Johnny Depp’s Lawyer Admits That Amber Heard’s Credibility Made Their Job Harder

We’re still living in the aftermath of the Depp V Heard case. In June, the jury unanimously awarded Johnny Depp victory over his $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

At the time, Amber Heard and her team vowed to appeal the case, and while there’s been little information regarding that side, she did make the move to do so. The move was quickly countered by Depp’s team, who sought to protect their client.

New Documentary Shares Intimate Insights Into the Process Depp’s Team Employed To Make Amber Heard Lose the Case

An upcoming docuseries will share intimate access to Depp’s lawyers, legal experts and journalists in order to shed more light on the case that stole headlines around the world and made it into millions of screens.

The trial was streamed live and was watched by millions on social media. While the defamation lawsuit went on for six weeks, the bombshells dropped during the time was the talk of the internet weeks before and weeks after.

The Discovery+ documentary, “Johnny vs Amber: the US Trial”, out on Tuesday, September 20, saw Depp’s lawyer Ben Chew reveal that there were moments when Amber Heard “came across as credible” during the grueling court case. The documentary is being billed as the inside story of the famous (infamous) lawsuit that was streamed around the world.

While discussing the logistics that went into discrediting Amber Heard in front of the jury and the public, Chew said: “Halfway through the case we were worried about Amber, because during the disposition there were times, there were moments, when she came across as credible.”

He added that they then needed the help of a professional to explain why someone as “presentable” as Amber Heard would be making all those “horrific stories” of abuse by Depp up.

The documentary then cuts to show viewers the time psychologist Shannon Curry came into the courtoom and revealed that she diagnosed Heard of borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder.

In June, a jury found that Heard had indeed defamed Depp and awarded him $10m in compensatory damages and $5m in punitive damages. Heard tried to dismiss the verdict immediately after but was denied by the presiding judge, Penny Azcarate.

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