Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Aren’t In Court This Week, Heres Why

The Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial are still on going, in case you’re new to the storyline and don’t know what it’s about, Depp is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard 

for $50 million over her 2018 Washington Post op-ed chronicling her experiences as a domestic violence survivor. ​​Though Heard never mentioned Depp by name, his lawyers maintain that references to him are clear and that the op-ed damaged his career and reputation. 

The Trial kicked off in April 12 and its scheduled to round up in May 27, however, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard didn’t show up in court this week for the trial because the usual Monday through Thursday proceedings are on hold from May 9 through May 12 while Judge Penney S. Azcarate is attending to a previously-scheduled conference engagement. Depp and Heard will return to court on Monday, May 16.

Johnny Depp And Amber Heard  – What Do We Expect In Their Return? 

Depp had his time on the stand and the next step in Heard’s testimony is a cross-examination by Depp’s team. Based on separate statements made by their teams, there will be fireworks. 

“As Mr. Depp’s counsel correctly predicted in their opening statements last month, Ms. Heard did indeed deliver ‘the performance of her life’ in her direct examination,” a spokesperson for Depp said in a statement, which concluded with: “The upcoming cross examination from Mr. Depp’s team will be most telling, and will certainly highlight the many fallacies Ms. Heard has now attempted to pass off as fact throughout her convoluted testimony.” 

Johnny Depp And Amber Heard  – Why Is The Trial In Virginia? 

Of course, this is the question of everyone’s mind, why Virginia? Why not California? Well, it all comes down to Heard’s 2018 op-ed: That article was published by the Washington Post, who houses the computer servers for its online edition in Fairfax, Virginia. Heard’s team unsuccessfully attempted to have the case tried in California, where Heard and Depp live. Depp’s lawyers believe Virginia’s laws favor their case. 

Johnny Depp And Amber Heard  – What Is At Stake In Depp’s Lawsuit Against Amber?

A significant amount of money. Depp is suing Heard for $50 million based on a 2018 op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post chronicling her experiences as a domestic abuse survivor. While Depp’s name wasn’t mentioned, his lawyers maintain that it was clear, based on how the timeline in Heard’s article matched the timeline of the couple’s relationship, who the piece was referring to, and that the piece damaged Depp’s career and reputation. 

Depp testified that Disney dropped him from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise days after. Per his manager’s testimony, that meant losing  $22.5 million to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow.

Heard also filed a $100 million countersuit. Her team alleges that she was defamed when Depp and his legal team called her allegations false (Depp’s team referred to them as a “sexual violence hoax”).

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