Amber Heard’s legal team ended their case in a defamation case filed by ex-husband Johnny Depp on Tuesday, leaving the actor’s defense to call their last witnesses before the end of the Fairfax court trial on Friday. , near Washington.
Lawyers for the protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean saga immediately filed a motion to dismiss the counter-complaint filed by Amber Heard.
This request, common in the American legal system, was denied by Judge Penney Azcarate, believing there were sufficient elements to end the trial.
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Johnny Depp, 58, said his ex-wife ruined his reputation and career after he wrote a 2018 op-ed on Washington Post where she said she was a victim of domestic violence in 2016, without mentioning her ex -husband. He sought $ 50 million in damages.
The actor, who testified for four days, denied raising a hand to his ex -wife, and said he was the violent one instead.
Amber Heard, who starred in major Hollywood productions league of Justice at Aquamancounterattack and claimed double, allegedly suffered physical violence and pain.
He also said he was removed from Hollywood and lost roles or advertising contracts.
According to his legal team, his duty to Aquaman 2 was greatly reduced despite the global success of the first opus, released at the end of 2018, due to a smear campaign by a lawyer for Johnny Depp.
Walter Hamada, president of DC Comics productions at Warner Brothers studios, explained that the production is concerned about lacking in chemistry between actress and co-star Jason Momoa in Aquaman.
Estimated losses for Amber Heard and Johnny Depp
Kathryn Arnold, an entertainment industry specialist, explained Monday that Amber Heard’s career is close to a meteoric rise after the success ofAquaman.
But the actress suffered lots of negative publicity on social networks because of his platform.
According to Kathryn Arnold, the actress lost between 45 and 50 million US dollars (between 57 and 64 million Canadian dollars) on stamps and promotional campaigns.
Lawyers for Johnny Depp estimate he also lost nearly US $ 40 million (C $ 51 million) after domestic abuse charges, including US $ 22.5 million (C $ 28.5 million). Canadians) for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow which he will continue for sixth. episode of the Pirates of the Caribbean saga.
The actor and actress dated in October 2011 before getting married in February 2015. Amber Heard filed for divorce in May 2016, which ended in early 2017.
Source: Radio-Canada
