Defamation

“Defamation is not intended to shut survivors down, and if that’s the message that the public takes from this, we’re going to have a major problem,” says Sarah Klein, an attorney and survivor. She joined LX News host Tabitha Lipkin to discuss the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial verdict.

After a six-week trial, a civil jury in Virginia deliberated defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. The trial has featured lurid testimony with explicit details about the movie stars’ short and volatile marriage. But what was the case really about? And what did the jury need to decide?

Lawyers made their final arguments in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial. News4’s Paul Wagner reports the case is now up to the jury.

It’s not clear what line of questioning Depp might face Monday.

Ellen Barkin says fellow actor Johnny Depp was a jealous and angry man even back in the 1990s, when the two dated. Barkin’s remarks from a previously taped deposition were played in court Thursday by lawyers for Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard. The attorneys are trying to undermine Depp’s libel lawsuit against Heard. Depp says a Washington Post op-ed that Heard...

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports on Amber Heard’s sister and a former friend testifying in the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Heard,

A friend of actor Amber Heard testified Wednesday that she saw the bruises and cuts left in the aftermath of multiple incidents of abuse inflicted by Heard’s ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp’s legal team has finished its cross-examination of actress Amber Heard. They asked her about photos allegedly showing injuries to her face, as well as audio recording of the couple fighting. Closing arguments are expected Friday, May 27.

Actor Johnny Depp filed a libel lawsuit in Fairfax County, Virginia, against his ex-wife Amber Heard over a 2018 op-ed piece she wrote describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”

More emotional and disturbing testimony Monday in the Johnny Depp defamation trial. Depp is suing his ex-wife, Amber Heard, and she took the stand again. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder has more from the high-profile Hollywood trial playing out in a Fairfax County courtroom.

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports on actor Johnny Depp’s second day on the stand in his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder was in court in Fairfax County while actor Johnny Depp testified in his defamation trial against actress Amber Heard.

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports on opening statements in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial.

Jury selection began Monday in a long-anticipated libel lawsuit Johnny Depp filed against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, whom he accuses of falsely portraying him as a domestic abuser.

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