Johnny Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard

[dksnj]

Wasn't sure where to post this. If wrong section, please move

Curious if anyone is watching. It is live on Court TV.

[trixie]

I didn't know they were showing it live on tv. I don't know if I'm THAT interested. The whole thing seems pretty ridiculous to me.

[no1novice]

I can’t get Court TV as I don’t live in the US.


(& I don’t tend to watch TV)

[MsDark]

Still maintain if he spent half the time, energy and money on fixing his own hot mess self he wouldn't need to be dragging his ex to court for a money grab. He'd have been back making blockbusters by now even after having been an abusive junkie if he'd just moved on. Pretty much solidified that he's a batshit narcissist.

That's also how good it still is to be a white male in Hollywood.  Even Mel Gibson is back working after all his bullshit.  

[dilligaf]

Cannot stand him, he is vile.

[trixie]

Apr 13, 2022 23:33:59 GMT MsDark said:

Still maintain if he spent half the time, energy and money on fixing his own hot mess self he wouldn't need to be dragging his ex to court for a money grab. He'd have been back making blockbusters by now even after having been an abusive junkie if he'd just moved on. Pretty much solidified that he's a batshit narcissist.

That's also how good it still is to be a white male in Hollywood.  Even Mel Gibson is back working after all his bullshit.  

I agree, but I don't think it's a money grab, no way does she have that kind of money. He will probably spend more money on lawyers than he would ever recover, IF he wins. He clearly wants to destroy her though, financially and professionally, but he's just showing his ass as an obsessive, vengeful idiot.

So instead of moving on (they've been divorced 6 years now, hello) he's exposing the world to more of the he-said-she-said abuse stories that most people have forgotten about. Does he really think this will help him reclaim his honor? Everyone will finally see that Amber is the she-devil and he is the innocent victim? He is obviously delusional.

[MsDark]

You're right. It's worse than a money grab. It's about still being obsessed with her. But it's all hate-fueled now.

[coppercatseye]

Apr 14, 2022 1:00:20 GMT dilligaf said:

Cannot stand him, he is vile.

I can’t stand him either. He’s so gross.

[trixie]

Apr 14, 2022 3:04:05 GMT MsDark said:

You're right. It's worse than a money grab. It's about still being obsessed with her. But it's all hate-fueled now.

IKR? I always think of that old...it's a thin line between love and hate. And, the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference. It's so true. 

[no1novice]

Johnny Depp snickers as his artist best friend praises Amber Heard's 'great teeth' - and reveals how the actor let him live in his Penthouse rent free and gave him $100,000
Johnny Depp's $100million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard continues Wednesday in Fairfax, Virginia
On Tuesday Depp's sister Christi Dembrowski, 61, took the stand in his defamation trial and described their troubled childhood
Depp's childhood friend Isaac Baruch testified Wednesday and at several moments, had the court erupt into laughter with his answers
The former spouses are squaring off over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post calling herself a domestic violence survivor
Depp claims he was booted from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise because of the 'clear implication' he was the abuser in Heard's op-ed
He further alleges that his ex was the actual 'perpetrator' of the violent bouts that scarred their relationship
The trial is expected to last six to seven weeks and celebrities tipped to give evidence include James Franco, Paul Bettany and Ellen Barkin.

 Dembrowski (Depp’s sister) admitted that she still works closely with her brother and has been called his 'personal manager' in the past.

'Did mother get angry with father?' Chew asked.

'Yes,' Dembrowski said.

'How?' Chew asked.

'Mom would scream, yell at him, she would hit him, call him names, that kind of thing.' Dembrowski said.

'Did your father hit your mother back?' Chew asked.

'No, dad never reacted when mom hit him or screamed at him.' Dembrowski said. 'Basically he would let her scream and get it out and be done. The way you dealt with my mom, he always tried to keep the peace.'

'How did your mother treat you and your brothers and sisters?' Chew asked.

'Similarly in how she treated dad. She screamed, she yelled, she hit, she threw things, she called us names. We each had our own set of names.

'Some we wouldn't repeat. My name was Violet. Violet was my father's mother and my mom hated my father's mother,' she said.



Betty Sue and John Depp divorced in 1978 when Johnny was 15 and Christi was 18.

Depp has described their family home as a 'ghost house', which helped turn him into a more 'nurturing person'.

But the chaos was difficult too and Depp began using drugs at just 11 years old.

Betty died of cancer in 2016 aged 81. Depp got a tattoo of his mom's name on his left arm in 1988.

After receiving his first Hollywood paycheck, Depp bought her a small house farm in Kentucky. He used to rub her feet after long days waitressing.

John Depp was Betty's second husband. She married twice more after the divorce, lastly to Bob Palmer, who died in 2000. Johnny described Bob as an 'inspiration'.

John 'Jack' Depp was absent for much of Depp and Dembrowski's childhoods. He is still alive at 84 years of age.

At Betty's funeral, Johnny Depp described his mom as the 'meanest human being I have ever met in my life'. In a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone he also called her a 'b***h on wheels'.

But Depp also said he 'worshipped her' and that she was 'funny'.

Betty even once threw an ashtray at her son.

'Did you mother have special name for Johnny?' Chew asked.

'She had a few, some to not repeat,' Dembrowski said. ''One eye'' was her favorite. Because when he was young the doctors thought had a lazy eye, they put a patch on his good eye to strengthen his other eye.'

'Did Johnny respond?' he asked.

'Those names were just a way of life. We got used to them,' Dembrowski said.

'Did your mother get angry with you?' Chew asked. 'Physical?'

'Yes, she did but I was also very quiet, very shy, I learned early on to step back. I would stay away from trouble,' Dembrowski said. 'She would hit us, threw things, go pick a switch off a tree, that would be what she'd hit us with. One that's nice and green. If it wasn't a nice green twig it wouldn't break.'

Dembrowski added that her mother would get angry at Johnny and hit him as well.

'How if at all did Johnny react when his mother would hit him?', Chew asked.

'He was a typical little boy, when hurt he would cry. For the most part he just wanted to get away from it,' Dembrowski said, adding that he never hit his mother back.

'When he was older even if she hit or threw things he never went to that place he would get away, he would leave the area, go to him room.' Dembrowski said.

The former spouses are squaring off over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post calling herself a domestic violence survivor.

The article did not mention Depp by name but the veteran actor sued for $50 million, claiming he was booted from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise because of the 'clear implication' he was the abuser.

Depp's suit claims Heard presented the world with a 'hoax' account of the infamous May 21, 2016 dust up that brought the couple's tumultuous marriage to an end, complete with faked injuries and crocodile tears.

He further alleges that his ex-wife was the actual 'perpetrator' of the violent bouts that scarred their relationship, including a notorious incident in Australia where she allegedly severed his finger with a vodka bottle.

Heard has countersued for $100 million, claiming vengeful Depp has waged a years-long smear campaign, using media allies and internet trolls to silence her and derail her acting career.

[ravenna]

Not only is he refreshing everyone's memories about the abuse with this lawsuit that he probaly won't win, he is also giving her the chance to make new allegations, like that he sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle. I feel contempt not only for his character, but also for his stupidity.

[trixie]

^ Exactly. I don't remember ever hearing that story before.

[holly]

I can’t believe this has been dragged out for 6 years already! Boy needs to give it up & move on!

[daphodil]

I bet if he'd made her a cash offer with a "keep your mouth shut" clause, he'd have been able to resurrect his career in the future. Now he's just a bitter old man. I don't have any time for her either. They should both go away now.

[trixie]

^ I could be wrong, but I think there was a non-disclosure agreement, and he is alleging she violated that by writing this op-ed about domestic abuse. She says she never mentioned him by name, he says everyone knew she was talking about him and it ruined his career. So what does he do? Sues her, so all these stories can be rehashed AGAIN in open court, on live tv. Makes sense, huh?