Johnny Depp waved at the conclusion of the hearing Thursday at Fairfax courthouse. Photo: AFP.
Court TV, the channel that broadcasts the trial live from Court, via cable as well as streaming, is the clear winner so faralthough the lawsuit is not over yet everyone has commented on the fact the two Hollywood actors were ex -wives.
It won’t be long before we know if Johnny Depp will win the defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, whom he accused of defaming him by suggesting in a column in a very influential newspaper that he was being mistreated.
The judge lucky in the case in Virginia set a possible date May 27 so that the 7 members of the Jury have their verdict ready.
Amber Heard spoke with her team of attorneys throughout the trial. Photo: AFP
If Depp wins, his ex will probably pay less than $ 50 million. If he loses, he leaves him the possibility of winning the lawsuit against him that he later initiated, doubling the bet, for 100 million dollars and also for defamation.
the history of the channel
Court TV, benefited from this turbulent river, born in 1991 as a cable that reaches approximately 14 million homes. It was created by Steven Brill, a lawyer who graduated from Yale, a journalist, who one day heard on the radio of a taxi that they were talking about a trial and the light bulb went on.
He said that all the lawyers and experts in judicial matters he spoke to told him that a channel dedicated solely there was a bad idea, as there was nothing more boring than trials.
Brill is confident that, of the 2 million lawsuits that occur in the country annually, there will always be some interesting one to come home to, as is happening now with Depp vs. Heard, in a soap opera.
three milestones
A commentator on the trial lorraine bobbit for CNN proved her right in 1994, when she saw that people were fascinated with the subject (she was accused of cutting off her husband’s genitals) and Court TV ratings exploded.
A year before they devoted 600 hours to testing the menendez brothersaccused of murdering their parents, who also formed a cult among their followers.
In 1995, it was OJ Simpson’s turn. On October 3 of that year, 150 million people were attached to the media to hear the verdict that would free the actor and athlete, who was accused of killing his ex-wife and a waiter.
That climax was never to be repeated, it seemed to start to get harder for them to attract young people, and the channel ceased to exist for a while.
The return
He returned in 2019 and in 2021 they had the highest rating in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white cop accused of causing his death by strangulation while he was arrested. george floydwhich spawned the Black Lives Matter social movement.
Judge Penney Azcarate gave instructions to Johnny Depp. Photo: Reuters.
On April 11 this year, litigation began between mega-star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, who he accused of painting him as an abuser and losing him millionaire contracts by affecting his credibility.
People are divided and everyone has an opinion. In the traditional media he seems to be proving more convincing. Social networks are exploding in favor of Johnny Depp.
As happened at Michael Jackson’s trial in California, 200 Depp fans waited outside the court to greet him, boo at his ex and ask for an autograph from his lawyers, something the judge hated.
They doubled their rating, and quadrupled their streaming, Court TV is quoted in every review note, such as this week in The New York Times, where the fashion editor discusses the well -planned definition of clothes worn by ex -wives, which suits the sober colors. Celebrities split: Howard Stern called Johnny a narcissist, Chris Rock said you have to believe all women except Amber.
Curiosity and curiosity made the trial circus, although if you listen carefully, very serious things are said.
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Source: Clarin
