The trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: the possible options for the verdict

Johnny Depp’s libel trial against Amber Heard comes to an end. For almost a month the statements of both sides have been explosive and have given no respite, but now the focus is on the verdict.

Pending resolution, expectations are growing and there is a lot of speculation.

The actor in his most recent statement affirmed his innocence. Even while Heard did not change the position which he revealed in the Washington Post opinion piece and which spawned Depp’s lawsuit.

On that note, she said she was a victim of gender-based violence. Even if she doesn’t mention it, the allusion is to him, which he called the accusations “horrible, ridiculous, humiliating and cruel”.

The options provided in the verdict

What is expected as a resolution of the conflict? The Marca site has published some of the possible scenarios. These are the variants.

– Victory without damage. There would be no financial compensation and it could be declared a null process.

– Appeal. It’s a very likely path because “the reputations and careers of two great movie stars are at stake,” says David Banks.

– What if Depp loses the trial? Amber’s deal could seriously destabilize her property. Since the figures claimed by both sides are scandalous. There is a counterclaim from the plaintiff to Depp which includes compensation equal to 100 million dollars.

– At the same time, in case of giving rise to the request, Amber would have the same equity risk as the actor. Since Depp asks him for $ 50 million, based on the contracts he lost as a result of this accusation. According to his position, this was the reason for the cancellation of the sixth installment of the film Pirates of the Caribbean, his most successful saga.

Why will no one be guilty or innocent?

Another point that La Marca makes is that neither will be found guilty or innocent, since it is not a report of abuse, assault or rape.

The judge, the same note says, will decide whether it was Johnny Depp or Amber Heard who slandered.

The relationship between Depp and Heard

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard They met in 2009 on the set of his film The rum diary. The journalistic notes assure that the crush was immediate.

Already separated from their respective partners at the time, they whitened the relationship. They were together from 2012 to 2016. They got married in 2015 and soon got divorced on bad terms.

She filed for divorce in 2016 with a million dollar deal and complaints that included physical and verbal abuse and a restraining order against him.

The matter was closed with a pact between them and a declaration of apparent resolution of the conflict.

However, the peace did not last long. In 2018, Heard said in a statement for the Washington Post that she was a victim of gender-based violence. That article is the cause of this libel suit that would finally have a solution in the next few hours.