it conveyed a defamatory implication
to someone who saw it other than mr depp
answer yes
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
explaining the johnny depp amber heard
trial verdict if this is not your
verdict please answer no
juror number six
yes for this video we're looking at the
outcome of the highly publicized dep v
herd trial and what it means what are
your thoughts on the verdict let us know
in the comments
it was the headline that caught
everyone's attention in december 2018.
amber heard i spoke up against sexual
violence and faced our culture's wrath
that has to change two months after this
washington post op-ed was published
johnny depp sued his ex-wife seeking 50
million dollars for allegedly defaming
him johnny depp's he said she said 50
million defamation lawsuit against his
ex amber hurt in august 2020 heard filed
a 100 million dollar counter claim
against stepp for allegedly coordinating
a social media campaign against her
three months later depp v news group
newspapers limited ruled against the
actor who subsequently stepped down from
the fantastic beasts franchise while
depp lost this court case the legal
battle and media frenzy were just
getting started the surreal judgment of
the court in the uk will not change my
fight to tell the truth and i confirm
that i plan to appeal in april 2022
depth v heard officially commenced in
fairfax county virginia following six
weeks of testimonies rebuttals and a
whole lot of objection hearsay both
legal teams delivered their closing
arguments on may 27th heard's legal team
argued that depp was the relationship's
aggressor and even if he wasn't heard's
op-ed didn't mention the actor's name
and therefore wasn't libelous you cannot
hold amber her libel for words she
didn't write or publish furthermore
benjamin rottenborn maintained that a
verdict against herd would send a
negative message to quote every victim
of domestic abuse everywhere think about
the message that mr death and his
attorneys are sending to amber
and by extension to every victim of
domestic abuse everywhere on depp's
legal team camille vasquez argued that
heard was the only wrongdoer in the
courtroom and her allegations against
depp were untrue exactly six years after
heard received a restraining order
depp's counsel implored the jury to
quote give him his life back we ask you
to give mr depp his life back
by telling the world that mr depp is not
the abuser ms heard said he is the
seven-person jury spent about two hours
deliberating until being let out for the
three-day weekend they returned on may
31st but only briefly surfaced to ask
judge penny asked karate whether they
were supposed to determine if the
headline or the whole op-ed was false
the question is does question number
three the statement is false pertain to
the headline
i spoke up against sexual violence and
faced our culture's wrath depp already
seemingly won in the court of public
opinion awaiting a verdict a flatbed
truck pulled up to the fairfax county
courthouse with a vessel modeled after a
pirates of the caribbean ship meanwhile
depp played alongside guitarist jeff
beck in the united kingdom for three
nights kate moss reunited with depp on
the third the model had testified via
video almost a week earlier denying
rumors that depp pushed her down the
stairs while dating in the 90s did mr
depp push you in any way down the stairs
no heard was mostly quiet during the
jury deliberations which makes sense
given her may 26 rebuttal the actress
testified that she received death
threats amid ongoing online harassment
while many have doubted herd's
accusations regarding depp there's no
denying that social media hasn't been
her biggest fan as of late leading up to
the verdict a change.org petition nearly
reached its goal of four million five
hundred thousand signatures to remove
herd from aquaman ii dc and wb have made
it clear that heard won't be replaced
although it's unclear how much screen
time she'll receive or if she'll return
for the inevitable aquaman three did
warner brothers
take any steps
affirmatively you
audition other
actresses for the role of meera in
aquaman 2
no we did not while herd's career may
hinge on the verdict some are more
concerned for what the trial means for
the metoo movement metoo has seen many
pay for their crimes most notably harvey
weinstein facing five to 29 years behind
bars for all the positive change and
justice metoo has delivered false
accusations have also been a talking
point this brought attention to him to a
movement that's been applied to male
abuse victims and those who've been
falsely accused this hashtag was met
with scrutiny when it surfaced during
the brett kavanaugh hearings with some
coming to recognize it as the metoo
antithesis him too seemed to lose
momentum after that with me too
remaining a strong symbol of feminism
throughout depth be heard though it's
been argued that metoo could be at a
turning point now it's our job i think
as women to make sure it lasts on may 18
2022 the new york times published an
opinion piece by michelle goldberg
entitled amber heard and the death of me
too while goldberg acknowledged that the
case wasn't straightforward she
expressed concern that the trial will
lead to quote similar lawsuits against
other women who say they've survived
abuse whether depp won or lost the
internet already seemed to make up its
mind about heard there's just an
absolute explosion of hatred directed at
this one woman sort of as a proxy for
many people's frustrations with the
metoo movement will this hurt me too in
the long run will mistreated men become
a larger part of the conversation will
the public be less quick to rally behind
those who claim to be survivors can
society handle the nuances of this
difficult subject matter the verdict is
still out on all of the above but the
jury reached a verdict in depth be heard
on june 1st all right mr four person
this is the verdict of the jury
the verdict was reached after 12 hours
and 45 minutes of deliberations although
this quick response voted well for depp
he didn't attend with his legal team
depp reportedly watched from the uk
where he had other commitments although
heard was present at the courthouse as
court reconvened at 3pm eastern the
judge sent the jury back to complete the
damages form but i'd need those
lines filled out okay the jury returned
shortly after unanimously finding her
liable on all three counts of defamation
against depp granting him 10 million
dollars in compensatory damages and 5
million in punitive damages as against
amber heard we the jury award
compensatory damages in the amount of 10
million dollars since virginia limits
punitive damages at 350 thousand dollars
dep's total came to 10.35 million
dollars the jury ruled in herds favor on
one of three counts finding dep libel of
defamation for daily mail statements
they awarded her two million dollars
meaning she still owes depth 8.35
million dollars as against john c depp
ii
we the jury award compensatory damages
in the amount of two million dollars
heard has also yet to complete her
pledge to donate 3.5 million dollars
each to the american civil liberties
union and the children's hospital los
angeles although defamation was found on
both sides depp emerged from this trial
with more to celebrate than heard
following the verdict heard released a
statement expressing quote
disappointment for herself and quote
other women depp stated quote i hope
that my quest to have the truth be told
will have helped others men or women who
have found themselves in my situation
and that those supporting them never
give up
while depp is walking away from the
trial 8.35 million dollars richer let's
not forget legal fees although
unconfirmed manny aurora of aurora law
trial attorneys suspects that depp's
lawyers have cost no less than 5.5
million dollars so depp is probably
getting less than 3 million dollars in
the end we are grateful so grateful to
the jury for their careful deliberation
although significantly lower than the 50
million sought this trial was arguably
never about money for depp even with the
negative press and reports of debt he's
endured in recent years depp's net worth
is estimated at
million dollars as of writing herds is
estimated at 8 million
given his income depp's goal above all
else was likely to restore his
reputation while the verdict has only
further solidified depp's fan base will
hollywood welcome him back the actor who
plays guitar in dior's campaign for
sauvage is expected to keep riding a
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depp was still found liable on one count
and parts of the trial didn't present
him in the most flattering light we've
seen other celebrities come back but
depp could still be considered a risk
for family-friendly brands like disney
what's more can they afford the 300
million dollars and million plus alpacas
to get him to play jack sparrow again if
disney came to you with 300 million
dollars and a million alpacas
nothing on this earth would get you to
go back and work with disney on a
pirates of the caribbean film that is
true mr rottenborn the trial is over but
its effects on depp and herd's careers
not to mention movements like me too
remain up in the air for now all we can
do is evaluate what the trial has said
about our celebrity scandal obsessed
society monica lewinsky who's no
stranger to highly publicized trials
summed it up best quote no matter whom
the jury's verdict favors be it
defendant heard or plaintiff depp we are
guilty
completely agree well good i'm glad on
the last day we finally have an
agreement thank you ryan
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