The lawsuit between Johnny Depp and the “Sun” ends on Tuesday with the pleadings of the actor’s lawyers. Judgment will be rendered at a later date.
Johnny Depp had to explain himself at length about his consumption of drugs and alcohol during his trial (archives).
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Clap of end for a Hollywood trial: after three weeks of hearings in the scent of great unpacking, the British justice ends Tuesday to examine the lawsuits brought by Johnny Depp against “The Sun”. The newspaper described the actor as a violent husband.
The life of the star’s couple with American actress Amber Heard has been exposed under the harsh light of London’s high court, down to its most gruesome details. Over the course of the hearings, justice has dissected each of the episodes of violence accused by the ex-spouses. Johnny Depp had to explain himself at length about his consumption of drugs and alcohol. His ex-wife had to defend herself from infidelities with celebrities.
For justice, the stake is to determine whether or not the British newspaper with a big circulation or not defamed Johnny Depp by presenting in an article of April 2018 as a proven fact that the actor of 57 years was violent towards Amber Heard, what he denies.
Word against word
After the conclusions of the defense of the “Sun” Monday, the trial ends Tuesday with the pleadings of the lawyers of Johnny Depp. The judgment will be rendered at a later date. Word against word, from the protagonists to the witnesses, each one remained camped on his positions. Despite the length of the proceedings, the two stars visited the High Court in London almost every day, as did a few groups of fans sympathetic to Johnny Depp’s cause.
The two ex-husbands had met on the set of “Rum Express” in 2011 before getting married in February 2015 in Los Angeles. The couple had divorced with a bang in early 2017. The 34-year-old actress then spoke of “years” of “physical and psychological” violence, accusations strongly contested by Johnny Depp.
In the divorce proceedings, Amber Heard had withdrawn her complaint for violence and Johnny Depp had paid her seven million dollars, which the actress had redistributed to associations. Relying mainly on the statements of the actress, the “Sun” invokes 14 episodes of violence, all disputed by Johnny Depp.
(ATS / NXP)
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