From the opinion article published by the actress in the Washington Post, three statements were selected for the members of the jury to render their final verdict
After six weeks, the presentation of evidence is over in the case (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS)
After six weeks, the case of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is over ; So now it’s up to the jury to decide whether or not the actress defamed her ex-partner in an op-ed for the Washington Post in 2018; although he did not mention his name, he described him as a “public figure representing domestic abuse”, affecting his reputation.
In that sense, Benjamin Chew, Johnny Depp’s lawyerpointed out that there will be seven questions per statement, which means that there are 21 questions in total on the opinion piece. “Chew asked the jury to answer ‘Yes’ to all the questions”, could be read in the tweet from Sierra Gillespie, executive producer of Law & Crime Daily.
Actor Johnny Depp asks his ex-partner for 50 million dollars for defamation (Photo: 2022. Steve Helber/Pool via REUTERS)
The questions that the jurors will have to answer were recently released by Law & Crime Daily and Law & Crime Network, the producers who covered all the videos of the legal process that circulate publicly.
The article in question was titled A transformative moment for women (A transformative moment for women)< /b> and was published in both the print and online editions of The Washington Post, in this case, under the title Amber Heard:< b> I spoke out against sexual violence – and faced the wrath of our culture. There is no changing that.
Three statements by Amber Heard were selected (Photo: Steve Helber/Pool via REUTERS)
From the text of the actress Amber Heard, these are the three selected statements are the following, each one has a page in the deliberative document shared on Twitter by Cathy Russon:
-”I had the rare advantage of seeing, in real time, how institutions protect men accused of abuse”
”I had the rare advantage of seeing, in real time, how institutions protect men accused of abuse” (Photo: Twitter/@cathyrusson)
-”I spoke out against sexual violence- and faced the wrath of our culture. That has no change”
”I spoke out against sexual violence- and faced the wrath of our culture. That has no change” (Photo: Twitter/@cathyrusson)
-”Then, two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse and felt the full force of the anger of our culture towards women who decide to speak”
”Then, two years ago, I became a public figure it represented domestic abuse and I felt the full force of our culture’s anger towards women who choose to speak out” (Photo: Twitter/@cathyrusson)
For all three quotes, this is the translation of the seven questions that jurors will have to answer in the case of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard:
“Do you think that Did Mr. Depp prove all elements of defamation?
ANSWER YES OR NO:
If you answered “NO” to the base question, please skip to the next question.
If you answered ‘YES’, please answer YES or NO to the following questions:
The trial has been one of the most mediatic (Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Mr. Depp showed with compelling evidence that…
-Was the statement made or published by Mrs. Heard?< /p>
-Was the statement about Mr. Depp?
-Was the statement false?
-Did the statement have a defamatory implication about Mr. Depp?
-Was the implied defamation designed and intended by Mrs. Heard?
Amber Heard assured that when talking about sexual violence, she felt the ” ;fury” of the culture that protects accused men (Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Based on the circumstances surrounding the release of the statement, did it have a defamatory implication for anyone other than Mr. Depp who could see it?
If you answered “YES” to For each extension of the question, please answer the following: Do you believe that Mr. Depp’s evidence clearly and convincingly proved that Mrs. Heard acted with true malice?
ANSWER YES OR NO:”
Johnny Depp in court (Photo: Steve Helber/Pool via REUTERS)
Although Johnny Depp’s lawsuit against Amber Heard is for 50 million dollars to restore damages, the actor’s team stated that “It’s not about money, it’s about reputation and to release him from the prison in which he has lived for the past six years.”
For his part, Heard‘s attorney, J. Benjamin Rottenborn, said the lawsuit is not about Depp‘s reputation, but is part of a smear campaign that Depp launched after he Heard filed for a divorce. “In Mr. Depp’s world, you don’t leave Mr. Depp,” he said. “If you do, he will start a global humiliation campaign against you.”