is suing her . There are ambiguities in the sordid conflict between the divorced actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, but some things are clear. The problem with the Depp-Heard case, though, is that while the evidence doesnt make either party look particularly honorable, the social media commentariat doesnt do complexity. They originally awarded him $15 million, but because of, you know, certain laws in Virginia, the judge amended that down to just over $10 million. 2ND UPDATE, 1:23 PM: "I tend to be quite expressive in my writing," a halting Johnny Depp said Tuesday on the stand of his $50 million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. In a 2016 email to his former agent, Christian Carino, Depp wrote that Heard was begging for total global humiliation. Now this televised trial has resulted in an explosion of hatred and derision directed at her. All rights reserved. Fifty-eight-year-old Johnny Depp brought the defamation action against 35-year-old Amber Heard (to whom he was married between 2015 and 2017) following an article in the Washington Post in which . Depp is suing Heard for $50 million over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." Though Depp was not. And so his side of the story has been told in full. Domestic violence, power, control and dominance. "Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain. It isnt going to go flawlessly and she is going to make mistakes, Engelmayer said. Primary Menu Sections Skip to search results The problem of choosing facts to believe is not confined to celebrities. On Tuesday, the actor's legal team rested their case after 13 days of testimony as Depp says Amber Heard ruined . Heard complained that as a result of the bad publicity, photographers were following her and the tabloids posted unflattering pictures. We also know that one of the best ways to stem this epidemic is through prevention, which requires educating our children very early in their lives about the power of consent and how to conduct healthy relationships. I felt as though I was on trial in the court of public opinion. Perhaps she was, but writing an op-ed in The Washington Post is not exactly the way to reclaim ones privacy. But women make up the vast majority of victims, and they experience this violence differently: It is much more severe, and its more likely to cause long-term consequences such as when they have to leave a marital home with their children. Not literally, of course: I could look away if I chose. She would rather be in a fight than have him leave.". The jury in the defamation trial in Virginia between the actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard found that Mr. Depp had been defamed in a 2018 op-ed, a verdict that handed . But it doesnt work that way, Amber Heards defense team raises lurid details of Johnny Depps alleged drug use, Johnny Depp alleges Amber Heard hit him repeatedly, details finger-disfiguring fight, Letters to the Editor: Yes, L.A. drivers are getting worse. We can choose to look at conflicting accounts and evidence and conclude that we just dont know what exactly happened. From the beginning of his testimony, Depp emphasized that he brought the lawsuit to clear my name, for his sake and that of his children, Lily-Rose, 22, and Jack, 20, as well as for those in the movie industry who trusted him. But following the defamation . This article was amended on 3 June 2022 to specify the defamation count on which the jury ruled for Amber Heard, and to give the sum awarded to Johnny Depp by the jury as $15m (later reduced by . He also has a long history of temperamental outbursts in 1989, when he starred in 21 Jump Street, he pleaded guilty to assaulting a security guard. To a casual observer, the case seems to be about two deeply dysfunctional people who both saw their emotional dysregulation made exponentially worse by their romantic relationship. According to People, the allegation is based on an opinion piece from 2018. He went into this knowing that all of this was going to come out, Ahouraian said. Women dont have to be believed. Its very strange when one day youre Cinderella so to speak, then 0.6 seconds later, youre Quasimodo, he testified Tuesday. In a video shown in court, Johnny Depp is seen pacing in an elevator after a fight with Amber Heard on May 21, 2016. LIMBONG: So after the verdict, she posted a statement on Instagram saying she was heartbroken and disappointed, you know, not just for her own case but for what it means for other women. Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard: She Axed Crisis PR Team After Bad Press "So I don't know if either of them will ever get another role in Hollywood again, but I do think it's looking good for. Some. If shes not a psychopath, shes the casualty of a truly sadistic reputational hit job. And now, you know, Heard can appeal all this, but it's unclear if she will 'cause, like, if you follow the case at all on social media, you would have seen that when it comes to the sort of court of public opinion, whether it was on, like, Twitter or YouTube or TikTok, all of them, Amber Heard was routinely villainized and painted as an abusive liar. On the contrary, it handed the gossip industry new material. Im always determined to find the silver lining in things, and theres definitely one here. "This is not one of these Johnny Depp performances. Heard didnt help her case when she attached it to #MeToo movement. The jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages from Heard. "This is not your ordinary defamation case. 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