Ten moments that defined the Depp-Heard trial
9 hours ago
By: Holly Honderich, Senior Reporter, BBC World
ReutersNetflix will re-examine the impact of the high-profile TV libel case between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in a new documentary series released Tuesday night.
For six weeks in 2022, the US state court in Virginia heard the sordid details of Depp and Heard's volatile relationship, and its ultimate, unhappy end.
Depp sued his ex-wife for defamation over an opinion piece she wrote for the Washington Post alleging she was a victim of domestic violence, even though the The article did not mention him by name. Heard filed a countersuit.
Jurors awarded Depp - who denied abusing Heard - $15m (£12m) ) for compensatory and punitive damages.
Heard won one of three counterclaims against Mr. Depp and was awarded $2 million in damages and compensatory interest.
But the case, dubbed the first “TikTok trial,” became almost as infamous for the conversations it sparked about social networks as well as for the legal proceedings themselves.
As the series airs, we look back at 10 key moments from the court, which helped define this closely watched confrontation.
This story contains descriptions of violence that readers may find upsetting.
This story contains descriptions of violence that readers may find upsetting. p>
'Mutual abuse'
For some observers, the relationship between Heard and Depp could be summed up in these two words: mutual abuse.
That's the description used by clinical psychologist Laurel Anderson, a former marriage counselor to Heard and Depp.
Called to the stand by Depp's team, Dr. Anderson described a volatile relationship, with both parties threatening to walk out of sessions amid arguments. But according to Dr Anderson, Heard was often the instigator of these fights.
Depp had been "well controlled" for decades before meeting Heard, said Dr. Anderson, and did not engage in violent acts with former partners. "With Ms Heard, he was triggered. They engaged in what I considered to be mutual abuse," she told the jury.
On more than one occasion, Heard initiated violence. interactions in an effort to stop Depp from leaving, she said.
"It was a point of pride for her, if she didn't felt disrespected, to initiate a fight,” the court heard.
9 hours ago
By: Holly Honderich, Senior Reporter, BBC World
ReutersNetflix will re-examine the impact of the high-profile TV libel case between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in a new documentary series released Tuesday night.
For six weeks in 2022, the US state court in Virginia heard the sordid details of Depp and Heard's volatile relationship, and its ultimate, unhappy end.
Depp sued his ex-wife for defamation over an opinion piece she wrote for the Washington Post alleging she was a victim of domestic violence, even though the The article did not mention him by name. Heard filed a countersuit.
Jurors awarded Depp - who denied abusing Heard - $15m (£12m) ) for compensatory and punitive damages.
Heard won one of three counterclaims against Mr. Depp and was awarded $2 million in damages and compensatory interest.
But the case, dubbed the first “TikTok trial,” became almost as infamous for the conversations it sparked about social networks as well as for the legal proceedings themselves.
As the series airs, we look back at 10 key moments from the court, which helped define this closely watched confrontation.
This story contains descriptions of violence that readers may find upsetting.
This story contains descriptions of violence that readers may find upsetting. p>
'Mutual abuse'
For some observers, the relationship between Heard and Depp could be summed up in these two words: mutual abuse.
That's the description used by clinical psychologist Laurel Anderson, a former marriage counselor to Heard and Depp.
Called to the stand by Depp's team, Dr. Anderson described a volatile relationship, with both parties threatening to walk out of sessions amid arguments. But according to Dr Anderson, Heard was often the instigator of these fights.
Depp had been "well controlled" for decades before meeting Heard, said Dr. Anderson, and did not engage in violent acts with former partners. "With Ms Heard, he was triggered. They engaged in what I considered to be mutual abuse," she told the jury.
On more than one occasion, Heard initiated violence. interactions in an effort to stop Depp from leaving, she said.
"It was a point of pride for her, if she didn't felt disrespected, to initiate a fight,” the court heard.
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