LAST: The judge in the Depp case has rejected the claim that the case be dismissed, it reports Deadline. Before a break in the trial, Heard’s lawyers demanded that the case be dismissed.
According to the newspaper, Heard’s lawyer, Ben Rottenborn, has stated that there is “ample evidence” that Depp has physically abused Heard, although he also admits that this is controversial.
He also says that non-physical abuse is not disputed.
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Rottenborn says that if Depp “abused Heard only once, she wins.” It’s that simple, “according to Sky News.
The lawyer demands that the case be rejected.
Set aside eight weeks
The trial between the former star couple has already been going on for a few weeks and at least eight weeks have been set aside for it in total.
It is Depp who has sued his ex-wife for defamation, after Heard wrote a column in the Washington Post about how she had experienced standing out as someone who had experienced domestic violence.
Depp’s name was not mentioned in the article, but the actor has nevertheless gone to defamation lawsuits where he has asked for 50 million dollars in compensation from Heard.
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He believed Heard’s words had gone beyond his career and that the post had cost him several film roles, in addition to hurting his reputation as a public figure.
The quarrel between the former star couple has already been going on for several years, and allegations and sensational details from the relationship are constantly appearing.