The stack of nearly 6,000 pages of court documents that made up the libel trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is littered with revelations that have not been brought to court. The acts record everything that Judge Penney Azcarate has forbidden to bring to trial, at the request of the lawyers of both sides.
According to the results of the American press, there are from compromising statements to text messages that could change the verdict on both sides.
Against Heard, there is a third-party claim that his sister confessed that it was the actress who cut off Johnny Depp’s fingertip by throwing him a bottle. Making the request is former Whitney Heard boss Henriquez, art curator Jennifer Howell, according to a transcript by Depp’s attorney Camille Vasquez. The statement was not accepted as it was not accurate testimony and because she, Whitney, denied having said so.
Heard’s attorneys also managed to block Depp’s attempt to bring up “the reality show video of Amber Heard’s sister Whitney” and “Whitney and Amber’s past romantic relationships,” the document states. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star still wanted to tell the jury about Amber’s “short stint as an exotic dancer, years before she met Depp,” wrote her lawyers, who also objected to how “Mr. Depp tries. to suggest either frivolously and maliciously insinuating that Ms. Heard was once an escort, “the documents revealed.
As for Depp, there is more material, starting with a collection of text messages exchanged with Marilyn Manson on the subject of domestic violence. The actor’s lawyers managed to block the inclusion of these texts in the trial on the grounds that they would harm their client, promoting a distorted view of his friendship with the rocker – who is also in the midst of a lawsuit against Rachel Evan Wood. , which is very similar to the one filed by Depp against Heard.
In one of the messages for Depp, Manson states: “I have an Amber 2.0”. And then he tells how his then girlfriend accused him of assault and possession of drugs in the house. The star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise sympathizes with her friend and advises: “Don’t take any of that shit, stay calm and don’t give her everything she asks for.”
The actor adds: “Sociopathic behaviors … This shit is real, my brother !! My ex’s asshole is a fucking living example !!”. He also states: “What he wants is to make you scream, go completely crazy and feed him his narcissism !!!”. He then states that he is reading “A LOT of material on the subject” and concludes by stating, “You should have told me before”.
In another message, Manson complains again about his partner, calling her by the nickname “L”: “I have a serious scenario involving Amber-type politics in L’s family. I’m too tense. I don’t know if you are still am. returned, but I need shelter somewhere because I think the police might come looking for me. “
Adds the musician, “Lindsay played Amber and went to the police. Keep playing Amber and the police will show up with a warrant.”
Depp still advises him: “Keep your distance and stay as far away from her as possible !!!”. The singer then concludes by saying, “He’s sick. I said I beat her. I gave the police my address. And I said I have drugs here. I’m ready to go out.”
In a final message, Manson says he will introduce a fan to Depp, informing her that he is 18: “My new girlfriend I met at a fan meeting. It looks like you need it. Believe me. I’m sending you a picture message. 18” .
The documents also reveal that the trial deleted a reference to “Depp appearing on TV drunk and stoned”. [numa reunião]to the point that the Disney studio executives called his former agent, Tracey Jacobs, asking him ‘What the hell was your client’. “
Heard’s team also said that “these same problems occurred during the filming of” Pirates 5 “and Disney told Ms. Jacobs that” that conduct would not be tolerated “and that” Disney would not accept it. “”.
Depp’s relationship with Disney played a major role in the trial, as his lawyers argued that Heard’s alleged defamatory allegations cost him tens of millions of dollars for failing to make “Pirates of the Caribbean 6”. Despite this, this crucial information about the actor’s relationship with the studio was excluded from the case. While defending him, Heard’s team argued that Disney fired the actor because of the same behavior as him, but he was not allowed to prove it.
The documents also show how Depp’s lawyers were able to exclude testimony about the actor’s arrest record and ongoing litigation in other cases, including a lawsuit accusing him of assaulting a movie set from the trial.
His lawyers were able to convince the judge that the inclusion of this evidence “would have no other purpose than to harm Depp in front of the jury” and that Heard would use it to “offer evidence that portrays Depp as a violent man.”
The trial verdict, which ended on June 1, sentenced Heard to pay Depp $ 10.35 million in damages ($ 10 million in damages and $ 350,000 in punitive damages) for an opinion piece published in the newspaper. Washington Post in 2018, in which she described herself as a survivor of domestic violence. Although the jury in the verdict was more on Depp’s side, it still ruled that the actor slandered his ex-wife by fighting accusations of him. The jury awarded Heard $ 2 million in damages, in effect it only slightly reduced the actress’s debt, which fell to $ 8.35 million.
Heard appealed the sentence in July.
Source: Terra
Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
